Reese’s, Oreo, cookie dough: how to reproduce the legendary American products in 10 DIYs

Reese’s is pure pleasure. Nestled in its milk chocolate shell, peanut butter plays hide-and-seek with our eyes, but not with our hearts!

How to make reese’s at home? Mix peanut butter with icing sugar, form balls and place in the freezer. Pour melted milk chocolate into small paper molds, add an ice cream ball, flatten slightly with your finger, and cover with melted milk chocolate. Let harden in the fridge, and enjoy.

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Although it’s much easier to find peanut butter on the shelves these days, you can still easily make it yourself.

How to make peanut butter at home? Roast the peanuts in the oven or dry in a pan. Put the peanuts in a blender and blend until creamy. Add fleur de sel, maple syrup, agave, honey, or spices, as desired.

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In Uncle Sam’s country, ready-made mac and cheese is an institution! Made with macaroni or shell pasta and a thick cheese béchamel sauce, it’s the ultimate regressive dish. While over there, you can easily find it in a can, here we prefer to prepare it ourselves.

How to make mac and cheese at home? Prepare a béchamel sauce to which grated cheddar is added. Add cooked macaroni and pour everything into a gratin dish. Cover with a final layer of grated cheddar, or even breadcrumbs, and bake for 30 minutes at 180°C.

The variants : many cheeses can be used to make an addictive mac and cheese – comté, brie, raclette, reblochon – but you can also enhance your gratin with shredded chicken, pulled pork, bacon or even thinly sliced ​​chorizo.

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Oreos are iconic in the US, just as BN or Prince are in France. Between two cocoa shells is a vanilla-flavored cream. However, contrary to what the package might suggest, there is no milk in the original composition of Oreos…

How to make Oreos at home? We prepare a biscuit dough – soft or crunchy according to taste – with cocoa. Separately, we prepare a buttercream with icing sugar and vanilla flavoring. We put the cream in a pocket, and we fill half of the biscuits with it, before covering with the other half.

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Featured in Ben & Jerry’s famous cookie dough ice cream, cookie dough is simply raw cookie dough that can be enjoyed as is. An addictive delight.

How to make cookie dough at home? Mix butter, flour, sugar and brown sugar in a food processor. Add milk and vanilla flavoring. Finally, finish by adding flour and chocolate chips. Consume immediately or keep in the refrigerator for 1 week.

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To flavor pulled pork, to slip into a homemade hamburger, or simply serve with fries, barbecue sauce has that little something that makes all the difference!

How to make barbecue sauce at home? In a saucepan, mix ketchup, brown sugar, pineapple juice, Worcestershire sauce, cider vinegar, mustard powder, smoked paprika, cornstarch, hot sauce, garlic powder, onion powder, cayenne pepper, salt, pepper, with a little water. Cook for 5 to 7 minutes after boiling. Be careful as the sauce will thicken as it cools, so do not reduce it too much.

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Less well-known in France, pop tarts are a classic snack among Americans. What are they? Simply a rectangular turnover traditionally filled with jam.

How to make pop tarts at home? Spread jam on half of the sweet pastry rectangles, brush the edges with milk and close by placing the remaining raw pastry rectangles. Press on the edges to seal the two layers of pastry, then decorate the edges by pressing with the tines of a fork. Pierce three holes diagonally with a toothpick or the tip of a knife, brush with milk, and bake.

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Andy Warhol’s iconic tomato soup is as famous as it is easy to make.

How to make Campbell’s tomato soup at home? Sauté chopped onion with olive oil, add chopped garlic, salt, pepper, oregano, and sugar. Add tomato paste, tomato puree and coulis (or sauce), and chicken broth. Cook for 15 minutes covered, add whole milk, and blend finely.

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Honestly, using canned pumpkin puree to make the famous pumpkin pie is certainly a time saver, but it’s a shame when you can just as easily cook homemade pumpkin puree. Especially since inside these famous “canned puppies” there is no sugar or spices…

How to make pumpkin puree at home? Cut a pumpkin in half, remove the seeds, cut into pieces and roast for 45 to 50 minutes at 180°C. Mix finely and the puree is ready to be sweetened and flavored with spices.

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Fresh and delicious, ranch sauce is a delight that goes perfectly in sandwiches, but can also be used as a salad dressing, or as a dip for an autumn aperitif, for example.

How to make ranch dressing at home? Chop parsley, chives, chervil and peeled garlic. Mix mayonnaise, buttermilk, chopped herbs and garlic, lemon juice, paprika, salt and pepper. Set aside in a cool place before serving.

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