15+ Foods So Pretty You Almost Won't Want to Eat Them

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This year was the year of beautiful food — treats so sparkly and colorful you'd almost rather eat them with your eyes alone. Though the items you are about to see don't look like they could be edible, rest assured, they absolutely are. Here's how you can re-create them at home.

Rainbow Grilled Cheese
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Rainbow Grilled Cheese

The trick to getting that insane cheese pull is dyeing shredded white cheese and sprinkling it in lines across the bread before grilling.

Get the recipe: rainbow grilled cheese

Emoji Cookies
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Emoji Cookies

Fondant and edible markers are all you need to turn round cookies into adorable emoji expressions.

Get the tutorial: emoji cookies

Unicorn Cake
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Unicorn Cake

Lisa Frank designs had a resurgence in 2016, sparking a wave of unicorn foods like this cake, made mostly with fondant and piped buttercream frosting.

Get the tutorial: unicorn cake

Frozen Latte Art
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Frozen Latte Art

You'll want to watch the video of this Frozen latte tutorial over and over again. The artist uses a small hooked pick tool to draw this realistic portrayal in latte foam.

Get the tutorial: Frozen latte art

Galaxy Bark
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Galaxy Bark

Galaxy bark, also known as unicorn bark, is made by swirling colored chocolate together and dusting it with star sprinkles, edible luster, and metallic dragées. Let it set before cracking it into bark.

Get the recipe: galaxy bark

Rainbow Waffles
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Rainbow Waffles

The secret behind these rainbow waffles is squeeze bottles filled with different-colored batters.

Get the recipe: rainbow waffles

Sprinkle Bowl
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Sprinkle Bowl

Ice cream and desserts become instantly better with a sprinkle-covered chocolate bowl. Simply dip a blown balloon halfway into melted chocolate followed by sprinkles and allow it to set in the fridge before carefully popping the balloon.

Get the technique: sprinkle bowl

Avocado Rose
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Avocado Rose

Buddha bowls and avocado toast have not reached their saturation points. Instead, Instagrammers and bloggers are finding even more ways to make avocado look better in photos. A ripe avocado and a supersharp knife are all you need to re-create this hypnotizing avocado rose.

Get the tutorial: avocado roses

Bubble Ice Cream Cones
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Bubble Ice Cream Cones

If you haven't experienced a bubble cone, it's like a soft waffle but with round "bubbles" instead of square divots. Though a special piece of equipment is necessary to make them at home, you'll find yourself completely addicted to the texture and taste.

Get the recipe: birthday bubble waffle ice cream cones

Rainbow Bagels
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Rainbow Bagels

Rainbow bagel with Funfetti cream cheese? Sign us up! Individually dyed doughs are layered together before they are cut into slivers and wrapped into a round bagel shape.

Get the recipe: rainbow bagels

Unicorn Cupcakes
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Unicorn Cupcakes

Cotton candy, edible gold, rock candy, and more top a rainbow-colored cupcake. Don't forget the unicorn horn, made with fondant.

Get the recipe: unicorn cupcakes

Galaxy Cake
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Galaxy Cake

White splattered icing and glitter (blown onto the cake rather than sprinkled onto it) create the shimmery look of the galaxy.

Get the tutorial: galaxy cake

Rainbow Pasta
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Rainbow Pasta

Unlike some of the other rainbow foods going viral, rainbow pasta is completely natural. Beets, cabbage, and turmeric dye the pasta into vibrant shades.

Get the recipe: rainbow pasta

Tie-Dye Cake
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Tie-Dye Cake

Pour fondant icing into a measuring cup. Drop in several different hues of food coloring before drizzling the icing onto the cake in a crazy tie-dye pattern.

Get the recipe: tie-dye cake

Unicorn Hot Chocolate
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Unicorn Hot Chocolate

An LA cafe invented the idea of unicorn hot chocolate, inspiring this cake batter-flavored rendition. The unicorn's head is made with a giant marshmallow. Its arms and horn are fondant, and the mane is a mix of whipped cream and buttercream frosting.

Get the recipe: unicorn hot chocolate

Geode Cake
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Geode Cake

Geode and agate kitchen gifts inspired cakes made with rock candy and geode cookies.

Get the tutorial: geode cookies