16 Pinterest Food Fails That Are Just Too EFFING Funny

We salute your effort.

By Gabrielle VigoreauxPublished: Aug 4, 2015

We salute your effort.

THE GOAL: Homemade Samoas

Food, Finger food, Cuisine, Baked goods, Dessert, Ingredient, Recipe, Cooking, Dish, Snack,

Courtesy of Just a Taste

Everyone knows the chocolatey, coconutty, caramel-striped Samoa is the queen of Girl Scout cookies. Let's see what happens when you try to make them at home.

THE FAIL: Homemade Samoas

Food, Finger food, Cuisine, Ingredient, Dish, Baked goods, Recipe, Dessert, Snack, Fast food,

Courtesy of Pinterest Fail

This user followed the recipe to a tee, subbing cookie cutters for a wine glass and a shot glass. Maybe just buy a box next time?

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THE GOAL: Bunny Pancakes

Orange, Ingredient, Dessert, Dish, Recipe, Sweetness, Button, Craft, Culinary art, Fruit,

Courtesy of Baby Loving Mama

Frozen pancakes, artful fruit arrangement, and marshmallows. That's it. It's pretty much impossible to mess up these bunny pancakes right?

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THE FAIL: Bunny Pancakes

Food, Dishware, Ingredient, Baked goods, Finger food, Tableware, Cuisine, Sweetness, Teal, Dessert,

Courtesy of Pinterest Fail

Kudos to this person who tried to get creative with homemade pancakes and banana bunny ears. The result was nothing less than terrifying.

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THE GOAL: Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes

Food, Sweetness, Cuisine, Dessert, Ingredient, Frozen dessert, Ice cream, Dairy, Ice cream cone, Cone,

Courtesy of The Cake Blog

We love a good dessert mash-up and these cupcake cones are pretty much perfect in our eyes.

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THE FAIL: Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes

Food, Cuisine, Tableware, Dish, Cooking, Finger food, Plate, Recipe, Serveware, Dishware,

Courtesy of Pinterest Fail

Perhaps these are two desserts better enjoyed separately.

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THE GOAL: 1-Minute Mug Brownie

Coffee cup, Cup, Serveware, Drinkware, Dishware, Food, Ingredient, Teacup, Tableware, Drink,

Courtesy of Spark Recipes

"1-minute brownie" might possibly be our favorite 3 words of all time. AND you can microwave them using just a mug. What can go wrong?

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THE FAIL: 1-Minute Mug Brownie

Food, Serveware, Cuisine, Dish, Ingredient, Major appliance, Plate, Home appliance, Dessert, Dishware,

Courtes of Craft Fail

Don't turn your back on the microwave, guys, and pay attention to the power levels. Fondue anyone?

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THE GOAL: Sprinkle Cookies

Blue, Sweetness, Food, Ingredient, Dessert, Confectionery, Cuisine, Baked goods, Colorfulness, Snack,

Salt Tree

We're not sure we've ever seen a cheerier slice-and-bake pattern.

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THE FAIL: Smushed Swirls

Colorfulness, Art, Paint, Art paint, Painting,

Pinterest Fail

But a too-warm kitchen turned this technique into a flub.

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THE GOAL: Cherry Pie Cookie Cups

Food, Cuisine, Dessert, Ingredient, Baked goods, Sweetness, Dish, Recipe, Finger food, Cooking,

Courtesy of Lemon Tree Dwelling

It's pie meets cookie in tiny form! All you really need is refrigerated sugar cookie dough and cherry pie filling.

THE FAIL: Cherry Pie Cookie Cups

Food, Finger food, Cuisine, Ingredient, Recipe, Dish, Baked goods, Snack, Sweetness, Fast food,

Courtesy of Pinstrosity

Apparently this dessert is harder than it looks. These cookie cups literally cannot keep it together.

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THE GOAL: Baked Mozzarella Sticks

Food, Finger food, Cuisine, Ingredient, Dish, Tableware, Dishware, Plate, Condiment, Sauces,

Courtesy of One Hundred Dollars A Month

Healthy cheese sticks! Could this be real?

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THE FAIL: Baked Mozzarella Sticks

Brown, Food, Fried food, Deep frying, Recipe, Cooking, Dish, Finger food, Comfort food, Fast food,

Courtesy of Pinterest Fail

The lesson: Everything is better fried.

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THE GOAL: Paleo Sandwich Bread

Finger, Wood, Food, Bread, Finger food, Baked goods, Ingredient, Hardwood, Breakfast, Nail,

Courtesy of Snapguide

If you don't already know, the paleo diet (aka caveman diet) is super hot right now. It doesn't allow for gluten or grains so this bread seems to good to be true.

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THE FAIL: Paleo Sandwich Bread

Food, Cuisine, Ingredient, Snack, Dish, Baked goods, Powdered sugar, Gluten, Comfort food, Finger food,

Courtesy of Pinterest Fail

Too bad this bread came out more like a rock. Cavemen like rocks right?

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THE GOAL: Bacon Hearts

Food, Ingredient, Citrus, Grapefruit, Flowering plant, Peach, Fruit, Animal product, Citric acid, Flesh,

Courtesy of The Paper Mama

Romantic bacon. Does it get any better? Looks pretty easy too....

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THE FAIL: Bacon Hearts

Font, Recipe, Comfort food, Cooking, Fast food, Cajun food,

Courtesy of Pinterest Fail

Apparently not. These are breakin' our bacon heart.

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THE GOAL: Waffle Iron Cookies

Food, Yellow, Cuisine, Photograph, Finger food, Dish, Ingredient, Baked goods, Recipe, Dessert,

Courtesy of Endless Simmer

We were so relieved to hear there was finally an acceptable way to work cookies into our morning diet.

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THE FAIL: Waffle Iron Cookies

Food, Baked goods, Ingredient, Dessert, Finger food, Cuisine, Cookies and crackers, Dish, Snack, Biscuit,

Courtesy of Craft Fail

That was until we saw this sticky disaster. The lesson: Don't forget to spray down your waffle iron. And maybe, you know, stick to making waffles in there.

Get the recipe from Craft Fail »

From: Good Housekeeping US

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