Happy April Fool’s Day!
We have a good time playing tricks on each other in our family every year. Of course, I prefer to do food themed pranks on my kiddos and this year I came across a fun idea online: Mashed Potato Chocolate Chip “Cookies”. I tested them out and they were pretty convincing! Scroll down for the recipe and I will share how well the prank worked as a dessert after dinner tonight.
April Fool's Mashed Potato Cookies Prank
Ingredients
- 1 package 2 cups cheesy instant potatoes, cooked
- 3/4 cup 1/2 can black beans, drained
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a medium bowl mix beans and prepared mashed potatoes until combined.
- Line a baking sheet and add small scoops of the mashed potato mixture in rows.
- Make around 5 rows, 3-4 across.
- Then press down lightly to flatten. They will not expand when baking.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes until golden and crispy.
- Serve warm as prank "chocolate chip cookies".
Notes
For The Love of Food Blog
This fun food prank only requires two easy to find ingredients: mashed potatoes (homemade or instant) and canned black beans.
I recommend cheesy potatoes so you get the appropriate light brown colored cookie look.
If you use regular mashed potatoes add a few drops of yellow food coloring.
In a medium bowl mix beans and prepared mashed potatoes until combined.
Looks pretty convincing already!
Line a baking sheet and add small scoops of the mashed potato mixture in rows.
Make around 5 rows, 3-4 across.
Then press down lightly to flatten. They will not expand when baking.
Bake for 20-25 minutes at 350 degrees until golden and crispy.
Here is the different in color in regular mashed potatoes and cheesy potatoes.
Serve warm as prank “chocolate chip cookies”.
What a cute idea! My son would love this so much. Thanks for the insporation.
These might be a prank, but they’re a delicious prank. I actually LOVE these.
That is too funny! It really does look like cookies.
What a great idea, I will have to remember this next year I would love to see the faces of those who try them
I used your recipe yesterday and safe to say it just may now be a family favorite!! Absolutely delicious!
That’s such a good prank. Although I’d have been so gutted if I had bitten into one of these haha x
This is a good prank. I must try it out next year on the family!
This is a fantastic idea to impliment during the April fool’s day. The mashed potato cookie prank is pretty new to me but it is very interesting.