I Tried Making Homemade Star Crunch Cookies | Claire Recreates

I Tried Making Homemade Star Crunch Cookies | Claire Recreates In this episode of Claire Recreates, Claire Saffitz takes on the legendary Star Crunch cookie... a chewy, caramel-filled, chocolate-coated classic packed with crispy rice. From homemade caramel to perfectly balanced chocolate flavor and texture, Claire breaks down every component to see if a from-scratch version can capture the nostalgia of the original. Will the homemade version outshine the convenience store favorite? Watch and find out. #ClaireSaffitz #ClaireRecreates #StarCrunch #DessertPerson COOKIES 1¼ cups old-fashioned rolled oats, divided ¼ cup raisins ½ cup whole milk ¼ cup water (¼ cup oats + raisins cooked in milk/water, remaining 1 cup oats processed w/ dry ingredients) 1 ¼ cup all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon cocoa powder 1½ teaspoons baking soda 1 teaspoon kosher salt ½ turmeric 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature ¼ cup vegetable oil 1 cup light brown sugar (packed) ⅓ cup molasses 1 large egg 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract CARAMEL LAYER 1 cups/400 grams granulated sugar ¼ cup/85 grams light corn syrup 2 tablespoons/57 grams unsalted butter, cut into ½-inch pieces 3/4 cups/360 grams heavy cream, heated and kept warm 1 teaspoon kosher salt (such as Diamond Crystal) 00:00 Intro 00:25 First impressions of StarCrunch 03:55 StarCrunch Analysis 05:00 Measurements 05:26 Game plan 05:37 How To Make Puffed Rice 08:51 How To Make Cookies 29:34 Fry rice 31:54 How To Make Caramel 34:51 Coat cookies in caramel + puffed rice 36:56 How To Make Chocolate 41:06 Comparison What's for Dessert by Claire Saffitz is out now: https://geni.us/WjcIbfp Dessert Person Online: https://www.dessertperson.com/ Claire on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/csaffitz/?h… Claire Merchandise: https://www.dessertperson.com/buystuff Penguin Random House Books: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/ Video Series: Producer/Director: Vincent Cross Camera Operator: Calvin Robertson Editor/Motion Graphics: Hal McFall Animation Credits: Character Designer/Animator/Backgrounds: Jack Sherry Character Rigger: Johara Dutton