Dolly Parton Reveals She Adds Fried Apples to Mac and Cheese

Dolly Parton at the Variety and Women in Film Emmy Nominee Celebration in 2017
Dolly Parton at the Variety and Women in Film Emmy Nominee Celebration in 2017. Photo by Richard Shotwell/Variety/REX/Shutterstock (9064179gc)

Celebrities like unusual food combinations like all of us. For example, country star Dolly Parton likes to add fried apples to her Mac and cheese.

In a recent chat with Insider, Parton shared some of her food preferences and revealed that she enjoys Mac and cheese but with a special twist.

According to “Jolene” singer, she stumbled upon the combination by accident. She was putting together a dinner from an almost empty fridge and decided to use the most out of the leftovers she found there. This resulted in a plate of Mac and cheese being garnished with some fried apples, and she never looked back.

“I thought, this is an absolutely great combination!” Parton revealed. “And ever since then, that was years ago now when I’m going to do Mac and cheese, I always do fried apples. They’re just so good together. You’ll like it!”

Parton also shared that she always adds some cinnamon to the fried apples while using several different cheeses for the Mac and cheese. Her favorites are Velveeta and Cheddar.

We don’t know about you, but we will definitely try out this combination. Mac and cheese is a great dish as it is, but it doesn’t hurt to experiment with it in order to surprise your taste buds from time to time.