) all you really need to make these cheater's mashed potatoes are a bag of potato chips, boiling water, and some sort of fatty ingredient like milk, cream, sour cream, or butter.I was skeptical, but I just so happened to have the ingredients on hand, so I figured I'd give it a try.
I wanted to try this trick with two types of potato chips to see which would yield the better result. So I opted for an original bag of sea salt potato chips and one wildcard: Krinkle cut sour cream and onion chips.I started with the original potato chips first. The instructions, according to the dozens of videos I watched on TikTok, are supposed to be pretty foolproof. Bring a cup of water to a boil, then reduce it to a simmer and add potato chips. I used about 3/4 of the bag.
My winning combination was krinkle cut sour cream and onion chips, chicken stock, cream, butter, and green onion, but you could definitely get creative with your flavor combos: Jalapeño chips with sharp cheddar cheese, barbecue chips with bacon and chives, sweet potato chips, butter, and maple syrup...the options are endless, and any potato chips will do.