Vegan Recipes Gone Viral! TikTok Recipe Trends to Try

If you have a smartphone, you probably spend a large portion of your screen time marveling at recipe hacks on Gen Z’s favorite app: TikTok. And the best part is that many of the recipe videos that have gone viral are vegan! If the recipe that has you drooling on your device contains animal-derived products, fear not, my friend, ’cause we’ve got some hacks that’ll make it possible to partake in those trends, too, without hurting animals. Here are some great ones that are already vegan, followed by some hacks from us:

Green Goddess Salad

The original version of this salad is vegan as is. This recipe even includes one of our favorite ingredients: nutritional yeast (aka “nooch”).

Viral Creamy Ramen Hack

This vegan ramen’s creamy, spicy sauce is made with dairy-free butter, oat milk, sriracha, and nooch.

Baked Feta Pasta

For this popular recipe, you can use your favorite sheep-friendly feta or make your own easy vegan feta with tofu, cashews, and nooch.

Vegan Salmon Rice Bowl

Salmon are smart, social individuals who know how to swim back to the exact place they were born to lay their eggs. Spare salmon by making a rice bowl with marinated tofu instead of their flesh. Top it with egg-free mayo drizzle, and enjoy!

Grinder Sandwich

Grab your favorite vegan deli slices and dairy-free cheeses to make this classic sub.

Lentil Smashburger Tacos

The savory lentil mixture in these delicious burger-inspired tacos spares cows and adds extra fiber.

‘Eat an Entire Cucumber’ Salad

There are a seemingly endless number of versions of the viral cucumber salad, and this one is packed with protein and flavor.

Dalgona (Whipped) Coffee

What better way is there to start the day than with a cup o’ joe? How about with a cup of whipped joe?! See how easy it is to make delicious, velvety coffee in just a few minutes.

@plantbasedcoupleOf course we had to try ##coffeelover ☕️ turned out so good😍 ##whippedcoffee ##instantcoffee ##coffee ##coffeetime ##icedcoffee ##coffeeaddict ##vegan♬ death bed (coffee for your head) – Powfu & beabadoobee

Cloud Bread

A recipe for vegan cloud bread doesn’t exi— this here is all your need to make your own heavenly loaf of pastel-colored perfection without paying for chickens to be abused and slaughtered (that is, a loaf without eggs).

@sanctuaryvegan

#CloudBread #vegancloudbread #cloudbreadrecipe #eggfree #eggfreecloudbread #vegan #tiktoktrends #tiktoktrending #fyp

♬ Dynamite – BTS

Vegan Mini Pancake Cereal

The mini pancake trend was too cute not to make vegan. PETA shows you how to start your morning off right with “accidentally vegan” pancake mix, egg replacer, and everyone’s favorite: oat milk.

@officialpetaMini pancake cereal, but make it vegan 🤗♬ Buttercup – Jack Stauber

Tabitha Brown’s Vegan Mac and Cheese

This recipe has our two favorite things: vegan cheese and Tabitha Brown. The “cheese” sauce looks almost too good.

@iamtabithabrown

It’s my daughter @choyce.brown 19th birthday and she wanted my special Mac-n-cheese! #vegan #tabithabrown

♬ original sound – Tabitha Brown

Thick and Creamy Smoothies

Did you ever think you’d crave a smoothie more than vegan ice cream? This recipe will have you reaching past the pint for a frozen banana—guaranteed.

@wholesomehedonista

How to make super THICK + CREAMY smoothies / #smoothiebowl /#nicecream #smoothie #vegan #veganrecipes #healthyrecipes #vitamix #healthy

♬ Buttercup – Jack Stauber

 Vegan Doughnuts

With over 9 million views, this vegan doughnut video obviously had to be on our list. It doesn’t include the recipe, but you can find it here.

@collecturcoins

my fam really asked me to make donuts…at THIS hour?! They do b tasting good tho ;/ #fyp #foryou #donuts #vegan

♬ Vampire weekend A punk – WayJay

Tabitha Brown’s Carrot Bacon

There’s a reason this video has 3.5 million views—and that iconic crunch has got to be it. Use an oven or an air fryer to get great results.

@iamtabithabrown

Carrot bacon❤️ #tabithabrown #veganbacon

♬ original sound – Tabitha Brown

Vegan Alfredo Pasta

Who knew that you could make a delicious, creamy sauce out of garlic? Well, this lady did, and that’s why her video tutorial is so popular. Excuse us while we go peel some garlic bulbs.

@erekasfood

My BETTER THAN ALFREDO fettuccine! #foryoupage #foryou #recipe #pasta #learnfromme #happyathome #vegetarian #healthyrecipe #cookingtips #fyp #foddie

♬ original sound – Ereka Vetrini

Dreamy Potatoes

Potatoes may seem basic, but cooking damn good tots is an art! And that makes this TikToker Picasso Potasso. 🥔🎨

@scheckeats

if you see this & don’t follow my insta, you’ll be cursed with soggy potatoes #roastpotatoes #roastedpotatoes #potatoes #vegan #sidedish #potato

♬ original sound – LLusion

Vegan Fried Egg Sandwich Hack

You may have seen those fried sandwiches with egg on the outside of the bread and meat and cheese in the middle. It seems like a fun idea—if it didn’t come with all that animal suffering. So we’ve created a vegan hack to make your fried sandwich dreams come true. This recipe is proof that you can veganize any TikTok recipe you see if the creator forgot that animals are sentient beings who deserve our consideration.

• Your favorite vegan egg, equivalent of 3 eggs
• Salt and pepper, to taste
• 2 slices bread
• Shredded vegan cheese

Optional fillings: cooked vegan ham, vegan sausage, and vegan bacon

1. Pour the egg substitute into a heated, well-greased pan. Sprinkle with the salt and pepper.
2. Quickly and carefully dip each slice of bread into the mixture so that both sides are coated then place in the pan with the bottom edges facing each other.
3. Once the bottom side has cooked, flip the bread and “egg” as one.
4. Place the vegan cheese and desired fillings on top of the “egg.”
5. Once the “cheese” has melted, fold in the edges of the “egg” then fold one slice of bread over the other to make a sandwich.

It’s super easy to find all kinds of animal-free recipes and foods on popular apps, on cooking websites, and in restaurants. Remember: It’s not OK to confine and artificially inseminate animals, kidnap their babies, exploit their reproductive systems until their bodies are worn out, slaughter them, and eat their flesh. Any recipe can easily be made vegan just by swapping a few nasty ingredients for their vegan counterparts.