Every year brings some exciting food trends our way, and judging by what we’ve seen so far—2025 is shaping up to be pretty chaotic. Pinterest’s trend forecast for the year ahead of us is here, and it includes such quirky food trends as chaos cakes, homemade soda, and pickles.
Homemade Soda
“Rebel floats” made it to Pinterest’s list of the leading food trends for 2025, and they’re all about putting a radical twist on the way we drink soda. “Cream soda aesthetic” is one of the trending terms to emerge under this category, but fruit soda, homemade soda, and soda drink recipes are also experiencing a boom.
Funny Cakes
Many of Pinterest’s leading food trends for 2025 are all about embracing chaos, and the rise of “chaos cakes” is the best example on the list. The days of perfectly polished sweet treats are long behind us, and Pinterest users can’t get enough of cakes with a silly vibe, including rat cakes, celeb crush cakes, and funny bento cakes.
Dill-icious Treats
If you’re a huge fan of pickles, you’re not alone since everyone on Pinterest seems to be feeling the same way. The humble pickle will get a moment to shine in the spotlight after a wide range of dill-icious foods and drinks started trending on Pinterest, ranging from pickle cakes and margaritas to pickle de gallo and pickle fries.
