KFC’s Mashed Potato Poppers and Dunk It Bucket Meals Are Right here

Homestyle mashed potatoes are already superb in their very own proper. What might presumably make them higher? 

KFC simply added crunchy new Mashed Potato Poppers to the menu — and it’s every thing of our consolation meals desires. Described as crunchy on the surface with a creamy filling of traditional KFC potatoes, these golden-brown goodies are not like something we’ve beforehand seen in the USA. The latest menu merchandise will hit drive-thrus beginning right this moment, the model tells Meals & Wine. 

Like all good issues, they received’t final without end — and can solely stick round whereas provides final, the model confirms. However how does a series land on such a groundbreaking new aspect? To develop this twist on a traditional Southern aspect, Kentucky Fried Hen says it seemed to its worldwide places. 

“We had been impressed by a well-liked KFC menu merchandise in Australia referred to as Mashies, however our new Mashed Potato Poppers are a refined, fashionable tackle our iconic mashed potatoes and seamlessly complement gravy or any dipping sauce on the menu,” a KFC spokesperson tells Meals & Wine. 

To many KFC diners in Australia, “Mashies” are nearly sacred. These limited-edition fried mashed potatoes, bought in a 12-pack, disappeared for greater than a decade earlier than popping again up in 2023. (Their KFC outposts even have fried hen nachos, should you aren’t already jealous.) The love — and later, grief — for the nostalgic but elusive Mashies have been simple, so it appears: 

Stateside, hungry guests can snag this snack within the $7 Dunk It Bucket, the chain’s first new bucket in 10 years. This limited-time combo contains an order of Poppers, Authentic Recipe hen tenders, fries, and three dipping sauces. (You’ll have the selection between seven totally different dips, together with KFC’s signature brown gravy.) Need only a style? You’ll be able to order a five-piece of those Poppers on their very own with that gravy to pair. 

“Mashed Potato Poppers are made for dunking and dipping,” a KFC spokesperson tells Meals & Wine. “They’re scrumptious with our heat gravy, zesty Comeback Sauce, ranch, and extra — with loads of sauce choices on deck to fulfill private preferences.”

KFC isn’t the one chain to embrace a sauce-forward menu. Dippable snacks are evidently on the minds’ of Taco Bell’s menu builders, notably of their newest Steak and Queso Crunchwrap Sliders. In the meantime, Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen is bringing its sauces to the grocery aisle, and condiment mainstay Heinz is switching up its standard choices with an array of “globally-inspired” flavors. Even when KFC doesn’t name Kentucky residence anymore, the chain is approaching meals developments in its personal finger lickin’ approach. 

Backside line: If jalapeño poppers are too spicy in your style, this creamy model may be extra up your alley.