Copycat Doritos Are Easily Customizable

You can be forgiven if you've ever opened a party size bag of Doritos and kept gorging on them one-by-one until the bag was emptied of its salty, savory contents. Whether your go-to flavor is original Nacho Cheese, Cool Ranch, or Spicy Sweet Chili, these crispy chips can be hard to stop eating once you've started. And that's not just us making excuses for poor life decisions: Doritos really are addictive, and there's science to back it up.

With constant updates to the lineup, there are enough Doritos flavors for everyone in your friend group to have their own favorite. Plus, food innovations using the chip keep it ever-relevant. Most famously, Taco Bell launched and sold more than a billion Doritos Locos Tacos in 2012, an event that helped turn things around at the fast food chain during a period of slumping sales, per Insider. 

Still, maybe you haven't yet found a Doritos variety that keeps you coming back for more or have simply grown bored of existing options. The good news is that you don't have to wait for the next new flavor; you can think outside of the bag and create your own copycat Doritos at home that are easily customizable.

Making DIY Doritos begins with buying kosher Doritos, says The Takeout, which are simply slightly salted corn chips. Next, you'll need cooking spray and your own personal spice blend to apply to the chips.

Plenty of online recipes teach Doritos fans how to recreate original flavors like Nacho Cheese and Cool Ranch, but if you're craving some more creative inspiration, just look to Japan, where customers have seen Wasabi Mayo and Sesame Chicken options, among other unique flavors (via BuzzFeed). India has the fun-to-say Masala Mayhem variety, and China has produced Garlic Shrimp Doritos. Basically, you can think of any savory dish, and there's probably been a Doritos flavor for it somewhere in the world. Your only limit to customized corn chips is your imagination.

When you've determined your preferred spice concoction, you'll want to place the kosher Doritos inside of a large bowl, combine them with a few sprays of cooking oil, and toss them with the seasoning, which adheres to the spray. Once you've mastered the art of making copycat Doritos, you can move on to a more ambitious project of crafting copycat Fiery Doritos Locos Tacos, devouring the irresistible Frito Lay snack as a meal instead.