These Instagram-inspired dessert trends will probably break the internet

The sugar forecast for 2017 is candy with a chance of doughnut burgers.

Waffle cone ice cream tacos to continue the Mexican wave in 2017. Taco ‘bout a waffle idea. Picture: @bundy.fit, Instagram

If the current state of pastry is anything to go by, the whole world is on a bit of a sugar high and Instagram is to blame for the global dessert addiction.

Not only has the photo-sharing app made it easy to visually share sweets, it has also sparked a new brand of virtual dessert wars in which chefs, bakers and candycane makers the world over compete with each other in a game of ‘who can stack the most doughnuts on top of a freakshake made with melted chocolate, marshmallows, brownie batter and diabetes’.

The more likely a creation is to put you into a sugar coma, the better; at least when it comes to feeding social media’s insatiable appetite for decadence and, perhaps more importantly, novelty.

It all started in New York. From cronuts (croissant doughnuts), proissants (pretzel croissants) and brookies (brownie-stuffed cookies) to deep fried oreos, salted caramel and cream cheese-stuffed bagels, the Big Apple has stamped itself as the global epicentre of sweetness, dreaming up unique, unconventional, marvellous creations that would put even Willy Wonka and his chocolate factory out of business.

And people are pouring over it online like maple syrup on French toast pancakes. [Note: If that isn’t a thing already, it should be.]

To keep you ahead of the honey pot, we’ve taken a look at 20 of the sweetest Instagram-inspired dessert trends most likely to break the internet in 2017.

At this stage, the long-range sugar forecast is candy with a chance of doughnut burgers.

20. Hot chocolate

Spice up your life with Tabasco chilli choc bites. Like, literally.

19. Cakes in jars

Even mason jars don’t make friends with salad. Picture: Claudia Baxter

Brisbane-based The Mason Baker delivers delicious, freshly made cake from the oven to your mouth. I mean door. Because who wouldn’t want a jar of peanut butter, sticky date or coconut white chocolate cake to-go?

18. Freakshakes

Naughty Boy Cafe in Lygon St living up to its name. Picture: Supplied

A wise woman once said: “You got that, you got that, you got that milk money.”

OK, it was Fergie. But she kinda had a point. Not only are these over-the-top milk shakes worth every dollar, the best thing about them is awkwardly staring at people while they try to eat them.
All the LOLs.

17. Filled churros

Nutella is pretty much it’s own food group. Enjoy your mouthgasm.

16. Ice cream flowers

When roses just won’t cut it, nothing says ‘I love you’ like a bouquet of ice cream flowers. #meltingmyheart

15. Ice cream served in doughnut cones

Yes. Doughnut cones are a legit thing. I tip my hat to you, Adriano Zumbo.

14. Or bubble waffle cones

It’s like eating ice cream out of bubble wrap.

13. Or cannoli

Cannoli even deal with this. Picture: Lavezzi Gelateria

Cannoli, I see your traditional custard centre and I raise you fresh gelato. Check mate.

12. Ice cream sliders

These oreo ice cream sliders are out of Left Field. Literally. Picture: Eugene Hyland

As if sliders weren’t already awesome enough, then chef Ryan Lording from Carnegie cafe Left Field went and discovered that if you put cookies and cream ice cream between doughnut buns and serve them with crushed oreo, salted caramel, bananas, honeycomb, figs and pistachio, it makes them infinitely better.

Can’t even.

11. Doughnut sundaes

Once upon a time, doughnuts were doughnuts and sundaes were sundaes, and never the twain shall meet. But thanks to The Internet, doughnut sundaes are now a thing and the world should rejoice because this is proof that true love still exists.

10. Ice cream macarons

Ice cream macarons. Picture: Lavezzi Gelateria

Why the heck not, we say.

9. ... Or ice cream in pretty much anything

Yes, that is an ice cream taco.
As the girl in the Old El Paso commercial said, “Why don’t we just have both?’

8. Rolled ice cream

How many dudes you know scroll like this. Not many. If any.

7. Cookie chips

They’re like regular chips, only they’re cookies. For the little cookie monster in all of us. Omnomnom.

6. Cookie fries

Please put all the cookie fries. In my mouth. Stat.

5. Skillet cookies

Peanut butter and dark chocolate skillet cookie. Yes. Picture: Supplied.

Cookies you can eat with a spoon are always a grand idea.

4. Cookie dough. Like, in a jar

This gourmet spoonable cookie dough will pretty much break the internet. Cue: global cookie dough addiction.

3. Cookie shots

First he came up with cronuts, now there are cookie shots. Because saying ‘cheers’ is much more cheerful when cookies are involved.

2. Rainbow toasties

So this may not exactly be a dessert, but it looks too pretty to eat, so whatevs.

It’s like streamers and confetti got locked in a microwave together and then somehow this happened.

1. Rainbow errythang

This rainbowfetti bagel is so colourful it’s practically a balanced meal, right? Pretty sure that’s how it works.

You’re welcome.