25 Easy Copycat Recipes For Your Favorite Foods (2024)

1. Copycat Chick-fil-A Chicken Sandwich

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Chick-fil-A is closed on Sundays, but that shouldn’t prevent you from getting your fill-A. Get the DIY recipe here.

2. Krispy Kreme Doughnuts

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Doughnuts may be the new cupcake, but homemade is the new store bought. Get #trending with this recipe.

3. Argo Mojitea

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When you’re thirsty for iced tea but forgot to make that grocery store run, this recipe is here for you.

4. 15-Minute Sushirrito

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When your snooty friend from San Francisco won’t stop talking about their spiritual sushi burrito experience, rub this masterpiece in their face, and then stuff it in yours.

5. Cool Ranch Doritos

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Say good-bye to the disappointment of ripping open a bag of Doritos to find out that it’s 90% air, and say hello to this recipe.

6. Sriracha

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When the ever-looming Sriracha shortage finally occurs, this recipe will always be there to spice up your life.

8. Panera Autumn Squash Soup

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With this recipe for creamy, delicious soup under your belt, you’ll never have to go Pa-near-a Panera again.

9. Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte

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Starbucks only sells Pumpkin Spice Lattes in the fall, but being #basic never ends. This recipe goes great with your LuluLemon leggings and kale salad in any season.

10. P.F. Chang's Quinoa Fried Rice

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You’ve been putting it off, but with this recipe, you can finally be strong and break off your toxic relationship with P.F.

11. Homemade KIND Bars

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Your favorite granola bar may have been good to you so far, but these homemade treats will be much kinder. Recipe here.

12. DIY Cronut

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Don’t do it. Don’t wake up insanely early to get in that absurd line. DO make this masterpiece instead.

13. Chick-fil-A Chicken Nuggets

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Chicken nuggets aren't just for kids anymore. Check the recipe out here.

14. Ladurée Dark Chocolate Macarons

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You’ll be able to corner the market on Instagram AND Pinterest with this macaron recipe.

15. In-N-Out Animal-Style Fries

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With this copycat recipe, you can now do it animal-style in the comfort of your own kitchen.

16. Upgraded Girls Scouts Tagalong Cookies

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You no longer have to depend on an eerily business-oriented tiny girl in a vest to get your cookie hookup. Learn how here.

17. Panera Cobblestone Muffins

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Not only does this recipe replicate Panera’s cinnamon-bun-on-crack, but it does it one better it by turning it into a muffin.

18. Cheez-It Crackers

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Step away from the snack foods aisle, friend. This recipe uses real cheese and tastes better for it.

19. Peanut Butter Pretzel Crisp Luna Bars

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Guys, you no longer have anything to be ashamed of. After trying this recipe, you’ll be screaming, “I’M A MAN AND I LOVE LUNA BARS,” from every rooftop.

20. Momof*cku Cereal Milk

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Did you really ever pay money to eat something that tastes like the dregs of your morning meal? This recipe will have you questioning your past self’s naïvety.

21. Homemade Pop Tarts

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Your favorite childhood on-the-go breakfast is now your favorite college treat. Get the recipe here.

22. Quest Bar Cookie Crisp Cereal

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Remember those ads where the wolf tries to acquire Cookie Crisp but fails miserably? If he had just known this recipe, his whole life wouldn’t have been a tragic waste.

23. Microwave Rice Krispie Treats

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Snap, crackle, pop. That’s your microwave, using this recipe to make you the most delicious, easy treats imaginable.

24. Chipotle Burrito Bowl

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Avoid the extreme stress that is the Chipotle experience and enjoy the peace and quiet of your kitchen. With this recipe, the guac ain’t extra.

25. Bluth's Frozen Bananas

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There’s always money in the banana stand. With this recipe for the Arrested Development classic, you can even start your own family business.

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