From whipped coffee to baked feta pasta, these TikTok-famous recipes still dominate our screens and kitchens for good reason.
Dalgona coffee
Ah, the coffee drink that caught our attention in 2020. Dalgona coffee quickly became our favourite beverage, and for good reason. It was like sipping iced coffee from your go-to coffee shop right at home! To make it, you only need water, instant coffee and sugar. Whisk it until it forms a fluffy cloud. Add ice and milk – perfect to get your fix in the warm summer weather.
@mxriyum Revisiting 2020 with this dalgona recipe ⏲🎞 using my trusty SMEG hand blender :,) #smegpartner #MySMEGKitchen ♬ original sound – Mxriyum
The folded tortilla wrap hack
Why do we keep returning to the tortilla hack from 2021? Because it’s the best girl dinner when you don’t know what to eat! Take one tortilla and cut straight from the centre to the edge (this makes it easy to fold the tortilla into quarters). Then, add different fillings to each quarter, like cheese, chicken, avocado, and pesto. Fold it into a triangle and toast until golden and gooey inside. All the food stays tucked in, and you’ll get every flavour with each bite. Yum!
@simplefood4you Had to try this🤩#tortillatrend#trend#tiktoktrend#trending#recipe#cooking#foodie#foodtiktok#mat#food#fördig#fördigsverige#fyp ♬ Baby Work It – Your Favourite Garçon
Baked feta pasta (also called the 5-ingredient pasta bake)
In early 2021, this recipe had us at ‘a block of feta cheese’, and we haven’t looked back since. But was this recipe good enough to break the internet? The answer is a resounding (and mouth-watering) ‘yes’! This viral pasta dish involves adding a block of feta, al dente pasta, cherry tomatoes, olive oil, and fresh herbs into a tray and baking it in the oven. The result? A creamy, gooey comfort meal – quick and tasty enough to delight guests when they visit.
Here’s the recipe:
5-ingredient pasta bake
Serves 3-4
Ingredients
3 wheels feta
4 cloves garlic, peeled and sliced
2 punnets (250g each) cherry tomatoes
Handful fresh basil, chopped + extra to serve
Olive oil, for drizzling
Salt and milled black pepper
1 packet (500g) macaroni, rigatoni or fusilli
Chilli flakes, to serve
Method
1. Preheat oven to 180°C.
2. Arrange feta, garlic, tomatoes and basil into a deep ovenproof dish. Drizzle with oil and season.
3. Bake for 10-12 minutes, remove from oven and use a spatula or wooden spoon to break up feta and tomatoes.
4. Bake for another 10 minutes.
5. Toss the tomato and feta mixture through the cooked pasta and season well.
6. Serve hot, scattered with basil and chilli
Words: Chad January
Photography: Zhann Solomons
@justataste Let’s bring back this fan favorite of 2022: Baked Feta Pasta #bakedfetapasta #viralvideo #viralrecipes #fetapasta #feta #pastarecipe ♬ Love You So – The King Khan & BBQ Show
Baked oats
In 2022, TikTok gave us the answer to making oats more exciting! The world collectively took out their phones and saw their “For You” pages fill up with different variations of baked oats – each recipe more decadent and cake-like than the last. Want to know the trick that makes it so delicious? When you blend the oats, they turn into a powder that resembles flour, which allows your baked oats to taste more like a cake than breakfast. And who could say no to that?
@callascleaneats Most viral recipes of 2022 😍 Ingredients 1/2 cup oats 1/2 banana (the spottier the better!) 1 egg 1/4 cup milk of choice (I used homemade cashew) Pinch of salt 1/4 tsp baking soda Chocolate chips Optional – 1 tbsp sweetener of choice if you want it sweetener (honey, maple syrup, coconut sugar, brown sugar are all good options!) Directions👇🏼 1) add all ingredients (except choc chips) to a blender and blend until fully combined 2) pour batter into an oven-safe baking dish 3) top with chocolate chips 4) bake at 350F for 20-25 ish minutes . #healthyrecipes #bakedoats #bakedoatmeal #healthybreakfast #glutenfree #easyrecipe ♬ original sound – Calla Ramont
Words: Gaynor Siljeur
Photography: Freepik
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