Everyone was trapped inside their house and with nothing much to do, the creativity of people ran ragged and many food trends that became viral in social media! The trend of cooking and uploading the dish on various social media platforms was never seen before in history!
However, due to these trends, we got to know some of the amazing recipes and made it, tried it, and tasted it by ourselves and enjoyed every bit of it! It was not just about sharing recipes; it was about people around the world connecting and proving that we are in this together and proving the phrase “You’ll Never Walk Alone” right through the art of cooking!
These recipes brought people together and made sure everyone was entertained! We can’t eat their recipes but we can drool at them from our home! Lockdown lured us into the kitchen and tried our hands at cooking and that did wonders for our confidence!
Let’s delve into food trends that became viral in social media which took the internet by storm for the past three months and see how they revolutionized the way we think about food!
- Dalgona Coffee
- Banana Bread
- Pancake Cereal
- Blueberry “Nice” Cream
Dalgona coffee:
The recipe that started all the trending and sent the millennial people to go into a frenzy! The lollipop named coffee was a sensation and every second one post on social media was about this South Korean coffee! This fluffy, creamy, and delicious coffee was a sure hit on Instagram and was earning millions of views on various social platforms! Let’s see why this coffee was this much successful:
Quick Stats:
- Prep time: 10 minutes
- Cooking time: 2 minutes
- Servings: 1 cup of coffee
Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons of instant coffee
- 2 tablespoons of sugar
- 1 cup of whole milk
Method to prepare:
- Get a small mixing bowl and heat 2 tablespoons of water and add instant coffee and sugar.
- Get a hand mixer or use a spoon and start whipping the coffee for 3 to 5 minutes. You will see foam forming in a small bowl.
- The color will be changed to a golden brown and the mixture will get thick with every whip!
- Get a tall and beautiful glass and pour milk into it with a few ice cubes also thrown in for cooling.
- Now, add the thick mixture you have prepared by whipping with the help of a spoon.
- Serve it and enjoy it!
Try this foamy coffee and you will know the reason why it got so famous! This coffee is one of the most followed food trends that became viral in social media!
Banana Bread
Baking was fun before this lockdown and during the lockdown, it’s value skyrocketed and people loved to bake bread at home! Among them, banana bread was one of the most loved and baked bread as it was belly-filling and easy to make too! Spongy, moist, and full of dried fruits; this overripe banana bread is something you should try again!
Quick Stats:
- Prep time: 10 minutes
- Cooking time: 1 hour
- Servings: 10 people
Ingredients:
- 3 medium, very ripe bananas
- ½ cup of unsalted butter
- ¼ cup of granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs, beaten lightly
- 1 ½ cups of all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon of baking soda
- ½ teaspoon of salt
- ½ teaspoon of vanilla extract
- 1 cup of walnuts
- ½ cup of raisins
Method to Prepare:
- Get your oven prepared and preheat on the oven 350F and grease and flour a bread pan.
- Meanwhile, lightly roast walnut in a skillet and coarsely chop and cool them to room temperature.
- Take a mixing bowl and add butter and sugar and mix them thoroughly as you have to combine well to get the texture!
- Now, smash bananas with a fork and add it to the batter along with 2 large eggs, and blend them until combined well.
- Take a separate bowl and whisk 1 ½ cups of flour, 1 teaspoon of baking soda, and ½ teaspoon of salt. Add them to the batter.
- Add the vanilla extract and chopped walnuts and raisins into the batter.
- Pour it into the preheated loaf pan and bake it at 350F for about 600 minutes.
- Let it rest for 10 minutes before cutting it.
- Serve it hot and enjoy the softness!
If you want to bake something that is not only tasty but full of texture and moistness then you should try this banana bread as it is one of the most baked items during the time and the reasons are evident!
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Pancake cereal
If you are bored of eating cornflakes, muesli, and oatmeal then this recipe can prove to be your savior! When people got bored of eating the same stuff every day of lockdown, they decided to spin the wheel and invented this recipe. And to everyone’s surprise, it picked up the pace and won the internet over! Let’s see how you can make this amazing recipe!
Quick Stats
- Prep time: 10 minutes
- Cooking time: 20 minutes
- Servings: 2 serves
Ingredients:
- 1 ½ cups of all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ teaspoon of baking powder
- ½ teaspoon of baking soda
- 2 tablespoons of sugar
- 1 cup of non-dairy milk
- 1 medium-size of a plastic baggie
- Oil, for frying
- Chocolate chips, butter, maple syrup, fresh strawberries; for topping.
Method to Prepare:
- Take a medium bowl and add flour, baking powder, and baking soda and mix them until combined.
- Now, add milk and sugar into dry ingredients and combine them slowly. Don’t over mix as visible lumps are okay!
- Pour this batter into the plastic baggie and snip the bottom carefully. The smaller the snip better the pancake cereal will be!
- Take a non-stick frying pan and heat it on medium-high heat and use circular motion of your wrist and dab the pancakes on the pan.
- Cook for 30 seconds only and remove it from the heat when you see bubbles forming on the pancake.
- Transfer all the pancakes into a plate and add chocolate chips, butter, maple syrup, and fresh strawberries.
- Enjoy this amazingly delicious recipe in your breakfast!
Freshen up your breakfast menu with this vegan pancake cereal recipe and you will know why this recipe was among the food trends that became viral in social media!
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Blueberry “Nice” cream
All you need is 3 ingredients and you can make this amazing and delicious ice cream at your home! Getting ingredients was hard and stopping sweet cravings is next to impossible things; hence, people got the answer to this question and trended this quick ice cream!
Quick Stats:
- Prep time: 5 minutes
- Cooking time: no cooking
- Servings: 2 bowls
Ingredients:
- 3 frozen bananas
- 100g of frozen blueberries
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
Method to prepare:
- Freezing the ingredients is an essential part of this recipe. So, don’t forget to freeze your bananas and blueberries beforehand.
- Now, add all the ingredients in the blender or food processor and add frozen fruits in it.
- Blend them until they cream up. Stop blending when you reach your preferred consistency.
- Scoop this mixture into bowls.
- You can sprinkle your favorite toppings like chocolate, nuts, and many more things
- Serve it cold and enjoy it!
Enjoy this amazing ice cream that is made so easily and can disappear easily too as it is so delicious that it will be hard to stop!
Final Words
These recipes were like wildfire during the lockdown and people loved them either due to easiness or due to their taste! These recipes were on fire and connected with the people in a tough time! The deliciousness and taste made them food trends that became viral in social media!
