Recipe

21 Dishes With Super Random Secret Ingredients

By Spoon University at Spoon University

Sometimes all a recipe needs is a secret ingredient to make it go from okaaay to incredible. It’s easy to stick with the traditional (read: boring) way of making some dishes, but why not try and be more adventurous with cooking? Amp up your meals by trying out these 21 recipes with secret ingredients you would never even think of.

1. Waffle Pizza

Need we say more? Watch how here.

2. Potato Chip Cookie Bars

Your elementary school dream come true. Find the recipe here.

3. Avocado Ice Cream

Yes, please. Make it like this.

4. Diet Coke Drumsticks

Chicken lickin’ craziness. Recipe here.

5. Avocado Chocolate Truffles

Random but GOOD. Learn how here.

6. Pizza Croutons

These make one DOPE salad. Learn how here.

7. Pine Needle Cookies

Literally, what? Recipe here.

8. Ice Cream Bread

The two best foods on earth. Learn how to make it here.

9. Vodka Pie Crust

Crust goin’ up, on a Tuesday. Make it like this.

10. Kale & Turkey Meatballs

Sneak in that kale without even tasting it. Find out how here.

11. 2-Ingredient Banana Pancakes

Literally just eggs and bananas. Whoa. Recipe over here.

12. Pepperoni Chips

Literally chips made out of meat. Genius. Easy recipe here.

13. Flavored Skittles Vodka

Talk about a crowdpleaser. Make it like this.

14. Sprite Pancakes

Soda in the morning, heck yes. Learn how to make it like this.

15. Pizza Bread Pudding

Ohmagah. Recipe here.

16. Cauliflower Tortillas

Carbs? Bye, Felicia. Learn how to whip ’em up right here.

17. Beer, Pretzel, & Sausage Mac and Cheese

Epic. Learn how here.

18. Diet Coke Brownies

Chocolatey, bubbly godness. Make ’em like this.

19. Pineapple S’mores

Gimme gimme s’more. Make it like this.

21. Coconut Oil Banana Bread

Sorry, Grandma—our recipe is better. Find it here.

21. Soda Cake

And you don’t even have to bake it. Watch how here.

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