23 Reviews of Funky Frito Fruckies

From: MEAN CHEF

On Nov 29, 2004

This was easy to make except as I surmised the chocolate did not have enough heat to melt completely. So I popped the sheetpan under the broiler for a minute or two. Worked fine. Thes are an addictive combination of chocolate, peanut butter and salty - what's not to like. The end result is not very attractive however, but who cares.

From: Merlot

On Feb 13, 2005

WOW, are these ever good!!! We loved the salty/sweet combination. I think the peanut butter mixture was too thick (making it hard to break them part.) I think the next time, I will use the same amount of chocolate, but I will experiment by using less of the peanut butter mixture and just kind of "drizzle" it over the Fritos rather than spread it all over. Wonderful treat that I can't wait to make these again. Thanks for sharing, Jaqueline30.

From: MarthaJB

On Nov 21, 2005

These are a HUGE favorite with my crowd. I was asked to include them in a dessert buffet that I catered for a wedding — but how to make them more attractive?? I used two bags of Fritos scoops and picked out the nicely shaped ones — I placed them rounded side down on two wax-paper covered jelly roll pans — put the rest of the "not so perfect ones" on a third covered sheet. Bring the sugar/corn syrup to a full roiling boil but then immediately remove from the heat and add the peanut butter and stir til smooth — drizzle over the scoops, filling each little 'cup'. Move fairly quickly, so the caramel doesn't set up. Pour the rest of the mixture over the "not so pretty" pan. Let them cool. Melt 6 oz chocolate chips in a baggie - snip a corner and drizzle over the perfect chips. You will need some more chocolate, if you want to put chocolate on the "not so perfect" pan. Chill (fridge or freezer) for a few minutes and they will snap apart. The perfect scoops will be quite attractive and the "not so perfect" pan becomes the cook's treat. The bride was ALMOST sorry she had a "regular" wedding cake — "Coulda just gone with the Fruckies"

From: Ducky

On Dec 19, 2004

Made these for a potluck and everyone enjoyed them. I used chocolate chips and needed to put this in the oven for a few minutes to melt the chocolate. These were not easy to break apart since the peanut butter layer doesn't really harden. It was more like bend them them apart. I concur with another reviewer who stated that these were not terribly attractive (but got eaten nonetheless). I thought the peanut butter layer was "too heavy" and next time might just opt for chocolate and fritos.

From: magnolia35

On Dec 30, 2004

Super easy to make!!! Delicious!!! Fellow ladies, you will love these!!! and putting them under the broiler for a couple of secs does help in spreading the chocolate. Thanks a million for this gem of a recipe.

From: NC Jen

On Oct 11, 2004

Everyone RAVES about these when I make them and can't believe what's in this. A MUST for any salty/sweet combo lover (like me!!)

From: LonghornMama

On Feb 11, 2005

Fritos with gooey peanut butter and lots of thick chocolate. The more I eat, the more I like them! Very rich and not too pretty but a wonderful treat. Pan should be well greased. Like the others, I put it under the broiler for a couple of minutes to soften the chocolate. Thanks Jacqueline30!

From: ms_bold

On Dec 5, 2004

A very good, and, as everyone else says, very addictive treat. I had to stick my pan in the oven for a bit to melt the chocolate. Otherwise, no problems...great treat.

From: Boxerwing

On Feb 13, 2005

Bizzarely delicious! If you can get your head around combining Fritos. pb. and chocolate, you are in for a terrific surprise! I, too, had to put these in a warm oven to melt the chocolate. Really fabulous and addicitive!

From: Moe! Larry! Cheese!

On Sep 18, 2005

These tasted great!!! I had trouble getting the pb mixture to spread evenly so I just mixed everthing together in the pan and flattened it back out; threw on the chocolate and popped it under the broiler for 2 minutes. Turned out great!! This recipe is a keeper.