The TikTok Recipe Index

TikTok recipes have become incredibly popular over the last few years, with users learning new food and drink tips and tricks in just 60 seconds. Recipe trends such as Feta Pasta and Dalgona Coffee have taken the internet by storm, with some TikTok recipe videos seeing as many as 3.2 billion views.

But which recipe trends are the most popular, and which are the easiest to follow? We have analysed a series of metrics including the number of TikTok views, the number of Instagram hashtags, the prep and cooking time, the number of searches and finally the number of ingredients used in the recipe. Find out which trending recipes come top in our index ranking below.
 

The most popular and easy to follow TikTok recipes

Below we have highlighted the top five recipes from our index, including a full list of ingredients and detailed recipes so you can recreate them at home. If you don’t have all the kitchen appliances you need to recreate each recipe, check out our full kitchenware range to find all the utensils and kitchen appliances you need for food prep.
 

1. Dalgona Coffee

Dalgona Coffee is essentially a whipped coffee, consisting of coffee, sugar, and milk. The whipped coffee cream sits on top of iced milk, giving a new twist to the classic iced coffee drink. For the best results, use an electric whisk or mixer. The Dalgona Coffee is a simple recipe to follow, consisting of just three ingredients and taking approximately eight minutes to make. This recipe has seen 583,000,000 views on TikTok, making it the seventh most-viewed recipe of those analysed. This photogenic coffee has over 589,000 hashtags on Instagram for #DalgonaCoffee and has obtained 776,330 searches on Google in the last two years.

2. Cloud Bread

TikTok user @linqanaaa kicked off the Cloud Bread trend in late July of 2020 with her fluffy, cloud-like bread with pastel blue and pink colours inside it. The TikTok trend broke the internet being the most viewed TikTok recipe from our analysis, generating a whopping 3,200,000,000 views! Cloud Bread saw a further 45,700 hashtags on Instagram. The recipe takes 30 minutes in total and uses just three ingredients.

3. Hot Chocolate Bombs

In late November 2020, Hot Chocolate Bombs became a sensation on Tiktok, after the owner of Lor’s Bakeshop in Morristown N.J, Lori Waiser shared her recipe. The chocolate bombs are added to a mug and hot milk is poured over, which results in the chocolate bomb exploding into the milk creating a hot chocolate drink. The TikTok video has seen 308,700,000 views and the recipe has had 245,000 hashtags on Instagram. The recipe takes 34 minutes to make and consists of just five ingredients.

4. Angel Milk

With 24,800,000 views on TikTok, Angel Milk is number four on our list. The trending recipe has over 1500 hashtags on Instagram—and what’s more, it’s seen the biggest increase in searches in a year-- up 1971% from September 2020 – September 2021. This trending recipe takes just three minutes to make and uses four ingredients in total. Find the perfect glass to present your Angel Milk in for an even more instagrammable experience.

5. Shakshuka

This healthy tomato-based dish has taken TikTok by storm with over 37,400,000 views. Traditionally a North African breakfast dish, Shakshuka has seen 6000 hashtags on Instagram. Slightly more complex than the other TikTok recipes, this one consists of 10 ingredients in total and takes 35 minutes to make. Create your delicious Shakshuka in one of our ovenproof dishes.

6. Oreo Mug Cake

The next TikTok recipe is the Oreo Mug Cake, which consists of just two ingredients-- Oreo biscuits and milk-- and is one of the quickest to recreate, taking just five minutes in total. The video has seen 144,800,000 views on TikTok and 1500 hashtags on Instagram. Choose from our range of mugs and cups to make your perfect Oreo Mug Cake at home.

7. Nature’s Cereal

Ranking in seventh place is the Nature’s Cereal recipe, which has seen 924,700,000 video views on TikTok and 6,500 hashtags on Instagram. This popular recipe consists of just five ingredients: coconut water, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, pomegranate seeds and chopped fresh mint. This is certainly one for the health fanatics, since Nature’s Cereal contains three of your five-a-day and is a great option for anyone leading a busy lifestyle, since it can be prepared the night before and stored in the fridge. Just add the ice in the morning and off you go! Eat your Nature’s Cereal in style and choose your favourite breakfast bowl from our collection.

8. Breakfast Sandwich

A slightly less healthy option for breakfast-- though delicious nonetheless-- is the Breakfast Sandwich. Wth 319,000 hashtags on Instagram, the Breakfast Sandwich is the second most hashtagged recipe after Dalgona Coffee. This popular recipe has also gained over 192,000,000 Views on TikTok. Consisting of the key fry-up ingredients, this sandwich includes eggs, bread, cheese and bacon, and will give you a great boost of energy first thing in the morning. The prep time for this recipe is 15 minutes. We have you covered when it comes to frying pans and griddle pans to cook your Breakfast Sandwich, view the full range here.

9. Twisted Bacon

With the least number of ingredients out of all our recipes, this recipe contains just one ingredient-- bacon strips! It’s a great option for hors d'oeuvres or a simple snack to impress your guests at a dinner party. The recipe is incredibly easy to follow: simply twist the bacon and put it into the oven to cook. This quick dish now has over 14,400,000 views on TikTok and has received 532 hashtags on Instagram. Check out our sharing bowls and platters to present your Twisted Bacon perfectly to your guests.

10. Frozen Corn Syrup

Number 10 on our list is Frozen Corn Syrup, which has seen 59,100,000 views on TikTok and 17 hashtags on Instagram. This recipe has the third longest prep time of all those analysed at three hours in total! This jelly-like substance is a great after-dinner treat and will certainly satisfy your sweet tooth.

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Desk research was undertaken to pull the top recipes and instructions. We have rated all our recipes using a weighted rank across five categories: TikTok views, Instagram hashtags, search volume, no. of ingredients and prep + cooking time. Search volume data taken from Google's Keyword Planner.