I Turned Dollar Store Foods into VIRAL Recipes

unsalted butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil is dairy-free and adds a unique flavor.

chocolate chips

🥗Healthier: dark chocolate chips

💰Cheaper: generic chocolate chips

Dark chocolate offers antioxidants and a richer taste.

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: cake flour

Whole wheat flour increases fiber content.

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Coconut sugar has a lower glycemic index.

Go to Dollar Tree to find ingredients.

Realize Dollar Tree lacks key ingredients and go to Dollar General.

Blend up some butter and add 1 egg.

Add 2 bags of sugar cookie mix and 1 crumbled pie crust.

Add 1 cup of water and blend it up, then set in the freezer for 10 minutes.

After 10 minutes, take a scoop and roll it in pie crumbs until fully covered, then lightly press down.

Shape the cookies and bake for 14 minutes at 350°F.

Realize something is off with the cookies and remake them, using less butter this time.

Prepare the caramel topping using 2 bags of Werther's candy, microwaving for 45 seconds and stirring.

Sprinkle in salt for the salted caramel flavor.

Use cream cheese frosting from the dollar store and blend it up until fluffy.

Transfer the frosting into a zip bag for piping.

Use 2 containers of frosting for better results.

Freeze the cookies after frosting them and topping with caramel and pie crumbs.

Melt half a stick of butter and add 1 can of cream of mushroom, along with frozen peas and carrots.

Add a little milk and season the mixture, remembering to add parmesan cheese.

Cook frozen chicken patties in the air fryer for 10 minutes until crispy.

Boil pasta and add tomato sauce with a lot of garlic powder for seasoning.

Plate the dish, ensuring to add parmesan cheese on top of the chicken.

Mix drink powders from the dollar store with ice for a fancy summer drink.

Cut Spam into cubes and sear on all sides, adding soy sauce and brown sugar until thick.

Add rice and eggs to the Spam mixture and stir until combined.

Melt half a stick of butter and add cream of mushroom, then add 2 cans of chicken broth and 1 cup of rice, stirring every 1-2 minutes until thickened.

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