Photos: Food mashups: From turducken to Cronut Craving a hamburger, fried chicken and bacon all at once? KFC's Zinger Double Down has you covered. The hamburger topped with bacon, barbecue sauce and "pepper dressing" sandwiched between two pieces of crispy fried chicken, um, doubles down on the fast-food chain's success with the original 2010 Double Down, pictured, a sandwich of bacon, cheese and the Colonel's sauce between two chicken fillets. Hide Caption 1 of 19

Photos: Food mashups: From turducken to Cronut Why not encapsulate the delicious flavors of pecan pie in a hard M&M shell? The new fall-inspired candies have been spotted on store shelves in August. Hide Caption 2 of 19

Photos: Food mashups: From turducken to Cronut Colorado's New Belgium Brewery and the folks at Ben & Jerry's are teaming up to produce a beer based on salted-caramel brownie ice cream. Take a stroll through the gallery for more examples of strange food mashups. Hide Caption 3 of 19

Photos: Food mashups: From turducken to Cronut Minor League Baseball's Wilmington, Delaware, Blue Rocks announced that its ballpark will begin offering a frankenfood concoction for the ages: A hot dog served inside a traditional Krispy Kreme glazed doughnut (raspberry jelly topping optional). The team is asking for fans' help naming the new doughnut dog Hide Caption 4 of 19

Photos: Food mashups: From turducken to Cronut If you've ever been tempted to drink your Easter basket, Prairie Farms dairy has a product for you: Peeps-flavored milk. The company offers chocolate, marshmallow and egg nog varieties inspired by the cute animal-shaped marshmallow candies. Hide Caption 5 of 19

Photos: Food mashups: From turducken to Cronut Taco Bell is testing Cap'n Crunch Delights in 26 restaurants in Bakersfield, California. A company spokesman described Cap'n Crunch Delights as "warm, light pastries coated with fruity Cap'n Crunch Berries cereal and filled with creamy, sweet milk icing." Hide Caption 6 of 19

Photos: Food mashups: From turducken to Cronut Little Caesars launched a bacon-wrapped pizza in February. A full 3.5 feet of savory meat top and envelop this deep-dish creation. Hide Caption 7 of 19

Photos: Food mashups: From turducken to Cronut KFC Philippines introduced the Double Down Dog at limited locations. The sandwich is composed of a cheese-filled hot dog cradled in a fried chicken fillet, topped with honey mustard and relish sauce. News of the hybrid left the Internet salivating, revolted and morbidly curious by turns. KFC, which generated hype by selling only 50 of the "legendary" sandwiches at a time, said they sold out quickly. Hide Caption 8 of 19

Photos: Food mashups: From turducken to Cronut Sometimes you can't make up your mind when you want to indulge a snack attack. Tortilla chips or pizza, what to choose? Now you don't have to pick (if you're eating Down Under): Pizza Hut Australia served up Doritos Crunchy Crust pizza, with the flavored chips creating a crispy ring around the pie of your choice. Hide Caption 9 of 19

Photos: Food mashups: From turducken to Cronut

The Franken-dish known as turducken is one of the most popular food mashups of all time, but Thanksgiving is when it really gets to shine. The original chicken stuffed inside a duck stuffed inside a turkey is believed to have come from a butcher shop in Maurice, Louisiana, that made the dish at a customer's request. Now it is a staple of Thanksgiving recipe boxes and is available across the board from Costco to Dean & Deluca. Hide Caption 10 of 19

Photos: Food mashups: From turducken to Cronut The burger lends itself to mashups and variations by its sandwiched nature. The Original Ramen Burger, available at its namesake restaurant in Brooklyn, New York, was voted one of the " 17 Most Influential Burgers of All Time " by Time magazine in 2013. It consists of a ground beef patty sandwiched between two buns made from fresh ramen noodles. Hide Caption 11 of 19

Photos: Food mashups: From turducken to Cronut The fried, cream-filled, croissant-doughnut hybrid known as the Cronut is so popular it has its own trademark . Stories of customers lining up outside the Dominique Ansel Bakery in New York before dawn to purchase the pastry (limit two per customer) have become part of its legend. Hide Caption 12 of 19

Photos: Food mashups: From turducken to Cronut Frito-Lay and Taco Bell hit pay dirt with Doritos Locos Tacos, which contain classic Taco Bell fillings inside a Doritos-flavored shell. The product is considered one of the most successful in fast-food history , generating billions of dollars in sales and high marks from fans. Hide Caption 13 of 19

Photos: Food mashups: From turducken to Cronut The verdict is still out on Oreo Churros , which inject the flavor of Oreos into the spiral-shaped Spanish fried pastry. The mashup was unveiled by Mondelez International, the maker of Oreos, and churros manufacturer J&J Snack Foods. Hide Caption 14 of 19

Photos: Food mashups: From turducken to Cronut A longstanding staple of the supermarket snack aisle, Chips Ahoy has been on an ongoing journey of experimentation since the early days of regular and chewy. Today, Nabisco offers more than 40 variations on the classic chocolate chip cookie, including cookies filled with birthday cake frosting and brownies, pictured. Hide Caption 15 of 19

Photos: Food mashups: From turducken to Cronut Taco Bell debuted its breakfast menu in 2014 with its marquee item, the Waffle Taco. It's pretty much what it sounds like if you consider taco shells and waffles interchangeable vehicles for eggs and breakfast meats. As one headline summed it up, " Taco Bell Tacos Keep Getting Less and Less Taco-Like ." Hide Caption 16 of 19

Photos: Food mashups: From turducken to Cronut Some mashups test the limits of human decency, like baked good chain Cinnabon's improbable foray into pizza, the Pizzabon. The sausage and cheese-topped cinnamon roll was offered at a test location in suburban Atlanta in 2012, never to be seen again, as far as we can tell. Hide Caption 17 of 19

Photos: Food mashups: From turducken to Cronut Pop-Tarts have long been the go-to food for college students, many of whom eat them straight out of the package. (They're also, as Dave Barry once observed, a great fire starter .) Add a scoop of vanilla ice cream to the famed treat, as Carl's Jr. has done, and you get the Strawberry Pop-Tart Ice Cream Sandwich, an ice cream sandwich that's like an instant frozen cobbler. Enjoy -- but please don't put it in the toaster. Hide Caption 18 of 19