13 TikTok Food Trends You Should Be Trying

Billowy in texture and magic in the making, cloud bread is the viral wheat-less crossover between bread and angel food cake. No, it's not going to taste as good as a homemade loaf of French bread, but it does use less than half the ingredients in a fraction of the time. It also happens to be gluten-free, making this trendy treat extra accessible for those who can't digest gluten-laden products like most other breads.

The majority of cloud bread recipes incorporate pantry staple ingredients found in pratically every kitchen. Take one viral recipe, which uses only three egg whites, corn starch, and white sugar. The assembly process is likewise simple with no kneading or rising required. Instead, simply whip the egg whites until you see stiff peaks appear similar to meringue, then mix in the other ingredients in addition to seasonings or food coloring. Place the result in a loaf pan or on a sheet to bake and enjoy.

Unlike regular bread, cloud bread is a gluten and carb-free alternative that avoids the chalky and chewy taste of many other gluten-free breads. However, cloud bread is not a fluffy one-trick pony. For variation, you can spread the dough out flat and bake it like tortilla or pita bread for wraps and burritos, or layer it with marinara and cheese for a take on personal pizzas.

Let's face it, oatmeal has long been one of those breakfasts that we love to hate. Yet, we also desperately want to love it in order to achieve ultimate health and wellness. It's a tough proposition, though. Oatmeal cooked on the stove or microwave can have that goopy and thick-yet-runny texture, while overnight oats can be cold and cement-like in your mouth. There's a potential solution in sight, however. The viral baked oats recipes littering TikTok feeds are more than just a series of trends, but a potentially healthy cake-for-breakfast lifestyle that everyone can get on board with.

Despite it being incredibly delicious, baked oats are also easy to make. They require only oat flour (which you can grind at home or buy at the store), milk or a banana as the binder, baking soda, a sweetener of your choice, and whatever mix-ins your heart desires that day. You can bake personal oatmeal cups or meal prep a batch in a loaf or muffin tin. The best part about this TikTok hack are the nigh-limitless flavor and toppings options, like cinnamon toast baked oats or brownie baked oats. That way, you'll never grow tired of the same brown sugar or apple cinnamon microwave oatmeal ever again.

Toast is the underdog breakfast food that has nearly unlimited options when it comes to delicious toppings, which can include savory mashed avocado and egg and the classic pairing of peanut butter and banana. This means that toast doesn't have to be the same old thing every morning, especially with the inspiration of TikTok's newest yogurt custard toast trend. It's essentially a mashup of cheesecake and French toast, making it a savory yet sweet breakfast treat.

Like most great TikTok recipes, it involves dairy, carbs, and an air fryer. The viral toast's ingredients can be found in just about any kitchen pantry or fridge. Even better, the process is less labor-intensive than even the most quick-and-easy cheesecake recipe. First, take any slice of bread and flatten the middle with a spoon to create a carb canyon in the middle. Then, fill it with a mixture of yogurt, egg, and sweetener. Next, add yummy toppings and then bake or air fry until a creme brûlée-like crust is achieved. Switching plain white bread for a slice of thick brioche or even pound cake would be divine, and adding mascarpone or ricotta instead of yogurt creates more of a savory take on dessert breakfast toast.

Making sushi at home can seem daunting for the average home chef, especially when one of the main goals is to not give yourself food poisoning while dealing with raw seafood. What's more, making sushi at home typically requires extra equipment, like a sushi rolling mat, a steady hand, and some patience. For a stepping stone in the right direction that can lead to successfully making your own sushi at home, TikTok's sushi bake trend can help. It's the meal prep-worthy way to enjoy your favorite takeout dish.

The sushi bake arguably wasn't birthed on TikTok, but was reportedly started by Filipino celebrity nail artist Mimi Qiu Reyes back in 2015. Whoever first made this dish, it's tasty and easy ro make. 

Effectively, it's deconstructed sushi mixed with a Hawaiian poke bowl in the form of a Midwestern casserole. It's layered with rice, crab meat or other fish, fish roe, spices, Kewpie mayo, Sriracha, and whatever else you can fit in the casserole dish. Raw meat is optional –– you can mix in cooked salmon, shrimp, or tuna –– as long as you eat it by the mouthful with some seaweed.

Don't be fooled by the name –– this drink is maybe as weird as it sounds, but give it a try and you could be pleasantly surprised. Most people wouldn't want fruit anywhere near their caffeinated beverage, unless it was in the form of a fruit cup or a dragon berry-something from Starbucks. But what about oranges?

The latest TikTok coffee trend is nothing complicated with only two ingredients, namely orange juice (boxed will do) and espresso. This cup of orange joe has elicited a variety of reactions and verdicts ranging from delicious to nauseous. Yet, even though it's new to TikTok, the trend is not something new to the coffee world. For instance, a couple of coffee shops in Phoenix, Arizona feature a very similar drink, though they go by different names. These include the OJ express at Nami and the Jobot sunrise at Jobot Coffee & Bar.

Dissolving hot chocolate bombs filled with marshmallows and all kinds of sugary treats were all the rage on TikTok back in 2020. Even pouring coffee over a Lindt chocolate or Kinder egg had its own momet for easy at-home specialty coffees. The newer and perhaps more aesthetically-pleasing way to drink caffeinated beverages at home is TikTok's tea bombs. Not only is it very satisfying to watch the crystallized shell melt in order to release your favorite tea, but it's a great way to use up those endless boxes of teabags hiding in your pantry.

Like all things cool and crafty, there are tons of teas bombs in varying shapes, colors, and strains of tea available to buy via various small business. However, making tea bombs at home is just as easy. Grab your spherical ice cube mold and pour in some melted isomalt (a kind of sugar) to coat the mold, moving carefully to stay safe with the hot melted sugar. You can also add food coloring to your isomalt to match any aesthetic or Instagram feed. Once the isomalt has cooled and hardened, add your loose leaf tea or tea bag and use your top notch food welding skills to melt the edges of the sphere together. When you're done, you'll have a dip-able and gift-able food masterpiece.

As any good cheesemonger will tell you, making attractive cheese and charcuterie boards can be at least half the job, not to mention quite possibly the best part of working with cheese all day. Picking the perfect cured meats and cheeses to pair with additional jams, fruits, and crackers can be just as important as organizing it in an Instagram-worthy way. Some key takeaways for building incredible charcuterie boards include creating various textures, considering different color combinations, and visualizing how eaters might move through the contents of the board. Now, boards don't have to be just cheese and charcuterie with unconventional "charcuterie" boards popping up on TikTok feeds.

Girl's night and date night are getting revamped with a new version of BYOB –– bring your own board. TikTokers alike are reinventing the classic idea of shareable snack plates with "charcuterie" board ideas that include pizza, candy, McDonald's menu items, fruit, sushi, s'mores, cookie, and wings. Jar-cuterie is also a thing now with meat, cheeses, and more classic charcuterie fixings stuffed into a jar for maximum portability. You can even make a barkcuterie board so your fur baby doesn't feel left out of the fun.