This recipe will make you do a double take. Just when you think you know what it is, you realize your eyes are playing tricks on you. It’s the perfect April Fools Day dessert. What? you ask. Dessert? But these are clearly nachos. It’s a mound of crispy chips, gooey melted cheese, tomatoes and onions, garnished with cilantro. At least that is what I want you to think they are. Take another look. These are actually Dessert Nachos. Dessert. Yup. Everything in this dish is sweet.
Take a closer look. Do you see the gluten-free cinnamon sugar chips? What about the tomatoes? Strawberries. That’s right, that’s jicama not onions in that fruit salsa. And the cilantro? Basil. The perfect topping for a fruity dessert.
I bet you can’t guess what that orange stuff is {or maybe you can, but I double dog dare you to guess}… Find the answer here.
Play a fun trick on someone you love and watch their eyes widen when you tell them that this is dessert! To get the recipe, click here for Dessert Nachos.
I just finished off my imaginary Dessert Na’chos with my imaginary margarita – they were amazing 🙂
HAHA! I want a margarita now 🙂
You are too punny for words…must have nachos for dessert…YUM! (Hint hint) wink!
I don’t understand your hint. Explain further please 🙂
Grrr…arg….I WANT DESSERT!! Please bring some for me 🙂 LOVIES!
No! You bring ME dessert.
You slay me! Absolute kudos on the ingenuity 😉 I LOVE my desserts to have a crunch as well as a fresh element to them and this is perfect. All we need now is some chocolate…you could make a chocolate “bean dip” 😮
Aaaaahh! Chocolate bean dip!! That is genius. Where in the world were you when I was making this?? That is it, you are coming over next time I do a Play with your Food recipe! Seriously.
*blush*! Don’t even tease me dude!
Who said I was teasing, girl? I am being serious. You live locally right?? And by local I mean L.A. area?
woah yes 0_0! The Ventura region to be specific!
Ventura is so close…yet so far, isn’t it? But we are still neighbors! BAKING PARTY!!
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Thatd be good for me since I have the most minimal amount of gf baking experience!
What a cheesy title! 😉
My eyes got big as I scrolled down from the title to the pictures. Wow. And no, I wouldn’t have guessed what the orange stuff was had I not clicked!
See what she did there folks? Cheesy title? Get it? Eh? hahaha!
You started it! I couldn’t resist the urge to NOT keep it going
That is why I like you 🙂
Hahaha, no day is complete without a punny moment 🙂
DON’T. Stop with the silly titles :D. No, don’t – I do so love them. Hmm, I appear to have developed a split personality! How unfortunate. Yet another great play on food!
I’m confused!!! Do I continue or do I stop?? You are making me go crazy now…
Cara you are so BRILLIANT! This post made me smile so big. I will definitely be making these sometime. It’s like a brain twister just trying to look at them and think sweet, not savory – but they sound delicious!
They really do mess with your head, it’s true…until you start eating them. Oh goodness! They are so good.
Thanks for such a sweet comment, Willow! xo
OMFG! My work computer won’t let me click the link says some mumbo jumbo I don’t understand. I have to wait to get home! DAMMIT!!!
Ahhhhhh seriously?!?!? Soooooooo stinkin’ fun – love love love these dessert nachos! Bravo Cara, another fabulously creative treat from your kitchen! 🙂 Hugs!
seriously… i have no words!
What??? Did I catch Richa off guard, for reals?!!
Love this!
Thank you, Julie! You will love it even more once you eat it too 🙂
Ha amazing! You are too cute and these nachos look amazing and totally convincing. We went to a Mexican restaurant in San Fran last summer that had smores nachos for dessert, with cinnamon and sugar tortillas, mini marshmallows and chocolate, they brought a torch out with them and torched them right at the table. So funny. Too bad they were flour tortillas and I couldn’t partake in the fun. These however are downright brilliant!
Thanks Beth! You are so sweet 🙂
And S’mores nachos? Now that is something I could scarf down in a heart beat! Anything S’mores immediately steals my heart. As well as San Francisco.
Eeeeee! This is so very cool!!!! 🙂 Love it. Looks incredibly delicious!
These are so much fun to eat…and they taste SO GOOD!
Thanks, Courtney 🙂
Looks REALLY good!! 🙂
And tastes even BETTER 🙂
You know why I love this post? (Besides the fact that it’s yummy and you made it, obviously.) My Mom’s handle on ICQ like a bazillion years ago was “Nachomama.” It’s nice to think of her and you at the same time. 🙂
The “Nacho cheese” {not your cheese} joke was always a classic in my book as a kid. I *had* to do it 🙂
Brilliant, Miss Cara.Just when I think you couldn’t get any more brilliant, you do this 🙂 So what are we having as an appetizer?
Hmmmm, Deep fried cupcakes? ha! xo
Oh HAIL Naw!
That would be a bit over the top, eh?
Over the top, but much more delicious than deep-fried beer, which is apparently a thing now…
Wait one second. You mean to tell me that there is a new trend out there that takes beer and fries it??? This just might be my year after all…Call me crazy but that sounds soooo good.
oh yes, i heard that too.. deep fried beer. meh
Gah, you are too adorable. These look amazing! Dessert nachos…. I am just sitting here staring at my screen for too long imagining how delicious they taste. Mmmmm.
No go bake some cookies! Now!
Can’t you tell I’m stalling? I sitting here with this horrible sinus headache and I just know doing something else {ie: making my award winning cookies for Baker Bettie} besides thinking about it will help. But have I gotten up? Noooooo. I want a nap 🙂 xo
Well geez. There you go making me feel all bad for you and stuff. For God’s sake, go take a nap woman!