Algorithms on social media tend to feature recipes. Every year there are foods trending on social media, whether it be new recipes or types of foods that have gained popularity. Like previous years, 2024 had a wide variety of foods that were trending. Most foods were just known recipes from before that just started to trend on social media through TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and other platforms.
14. Frozen grapes

Frozen grapes are a popular healthy snack which are a great alternative to candy. They also don’t need sugar, but it isn’t a bad idea to add them if you want them to be extra sweet. This has become very popular on social media, especially for those who are dieting. It is also just a good snack for the summer, as it is very refreshing.
13. Freeze dried candy

Freeze dried candy has all sorts of candies, from gummy bears to skittles to chocolate. It increased in popularity when brands like Skittles and Jolly ranchers started to make them. However, the idea of freeze dried candy was introduced in the 1960’s when NASA wanted to create lightweight snacks for astronauts on space missions.
12. Dry yogurt

Dry yogurt is an easy recipe which can be done in very few steps. Basically, if you put yogurt in a paper towel and freeze it, then your outcome will be dry yogurt. The simplicity of this recipe made it go viral on TikTok. TikTok users say that it’s a healthy substitute to sweet cravings such as ice cream or popsicles.
11. Tini’s Mac and cheese

Around Thanksgiving of 2024, TikTok user Tineke Younger shared her mac and cheese recipe online. Many viewers used her recipe for Thanksgiving parties and dinners. It’s usually normal for pasta to be sold out at your local grocery store, but the pasta shapes that Tini used—corkscrews—were completely sold out at most grocery stores.
10. Chocolate strawberries

Chocolate strawberries are an all time favorite, these are a popular dessert and did not freshly gain attention. However, during 2024, there were many different types of chocolate strawberries, such as “Tru Fru” and chocolate strawberries with Dubai chocolate. The popularity simply continued into 2024.
9. “Tanghulu”

Snacks which can be made quickly seem to be very popular among food trends. “Tanghulu” can be made in under 30 minutes, depending on whichever recipe you choose. It’s made by dipping fruit on a bamboo-skewer stick into a sugar coating. “Tanghulu” is a shiny fruit stick made with candied fruit. “Tanghulu” became a social media phenomenon around March of 2024.
8. Swedish candy

Tiktok’s newly found obsession around March of 2024, was Swedish candy. This trend was related to candy salad, since some people would use Swedish candy in their candy salads. Swedish candy is known for its sweet gummies, they also have sugar-free, gluten-free and vegan options.
7. Chili’s Triple Dipper

Chili’s is a widely known restaurant which was established in 1975. In 2024, a fan-favorite Chili’s menu item was the Triple Dipper. The Triple Dipper offers three options, with one of the most popular being the Nashville Hot Mozz. On Nov. 21, 2024 Chilis launched the Triple Dipper Dream Collection which included themed socks, bedding, eye masks and other merch, this is because of how famous the menu item is. Videos with the Triple Dipper reached over 200 million views on Tiktok.
6. Buldak ramen

Buldak ramen has been trending on social media ever since 2022, this popularity has continued to increase in 2024. Buldak is from a South Korean manufacturer named Samyang Foods. One of the most popular trends among Buldak ramen is the spice challenge, where someone tries to eat the spicy noodles without drinking water. The most trending flavor of Buldak is the carbonara ramen, which comes in cute pink packaging. This flavor is not overwhelmingly spicy and many people often mix it with heavy cream and cheese to increase tastiness and reduce spice.
5. Cucumber salad

Cucumber salad can be made many different ways and is used in almost every culture’s cuisine. One of the most popular recipes during 2024 was the creamy cucumber salad, which has sour cream, cucumbers and dill. Another popular recipe was the Asian cucumber salad, which has cucumbers, soy sauce, sesame, ginger, chili paste and can contain other ingredients. This is a refreshing dish for any day and it is light and healthy as well.
4. Crumbl Cookies

Established in 2017, Crumbl Cookies rose to fame in 2024, raising sales by 55%. Crumbl Cookies is known for the new flavors it releases each week. The reason for this newly found fame is from the increase in store openings that happened throughout 2023 and 2024. Opening about 400 stores in the two years, Crumbl Cookies received a large audience on social media. Some influencers even made homemade Crumbl cookies. While Crumbl Cookies can be heavy, they are perfect for those with a sweet tooth.
3. “Hwachae”

The word “hwachae” comes from the Korean words “hwa” which is known as flower and “chae” which is known as tea. Traditionally made in Korea, “hwachae” is a cold drink that contains fruits and is often mixed with carbonated drinks or milk. This was popular during the summer, as it is a refreshing drink, which makes it perfect for warm weather.
2. Candy salad

Like fruit salad, candy salad contains different types of candies all mixed together into a bowl. This trend on social media is where multiple people bring a bag of candy and pour it into a bowl. This trend included students in classes each bringing their own candy bags and putting it into a bowl as a class set. Another trend with candy salad is where friends bring candy, but before pouring it into the bowl, they would share a “trauma” which they had experienced.
1. Dubai chocolate

Trending in Dubai restaurants, milk chocolate filled with pistachio cream “kunafa” became known as Dubai chocolate. “Kunafa” is an already popular Arab recipe, but the combination of pistachio cream and milk chocolate is new. Many restaurants that are not in Dubai have also started making Dubai chocolate. Throughout social media, people have started to make things like Dubai Chocolate strawberries, Dubai chocolate ice cream, Dubai chocolate crepes and many different alternatives to a chocolate bar.