The Craziest Food Mash-Ups

Mash-up, noun: a mixture or fusion of disparate elements, sometimes in the form of a doughnut and a croissant

Ever since that one sleepover in middle school, people have loved smooshing together foods that seemingly don’t belong just to see what happens. In recent years, this once beloved activity has started turning a profit. Ramen burgers the Cronut® and more have caused mass food hysteria, and the trend doesn’t look to be stopping anytime soon. Not all mash-ups, however, cause lineups around the block. Here are some of the more oddball concoctions.

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Peanut Butter and Cheerios Sandwich

To some of you, these cereal-based sandwiches were an essential part of childhood. For the rest of you, this sandwich will look like a carb-soaked dystopia. But never underestimate the power of the crunch.

Via Brandi Raae

Cheesy Oatmeal

Here is another breakfast mash-up that will tantalize some and freak out the rest. Not only is cheesy oatmeal a thing, sometimes people go even further by throwing ham into the mix. Yum?

Via The Great Balancing Act

Pretzel Cookies

Hey, who put a pretzel in this chocolate chip cookie?! You are going to ruin it. (Chomp.) Wait just a minute. The extra crunch. The added salt. This is awesome!

Via Tiny Chefs

Mashed Potato Waffles

It’s like Thanksgiving dinner and Sunday breakfast all rolled up in one sweet and savory package. Now who is going to handle the cranberry sauce omelet?

Via The Cooking Actress

Chocolate Chip Cookie Grilled Cheese Sandwich

This sandwich, elegantly created by the Cookie Monster after being slipped some mushrooms, takes two awesome things and mushes them together for no real reason. It is said to go extremely well with tomato soup-flavored milk.

Via Cupcake Project

Pizza Doughnuts

Forget the Cronut®. The merging of pizza and doughnuts is where it’s really at. The only question is, what do we call these things? Ponuts? Dough-za? Cholesterol poppers?

Via Natural Noshing

MacAttack Burger

What delicious and unhealthy treat do you want for dinner tonight, a cheeseburger or a heaping bowl of mac and cheese? Have both! This burger with mac and cheese for buns has become a staple at Chicago’s Rockit Bar.

Via Huffington Post

Fried Chicken Bloody Mary

You haven’t really experienced drunkenness until you’ve experienced it next to an entire fried chicken. This protein-packed cocktail served at Sobelman’s Pub in Milwaukee makes all of your meat/booze dreams/nightmares come true.

Via E Online

Krispy Kreme Sloppy Joe

Popping a burger patty between doughnut halves is nothing new, but a sloppy joe? Now that’s some next-level food tomfoolery. These little pockets of heart-attack heaven have currently been making the rounds on the fair circuit.

Via All Voices

Spaghetti Bread

When all hope is lost and you’ve decided to give up, you should look into making some spaghetti bread. It’s a bunch of spaghetti baked into bread. Carb on carb on carb forever.

Via One Stop Baby Gifts

Mapo Chili Cheese Fries

Brooklyn’s King Noodle eatery is no stranger to crazy food mash-ups, as made evident by the kimchi carbonara topped with Doritos served there. This mash-up, however, of ultra-spicy Szechuan staple mapo tofu and chili cheese fries has got to take the mash-up cake.