14 takeaway foods and snacks you can make yourself

Updated 3 January 2024

Make tasty fast food at home with these delicious and surprisingly cheap and easy copy-cat, DIY takeaway recipes.

Save cash, make stuff fresh and customise to your hearts content with these simple recipes that cover everything from burgers to doughnuts.

Big Mac copycat

This real easy and simple BigMac copycat recipe can be done quicker than you can probably walk to your local McDonalds. > Big Mac copycat

Good news for fans of IKEA meatballs: Here’s how to make the famous Swedish meatballs yourself at home. > IKEA meatballs and sauce

Greggs has unveiled a home-made recipe for its classic Sausage, Bean and Cheese Melt. > Greggs Sausage, Bean and Cheese Melt

Learn how to make takeaway style chicken fried rice with this quick and yummy student recipe. > Takeaway Style Chicken Fried Rice recipe

krispy-kreme-copycat
Never visit Krispy Kreme again, instead make your own glazed doughnuts at home.

Make your own McDonalds (or generic fast food) style fries/chips with this home made takeaway style chip recipe and how to. > Crispy French Fries

An easy and quick chicken korma curry recipe: Make this homemade, one pan curry and save money by avoiding the takeaways. > Chicken Corma Curry

Save time and cash by making your own fast food: Here’s a super tasty sausage, bacon and egg breakfast muffin recipe. > McMuffin

Make tasty chocolate digestive biscuits with this recipe.

Another copycat fastfood recipe make your own chicken nuggets with this recipe.

These tasty homemade Jaffa cakes are a treat to make – recipe here.

homemade dorritos
Make your own Dorritos with this recipe and never buy dips again with these salsa and guacamole guides.

This quick and easy sweet and sour chicken recipe couldn’t be any easier. > Sweet and sour chicken

cereal bar hack
Mix cereal with marshmallows, microwave for 20 seconds, form into bars and allow to cook. EAT. Video here.

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