Category: Pop Culture Recipes

Pop culture-inspired desserts, snacks and drinks you need to see to believe

  • Buddy the Elf-Inspired Breakfast Pancakes

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    This Buddy the Elf-inspired breakfast uses squiggly pancakes in place of pasta, making for a magical Christmas brunch. It’s way better than Buddy’s go-to meal in the movie, promise.

    squiggly buddy-inspired breakfast pancakes with chocolate syrup, sprinkles, M&m's and maple
  • A ‘Wicked’-Inspired Dessert: Chocolate Pistachio Candy Bars

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    Inspired by the upcoming movie—and the viral Dubai chocolate bar trend—these Chocolate Pistachio Candy Orbs are wickedly good. And surprisingly easy to make.

    wicked dessert idea: chocolate pistachio bars in sphere shape
  • 57 Taylor Swift-Inspired Menu Ideas & Food Puns

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    Hosting a Taylor Swift-inspired party is all kinds of fun, especially when you lean into these menu ideas. These Swift food puns play on the singer’s albums and song titles.

    Taylor Swift-inspired Super Bowl menu ideas, including a Lavender Haze drink, The Last Great American Deviled Eggs and Big Reputation chocolate chip cookies
  • How to Make Bingo & Bluey-Inspired Cupcakes at Home

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    Make Bluey-inspired Bingo (& Bluey) cupcakes in just six steps—without fondant! Here’s exactly what to do for a fun, family dessert featuring buttercream frosting, gel food coloring and chocolate cake mix.

    how to make bingo- and bluey-inspired cupcakes at home, showing the frosting colors to use
  • How to Make ‘Peppa Pig’-Inspired Cupcakes

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    These Peppa Pig-inspired cupcakes make for a great rainy day craft project for kids, or as a birthday treat. All you need is some frosting, Nutter Butters and candy eyes. We’ll show you the rest.

    peppa pig-inspired cupcakes next to pink and blue swirl cupcakes
  • How to Make a ‘Bluey’-Inspired Cake (An Easy, No-Fondant DIY)

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    Making a “Bluey” cake is easier than you’d think. We’ll show you how to make a cake inspired by the face of the Blue Heeler dog in the Disney+ cartoon in 5 steps. Using a box mix, no less. Here’s how to do it and what you’ll need.

    a homemade bluey-inspired cake using buttercream frosting
  • Barbie-Inspired Movie Snack Mix

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    Before seeing the Barbie movie, get in the spirit with this snack inspired by the film. (It’s salty and sweet, a combo of worlds, just like the two Barbie visits.)

    Barbie-inspired snack mix to stir into popcorn, featuring pink chocolate, sprinkles and pretzels
  • Oreo Truffle Monsters

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    When it comes to kid-friendly Halloween treats, it doesn’t get better than this. Oreo truffle monsters hit all the right notes: Kids get to smash Oreos, roll balls of Play-Doh-like batter, dip things in molten chocolate and decorate away. And, by virtue of these no-bake treats being “monsters,” they don’t demand perfection. The goofier, the…

    Oreo truffle monsters recipe
  • The ‘Hocus Pocus’-Inspired Book Cake Even Toast-Burners Can Make

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    Years ago, I made Hocus Pocus-inspired s’mores pops, and they were an unexpected hit. (To this day, I see people recreate them, and it makes me unspeakably happy.) But then I had a child, and my baking days are often late at night, or squeezed within whatever spare 15 minutes I have, when I’m half-exhausted…

    hocus pocus book cake inspired by the movie
  • ‘Star Wars’-Inspired Wookiee Pies, AKA Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Creme Pies

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    First, a disclaimer: I have no affiliation with Disney, Lucasfilm or the artist formally known as Chewbacca. It’s just a tribute for Star Wars fans to enjoy. Time for a double dose of nostalgia: Little Debbie Oatmeal Creme Pies meets an homage to the unsung, hairy, anxiety-riddled hero of the Star Wars franchise (no, not…

    Wookiee Pies recipe
  • Jack Skellington-Inspired Hot Cocoa Bombs

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    If you want to dress up as Jack, Sally, or even Zero from The Nightmare Before Christmas this Halloween, there’s no shortage of off-the-rack costumes you can buy from, well, just about anywhere (from Amazon to Hot Topic to Walmart). But if you’re really looking to go all out this year—or simply host an epic…

    The Best Halloween Hot Cocoa Bombs: Jack Skellington treats
  • How to Make Baby Yoda-inspired Cupcakes

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    Wait, so you’re not hosting a watch party for one and making all kinds of Grogu-inspired treats every Friday, when a new episode of The Mandalorian hits Disney+? Huh. Strange. Well, these Baby Yoda cupcakes may just convince you to start. They’re ridiculously cute—and also ridiculously easy to make (like maybe even easier than the…

    Baby Yoda Cupcakes Tutorial - How to Make The Child Cupcakes
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