Flamin' Hot Cheeto Fries

Well this was fun. I saw these things a while back somewhere...from some food truck...from someone's Instagram post...and there's no way I'm gonna remember any more details than that, lol. Since then, every time I walked past a Flamin' Hot Cheetos bag at the store I was reminded of this glorious creation. So I finally threw a bag into my cart and decided to make this happen. I used a cheese sauce recipe from Serious Eats, and then freezer isle fries and the hot Cheetos.  It was seriously so easy to make... and FYI, if you don't have a food processor I'm sure you could put the Cheetos into a ziplock bag and beat it like a caveman until you get the little crumbs to form! If you decide to go that route, good luck. ;)

What You'll Need

• Fries - I used Ore-Ida crunch fries 
• Serious Eats cheese sauce
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar
  • 1 tbsp constartch
  • 1 8oz can of evaporated milk
• About 2 cups of Flamin' Hot Cheetos

What To Do

1. Preheat the oven to cook the fries according to the temperature it says on the bag. Fries usually take about a half hour so pop them into the oven and start your Serious Eats cheese sauce. My sauce didn't turn too silky so I had to keep adding in heavy cream after I ran out of evaporated milk. I also added a few dashes of chili oil to keep the cheese from becoming too solid.
2. Blend the hot Cheetos in a food processor until they turn into an almost dusty texture.
3. Once the fries are done, pour the cheese all over them and then top everything with the hot Cheetos crumbs. 

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