Extraordinary things can happen in a home kitchen, from delicious, unique meals to recipes ruined by the wrong mix of ingredients. But there are also meals that really stand out for being funny and unique, like the funny food creations shared on Reddit that we’re about to reveal!
Homer’s Cheesecake With Buttercream Frosting
Reddit user elephantgraveyard, who was the one that posted this image revealed: “The frosting tasted nice because the cheesecake wasn’t that sweet, so I actually kinda dug it. It added a little hit of sweetness that my brain liked.”
Mirror Glazed Mousse Cake
Reddit user ragsy1224 revealed: “I’ve used a lot of different recipes for this and have noticed that any one you find that includes a little corn syrup always comes out beautiful and shiny. Also, a lot of recipes don’t state this but I recommend shaking your container of glaze upon completion. All the bubbles and thick parts will go to the middle where you can easily ladle it out.”
5 Shades of Crispy Chicken
Reddit user mawcopolow revealed: “You have to whisk 6 tbsp of cornstarch, 6 tbsp of all-purpose flour, 16 tbsp of refrigerated water, 1 tsp of salt and 1 tsp of baking powder. Then dip the cubed chicken in and fry for 2 to 5 minutes, fry the first time until golden, rest 5 minutes and then fry a second time until well golden at 180 degrees Celsius.”
Kraken Pie
Reddit user GypsyWitch05 commented: “I’ve used blackberries for the eyes, but the actual pie is blueberry and cream cheese, with Kraken rum. The body of the Kraken was a mini pie in itself, just filled it with blueberry filling so it wouldn’t collapse.”
Cartoon Cake Slice
Reddit users in this post discussed if this image was generated by artificial intelligence or not, but if user Single_Disaster_2856 says it’s real, you should trust her that “it’s a banoffee cake with vanilla Swiss meringue buttercream and filled with caramel sauce (dulce de leche) biscoff spread, and biscoff biscuits for an added crunch to each bite.”
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Cherry and Blueberry Easter Pie
Reddit user Unqualified2Live mentioned: “I’ve used techniques created by Thepieous, she has images of awesome pies with archived stories.” Another user, g4m3c0d3r added: “You can use an aluminum foil ring around the carrots to prevent it from burning and they also make pie crust shields that are big open rings like what you would make with foil.”
Dish Sponge Cake
Reddit user fidgetspinnerz was the mastermind of one of these funny food creations, and revealed that the flavor of the cake was vanilla dyed with green and yellow food coloring and for the soap foam, he used milk froth. The user added: “The ingredients were 1 tsp of unsalted butter, 1 tsp of sugar, 2 tsp of vanilla extract, 3 eggs, 1 cup of flour, 1/2 tsp of baking soda and 4 tsp of buttermilk.”
Breakfast Sugar Cookies
Reddit user oology revealed the recipe of these funny food creations’ breakfast cookies: “The recipe makes enough icing for about 50 cookies: 815g of icing sugar, 60g of meringue powder, 1.5 tsp of vanilla and 2/3 cup water. You have to whisk the water, vanilla and meringue powder together until the meringue powder is dissolved and then add this to the icing sugar.”
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Focaccia
For those who don’t know, Focaccia is a flat, oven-baked Italian style bread with olive oil in it. Reddit user MissChienlK described that he added rosemary, tomatoes and home-smoked salt in it. And he also revealed: “I tried to make the center tomatoes look like roses, but I couldn’t, this was my first try.”
Carrot Cake Shaped Like a Jalapeño
Reddit user ButterscotchHair revealed: “My 7-year-old son wanted a cake for his birthday, and he likes to pull pranks.” Another user, Haggisboy commented on one of these funny food creations: “No joke. When I saw this I thought you had taken a pic of a jalapeño and were passing it off as a cake. Bravo.”
Handmade Ravioli
Reddit user tjseminara revealed about one of these funny food creations: “Those are 887 handmade ravioli. It’s a Christmas tradition of more than a hundred years old in my family that usually takes about four hours to make them.” Another user, A_Moisted_Cactus joked: “Plot twist: Christmas presents are inside.”
S’mores Macarons
Reddit user bardezart commented: “I make the Italian method which includes making an Italian meringue, that is hot sugar syrup whipped into egg whites. I’ve had to fold the batter 55 times during the macaronage phase, it’s just standard chocolate ganache and marshmallow fluff filling, but you could even use store-bought honestly.”
A Whale of a Cake
Some users couldn’t understand how it was possible for a person to achieve this kind of cake. and also one of the funny food creations. Reddit user unique-user-name opined: “That’s amazing and I would love to bust out a rad cake, even marginally as cool as that, but how on earth do you get to that level?”
Fresh Tagliatelle, Butter Poached Lobster, Morel-Lobster Cream Sauce
Reddit user awcadwel commented: “The lobster was a little over two pounds, I cooked it for about 16 minutes and then placed it in an ice bath to stop carry-over cooking. I removed the meat from the shell and gently poached the lobster in butter, white wine, fresh thyme and a hint of lemon.” That’s one of the juiciest funny food creations.
Rainbow Fruit Tart
Reddit user teenitinijenni revealed about one of these funny food creations: “I went from the outside to the inside, so it would be the most open and the inside more vertical as they leaned against each previous layer. A straightforward recipe is a pressed tart crust, pastry cream and the fruits that are blackberries, blueberries, kiwi, mango, nectarine, strawberries and raspberries.”
Seared Ahi Tuna Steaks
Reddit user gefiltefunk revealed the recipe for this meal: “Steaks were marinated for a few hours in Tamari and Mirin. The grill was a Weber Summit S-670 fitted with Grill Grates Preheated full power lid down until grills basically white-hot. Lay the fish down on grates for about 60 seconds before rotating 90 degrees, 60 seconds then flip and repeat. Then drizzled again with some tamari/mirin combo.” This is more like a raw creation than one of the funny food creations.
More Macarons
Most of the comments in the post couldn’t understand why the macarons in the picture looked sad. Reddit user crimsontape opined about one of these funny food creations: “The absurdity of a sad cookie is tearing me apart. Why are some of them sad?” While another user, ahdiovizun remarked: “Finally, sad cookies! I’m tired of all those sweet smiling things. Let’s all be real about how the tale ends.”
Lunar Cycle Blueberry Pie
Reddit user alconstrast commented on LittleMonsters’ funny food creations: “The original picture looks like it’s a cake with fondant. The baked picture shows that it was actually pie dough which is awesome.” And also, user brealytrent noted: “Double crust pies steam the contents, helping cook them. Having all the fruit uncovered allows all that steam to escape.”
Burgertown
Reddit user oherthneck noted: “I pop my griddle on the grill, of course it must be well seasoned to allow for an easy flip. And you’ll want a spatula without any holes, so the meat doesn’t creep through when smashing. The bun is from Squat’s store.” This is more a delicious treat than one of the funny food creations.
Cactus Cupcakes
Reddit user Dermatoloid revealed about this funny food creations: “It’s just a standard chocolate cupcake mix for the base, I used Marry Berry’s chocolate cupcake recipe. Then chocolate ganache for the icing, cut the chocolate into small pieces and combine off the heat, let cool and spread. Then 4 cups of buttercream, split into 6, color and put into piping bags.”
Conclusion
Meals are a part of our daily lives, but that doesn’t mean they have to be boring or routine. Every now and then, our inner chef decides to come out, resulting in funny food creations like the ones shared by these people on Reddit. Whether it’s for fun, because you’re craving a specific dish, or to take on a challenge, why not try your hand at making some of these funny food creations?
