Hello, I’m back at it with another viral TikTok recipe. I know, I know, TikTok is about to be banned but the viral recipes won’t stop and I am here for it because super fluffy cloud bread is so jiggly and cute.
Plus it’s only three ingredients! I mean, I loved dalgona coffee and pancake cereal, so maybe there’s something to this TikTok food thing?
After seeing multiple people ripping into and squishing their TikTok cloud bread, I just HAD to make some myself.
If you’re on TikTok and you’ve looked under #cloudbread you’ve probably seen the fluffiest, most impossible giant puffs of bread you’ve ever seen. All you need to make it is egg whites, sugar, and cornstarch. Cloud bread is essentially a softly baked meringue with some rebranding.
If you’re not sure what a meringue is: it’s a type of dessert made from whipped egg whites and sugar. Sometimes a binder (in this case cornstarch) is added to give it a bit more structure. Meringues taste kind of marshmallow-y when gently baked and light and crispy when baked and dried out longer. If you’ve had pavlova or lemon meringue pie or macaron, you’ve had meringue and by extension, cloud bread.
To be honest, this cloud bread is more looks than taste. Maybe just like TikTok? It’s beautifully fluffy and full of tiny air bubbles and very squishy and satisfying but it’s not the most delicious. It’s light and airy and reminiscent of a marshmallow. It kinda tastes like angel food cake texture wise, but not taste wise.
The Best Cloud Bread Recipe
The Best Cloud Bread Recipe: Low carb, keto, low fat, gluten-free, grain-free bread you can use for sandwiches on a low carb diet!
Prep: 10min
Total: 25min
Yield: 10
Serving Size: 1 slice
Nutrition Facts: servingSize 1 slice, calories 36 kcal, Protein 2 g, Fat 2 g, Saturated Fat 1 g, Cholesterol 68 mg, Sodium 167 mg
Ingredients:
- 4 large eggs, (separated)
- 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 2 ounces low-fat cream cheese
- 1 teaspoon Italian herb seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/4 – 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
Instruction:
- Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. If you have a convection oven, set on convect. Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Separate the egg whites and egg yolks. Place the whites in a stand mixer with a whip attachment. Add the cream of tartar and beat on high until the froth turns into firm meringue peaks. Move to a separate bowl.
- Place the cream cheese in the empty stand mixing bowl. Beat on high to soften. Then add the egg yolks one at a time to incorporate. Scrape the bowl and beat until the mixture is completely smooth. Then beat in the Italian seasoning, salt, and garlic powder.
- Gently fold the firm meringue into the yolk mixture. Try to deflate the meringue as little as possible, so the mixture is still firm and foamy. Spoon 1/4 cup portions of the foam onto the baking sheets and spread into even 4-inch circles, 3/4 inch high. Make sure to leave space around each circle.
- Bake on convect for 15-18 minutes, or in a conventional oven for up to 30 minutes. The bread should be golden on the outside and firm. The center should not jiggle when shaken. Cool for several minutes on the baking sheets, then move and serve!
Cloud Bread Recipe
3 ingredient fluffy TikTok viral cloud bread
Prep: 10min
Total: 30min
Serving Size: 1 serving
Nutrition Facts: calories 194 kcal, Carbohydrate 38 g, Protein 10.8 g, Fat 0.2 g, Saturated Fat 0.01 g, Cholesterol 0.01 mg, Sodium 100 mg, Fiber 0.1 g, Sugar 30.7 g, servingSize 1 serving
Ingredients:
- 3 large egg whites (about 6 tbsp)
- 2.5 tbsp sugar (~30g)
- 1 tbsp cornstarch (~10g)
- food coloring (optional, see note)
Instruction:
- Heat the oven to 300°F. In the bowl of a stand mixer, use the whip attachment to whip the egg whites on medium high until frothy.
- Add the sugar slowly, 1 tablespoon at at time and whip on high until small bubbles start to form.
- Sift in the cornstarch and continue to whip on high until the whites are whipped up into a glossy thick meringue that holds a peak, about 5-6 minutes.
- Scoop out the meringue on to a parchment paper lined baking sheet and shape into a fluffy cloud or mound.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes. The outside will be a light golden brown. Let cool and enjoy the fluff!
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