4 More TikTok Recipes (2025) Put to the Test – Spring/Summer Edition

by Barry Lewis

Ingredients Method

Ingredients

Date Bark

10–12 medjool dates, pitted
2 heaped tablespoons smooth or “drippy” peanut butter
2 tablespoons chopped salted peanuts
100g dark chocolate (minimum 70% cocoa)
1 teaspoon coconut oil (optional – use neutral oil or skip)
Pinch of flaky sea salt

Strawberry Pasta

120g dried fusilli pasta (or your pasta of choice)
250g fresh strawberries, rinsed and hulled
4 tablespoons soured cream
2 tablespoons runny honey (or sugar)
4–5 mint leaves, to garnish (optional)

Two-Ingredient Ice Cream French Toast

250–300g ice cream (vanilla works best)
Thick slices of bread (brioche or white bloomer work nicely)
Knob of butter, for frying
Optional toppings: icing sugar, honey, maple syrup, fresh fruit

Lemon Brûlée Posset

4 large lemons
6 tablespoons lemon juice (from the lemons above)
480ml double cream
200g caster sugar, plus extra for brûlée topping
1 teaspoon vanilla extract (optional)
Optional non-brûlée toppings: lemon slices, whipped cream, fresh mint sprigs, fresh berries

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4 TikTok Recipes 2025 – Spring/Summer Edition Put to the Test

The TikTok food trend train keeps on rattling along, and with so many new TikTok Recipes 2025 going viral, you know I can’t resist hopping aboard to see which of these hits are actually worth making (and eating) in a real kitchen here in the UK.

This time it’s a spring/summer line-up of four TikTok Recipes 2025 that range from the dangerously spitty to the surprisingly gorgeous. I’ve kept the ingredients in a separate section (scroll down if you just want the shopping list), and here’s how each one turned out in my hands.

TikTok Recipes 2025 – Date Bark (a bit like a Snickers, if you squint)

Chewy dates, peanut butter, chocolate, and a bit of crunch from chopped nuts — basically a Snickers bar that’s been on TikTok. The trick? Keep it in the fridge or freezer, because at room temp it goes floppy faster than you can say “viral”. I’m not big on coconut oil in this — it leans a bit “Bounty” for my taste — so neutral oil or no oil works better.

Method:

  1. Line a small tray with baking paper. Squish the dates down in an overlapping layer.

  2. Spread over the peanut butter and sprinkle with the chopped peanuts.

  3. Melt the chocolate with the coconut oil (or your choice) and spread over the lot.

  4. Sprinkle with sea salt, freeze 10–15 mins, then snap into pieces.

  5. Store in the fridge or freezer — straight from the freezer it’s got that perfect snap.

TikTok Recipes 2025 – Strawberry Pasta (yes, it works – promise)

Inspired by Iga Świątek chatting at Wimbledon, this one’s strawberries, soured cream, and pasta. It looks like something the cat’s rejected, but honestly — it’s a summer winner. Sweet, tangy, creamy, and surprisingly good cold the next day. I even used fusilli for pun reasons.

Method:

  1. Cook the pasta in salted boiling water until al dente.

  2. Blitz strawberries, honey, and soured cream until smooth (or leave it a bit chunky if you like).

  3. Drain pasta, pop it in a serving bowl, and pour the sauce over. Toss gently.

  4. Garnish with mint leaves and strawberries, if you like. Serve warm or chilled.

Two-Ingredient Ice Cream French Toast (TikTok Recipes 2025)

Possibly the most dangerous breakfast I’ve made — the butter spat like an angry cat in a puddle — but the result was glorious: golden, caramelised bread with a toffee-like edge. Just ice cream and bread, plus the butter for frying.

Method:

  1. Let the ice cream melt until liquid (either at room temp or with a gentle zap in the microwave).

  2. Dunk thick slices of bread into the melted ice cream until coated but not soggy to the point of collapse.

  3. Melt the butter in a frying pan until foaming and carefully lay in the bread.

  4. Cook each side until golden and caramelised.

  5. Serve with icing sugar, honey, syrup, or whatever toppings make you happy.

Lemon Brûlée Posset (TikTok Recipes 2025 – served in the lemon)

A silky set cream, sharp with lemon, served in hollowed lemon shells and finished with a brûlée top. It’s rich, addictive, and far too easy to keep eating “just one more”.

Method:

  1. Halve the lemons lengthways and juice them, keeping 6 tablespoons of juice. Hollow the shells clean.

  2. Sit the shells in a muffin tin to keep them upright.

  3. Heat the cream and sugar until boiling, simmer 2 minutes, then take off the heat.

  4. Stir in the lemon juice (and vanilla, if using) and let cool for 15 minutes.

  5. Pour into the lemon shells and chill at least 4 hours.

  6. To brûlée: sprinkle sugar on top and blowtorch until golden. Chill briefly again before serving.

  7. If not brûléeing, top with whipped cream, berries, mint, or lemon slices.

Final Thoughts on TikTok Recipes 2025

  • Most addictive: Lemon Brûlée Posset — impossible to stop at one.

  • Best surprise: Strawberry Pasta — ignore the look, trust the taste.

  • Snack-win (with a caveat): Date Bark — keep it cold and skip the coconut oil for less Bounty vibes.

  • Tasty but feisty: Ice Cream French Toast — caramelised loveliness, but watch out for the butter shrapnel.

If you try any of these TikTok Recipes 2025, tag me or drop a comment — always keen to see which viral recipes are winning (or flopping) in your kitchen. Here’s some more viral recipes from this year, or if you’d rather watch these recipes unfold, see it above or here’s the YouTube video

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