Chocolate-Covered Potato Chips: the ultimate sweet and salty snack everyone will love

If like many folks you love the combination of salty and sweet, here's one easy-to-make snack that you'll absolutely adore: chocolate-covered potato chips. This amazing snack comes from North Dakota, where it's known as “chippers”. Chocolate-covered chips have been around since at least the late 19th-century.

Perfectly crunchy, salt and sweet, and coated in gorgeous glossy chocolate, these incredible chocolate-covered chips are a fantastic treat to serve at parties, potlucks, and other get-togethers. Whether you're serving them to a group or making them as a snack for movie night, you're sure to make chocolate-covered potato chips again and again!

What Are the Best Chips for Chocolate-covered Potato Chips?

The best chips for making chocolate-covered potato chips are regular salted ridged potato chips. The melted chocolate sticks better to ridged chips, which also tend to be thicker than regular chips. The thicker the chips, the better, as they're less likely to break and will stay crispy and crunchy even after being dunked in chocolate.

How to Make Chocolate-covered Potato Chips

It couldn't be easier to make these amazing chocolate-covered potato chips. Set up a couple of baking trays with parchment paper. Melt the chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl, stirring between each 20-second interval.

Put a few potato chips into the bowl (not too many – you don't want to overcrowd them!). Toss the chips in the melted chocolate so they're completely coated. Let excess chocolate drip off the chips, then arrange them on the baking trays to set. Repeat the process until you've used up all the chips and/or chocolate.

Leave the potato chips to set for about two hours at room temperature, then enjoy!

Chocolate-covered Potato Chips Variations

You can make your chocolate-covered potato chips with dark chocolate, milk chocolate, semisweet chocolate, or white chocolate, depending on what you like best.

If you're a vegan, swap out the milk chocolate chips for a vegan-friendly version.

You can make your chocolate-covered chips extra fancy by dipping them in crushed nuts, sprinkles, or crushed pretzels.

Tips for the Best Chocolate-covered Potato Chips

If it's warm or humid in your kitchen, you may need to leave the chips for longer than two hours.

If you can't get enough salt, try sprinkling the chocolate-covered chips with a bit of sea salt before leaving them to dry.

How to Store Chocolate-covered Potato Chips

If you have any leftovers, store them in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days. For the best results, keep pieces of baking parchment between each layer of chips to help them stay crisp.

Instructions

Line two baking trays with parchment paper.

Place the chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl.

Heat in 20-second intervals until melted, stirring between intervals.

Place a few potato chips into the bowl. Flip the chips with a fork, so they're completely coated.

Let excess chocolate drip off the chips, then arrange them on the baking trays. Repeat with remaining chips.

Leave for two hours at room temperature to set.

Notes

If you want glossier chocolate, temper it before dipping the chips.