I Tested More Ridiculous Tiktok Recipes- French Onion Eggs, Bubblegum Water, Jelly Chocolate Oranges 

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Semi-serious answer on the H2O: A lot of the TikTok water girlies have had bariatric surgery and are required to drink a ton of water with no carbonation. Many of them *hate* it so they use flavorings to make it palatable.

Chocolate oranges is a candy that exists, and its usually made with dark chocolate. So the gelatin and lack of flavor probably made this super gross tbh

Chocolate and orange are awesome together. Maybe the milk throws it off and certainly the gelatinization and having the whole fruit with it probably threw it off.

The Watertok trend is about enhancing water with 'sugar-free' syrups and drink packets. So they are not adding calories, as many are still on a weight loss regimen following bariatric surgery. But once you add in that much flavoring, sugar-free or not, it's no longer what, imho.

Have you not ever heard of a Terry's Chocolate Orange? They are fantastic! Mostly only found during Christmas time, I think a British thing that made its way over here to the states. Its shaped exactly like and orange, wrapped in gold foil and you grab it slam it down on the table / counter, unwrap and tada! Beautiful segments of orange flavored chocolate. They are really a tasty treat for Christmas.

I’ve been trying to break a habit of drinking nothing but soda for years, and plain water is too drastic a change. So I use the sugar free drink mixes, or the sugar free flavor syrups in water for taste without all the calories. It’s a godsend

Like a few others have said, chocolate and orange is actually a combo that exists and plays together very nicely imo. I think the issue here was low quality chocolate, and not enough of it. I don't typically find myself interested in Zach's recipes, but that's one I'd give a shot.

I've made peach cheesecake with peeled sliced peaches encased in a lemon jelly layer before and it was actually really good! I think that it just depends on the application and the flavour is really important when it comes to food made with gelatin, agar agar, etc.

Ah "water" nice.

Not a complete loss: the eggs sound like they are GREAT! Thanks for sacrificing yourself for us, David. Now go, console yourself with "bubblegum water" and some really excellent deviled eggs!

I seriously love your mom. The way she supports you is amazing. You are very lucky to have a mom like her❤

To be fair, the TikTok guy's chocolate in his chocolate orange video looked a lot chocolatier than yours. And chocolate + orange is a classic flavor pairing. Not saying his recipe is good cause I've never tried it, but definitely looked different than yours, which had more of a muddled grey hue lol

Water tok it literally just Kool aid. I would boil the eggs in the soup and then peel them and let them soak more. That could also be a way to speed up the cooking for them to be done all in one day.

I don't get why everyone is so bothered by these water ladies. Most of the time they are using 40 ounces of water to mix all their sugary powders into. So while the drinks are definitely really sweet using a regular size cup that might hold somewhere between 16 to 25 ounces of liquid is of course going to result in an unpalatable nightmare.

There is an English candy (I grew up in Australia) called Jaffas that are a hard red shell and inside is an orange chocolate. They're pretty good!

I made the french onion deviled eggs and they ARE fantastic! Highly recommend if you’ve got the time to make them. We also really like fried deviled eggs with peppered bacon but also have made them with lobster or shrimp. Either way, the serving platters are empty.

I like Chocolate Oranges, but that gelatin brick is a little frightening to me!

It’s so strange that you didn’t like the mandarine & chocolate combo. Maybe it is because you used Hersheys. Because the combo OG great quality dark chocolate and orange or mandarine is quite delicious in my opinion. Try buying a really good chocolate with those flavors and you’ll see the difference. By the way, my favorite combination: dark chocolate, orange and hot peppers. Soooo amazing!!

Im not a "Watertok" person at all but the whole point is to use sugar free stuff.... Lol

Those eggs looked AMAZING, another banger video David!

So chocolate orange deserts are in fact a thing that exists, is relatively common I believe, and quite delicious in my opinion. Typically I see it as either orange shaped and sized chunks of chocolate that you break into "slices", but is just an orange shaped hard chocolate with some orange flavoring. I also see chocolate orange sticks, which have a chocolate outside and a sweet orange feeling. So while it might just be that you don't like the chocolate orange flavor combo, I suspect there may be something else going on. Which is probably the form this takes. It may look cool, but even as a big fan of chocolate orange stuff, just whole orange slices coated with chocolate milk gelatin doesn't really sound great to me. I think that if you're gonna just use actual oranges in a chocolate desert like this, coating orange wedges with a hard, darker chocolate would be better. You get the bitterness of the darker chocolate, with the tart sweet juice of the orange inside, and the texture combo sounds more appealing to me then using gelatin.

For the chocolate and orange dessert, I would try dark chocolate and maybe add orange liquor for more flavor. Also probably candied orange would be better.

Dark chocolate and orange is a awesome flavor combo. Everytime Christmas time comes around I get excited cause Terry's chocolate oranges come out from their hidey holes

I mean most juices are made from a concentrate (probably very syrupy) dumped in water. especially the smooth kind with added sugar. soooooo people can drink whatever they want and it's valid even if you do this just because you prefer sweet drinks, nobody has to prove that they're an "adult" by drinking plain water but I'm also in the camp "it just bothers me that they call this water it's dumb" lol

I just made dark chocolate covered tangerines. Better than strawberries.

David dissing a recipe and then reluctantly admitting it's actually pretty good never gets old 😂

The bubblegum water makes more sense if you realize they were using 0 calorie 0 sugar syrup

I literally thought that was a giant native deodorant on your shelf. 1:13

I feel like if the chocolate was more of mousse it would be better. And if it was dark chocolate. Chocolate and orange is a pretty classic flavour combo but it is *very* rich and usually reserved for small pottions (terry's chocolate orange which is made to be shared by a family or group, and bonbons like in the Quality Street tins you get dark chocolate and orange ones) I hate weak milk chocolate flavoured things, especially if its a jello or pudding texture. But i can think of so many other applications where it would be tasty using chocolate, orange, and a whipped or gelled dessert. The potential is definitely there.

The ad transition was so funny.

It is always so satisfying to watch you cook

Wellllll the chocolate orange jelly actually looks similar to a traditional Indonesian cake called Nagasari texture wise atleast. Instead of jello you have a mixture of rice flour and coconut milk and instead of the orange you have slices of banana then it’s wrapped in banana leaves and steamed,

Watching this in the rain, great video

Not a comment on that specific recipe, although maybe using a better chocolate would have helped (and obviously chocolate orange as a flavor combo is definitely a thing) but there's a super expensive shop that has different whole or half fruit in jelly (although not chocolate jelly) called Minamoto Kitchoan.

On the topic of “WaterTok” it helps us drink more water.

Thanks for the video!

Yet another Home-run of a video! You're out of this world bro!

Personally I like having the water packets but watered down so you still get a lot of flavor but you also use less of it

Ty for the new way to make eggs!

How is that first one not just basically kool aid? We cracked that technology back in the sixties. Lol.

People calling those water concoctions "juice" annoys me more than calling it "water" ever will. Juice comes from fruits and vegetables. Those syrups and flavor packets have probably never been in the same room with anything natural, until they arrived at the store. Honestly, I use those little packets, and the liquid versions, all the time, so I get why people refer to the result as water. The liquid ones tend to be labeled water enhancers. The powders usually aren't, but if you came in via Mio, it's easy to understand why they're thought of that way. (It's punch or ice tea, imo, depending on the type you add.) Never tried flavored syrups. The other video I watched on the subject mentioned water tokers using sugar free ones, so the intended result might have been a bit less sickly sweet.

Water tok ladies use zero calorie “syrups”, and an average of 40 ounces of water. It doesn’t look like those syrups are sugar free and it looks like you have maybe 16 ounces of water. That’ll change the flavor profile dramatically

Bubblegum water is just a fancy Kool-Aid!

I don't 4ven like onions, and the last time I had a deviled egg I was like 6 and very displeased by it, but that actually looks SO SO good. And as for the jello chocolate orange thing... please dont eat that.. love yourself.

I totally forgot about DAVID SEYMOUR! I remember watching you when you first started out trying recipes! Now you have a whole setup and whatnot!

Those eggs sound amazing and very time consuming. Will definitely be making those soon.

the eggs look great thx for the vid

Chocolate and orange are a classic combo? Maybe its not a thing in America? Jaffa cakes, terrys chocolate orange to name a few.

In Australia, we have had flavoured water for years, except we call in cordial. Orange and chocolate can taste nice, England has Terry's chocolate Orange and it is great. Also, Hershey's isn't the best chocolate to use because it's doesn't have a strong chocolate flavour. If you add cocoa powder, it could have helped the flavour a bit. You can bulk caramelized onions in a slow cooker or sou vide. It takes like a day, but you can just leave it on it's own so you don't have to stir the entire time.

I love that you have Giada branded balsamic

I will say WaterTok benefits me as someone who is intolerant to high fructose corn syrup (I get extremely sick) and hates the flavor of diet sodas. I'd rather add these syrups to some water or carbonated water to have something that tastes palatable rather than deprive myself of ever drinking something other than plain water and fruit juice. Sometimes people just want to be able to have things that fit within the lifestyle they have to lead.

If you want "true" bubble gum water try big red soda

Your videos ALWAYS make my day David! Love you!😊😊❤❤

the syrups the are othen being used are called Jordan's skinny syrups which is a sugar free keto alternative to normal drink flavourings, i do think its pretty hilarious that tiktokers are using coffee and alcohol mixers for there water but to each there own, its also an aussie owned company so you know its a good quality product

The active look of being done with life in the thumbnail is everything I needed today

Chocolate and orange is one of THE MOST classic pairings in dessert. I would have 100% suggested using a high quality (non Hershey’s, fucking…..ewww…) chocolate and using more sugar like you suggested. However, it may just be your aversion to textures sabotaging you. Idk what to tell you about that fact tho, people like jellies of all kinds. The texture is a non factor to most people.

Just the fact that your mom needed actual water after tasting that garbage is pretty much proof that it isn't water.

"Clocked it" okay sis 😂

Honestly bubblegum water sounds like the nastiest of all 3. Fake banana flavor is vile!

Chocolate oranges do exist. I think your choice of chocolate also made a huge difference. I suggest a dark chocolate 😊❤

If flavoring water helps you stay hydrated, flavor it babes!

My favorite water recipe is cold bean water, oat milk, caramel syrup and honey.

Sliced onions, pinch of salt, tablespoon of brown sugar, toss. Put in crockpot covered on low 8-10 hours (I usually leave em over night) and boom you wake up to caramelized onions with way less effort.

@Tiffanyferg has a super interesting video going over the trend of watertok if you're actually interested in what the trend is all about

Dude, Terrys Chocolate Oranges!?!

there flavoured water here in South Africa and one day I was like whats the difference between this and soda its fizzy the flavour is strong its sweet the answer is soda has colouring in it and "flavoured water" is clear yeah its not water at that point

Chocolate oranges, like the full candy that is sold (with just orange flavor and not the full-on fruit), are delicious. So I can see where that recipe was going, but yeah, it doesn't sound appealing. I think a chocolate ganache (which is SUPER flavorful) over oranges could work. Honestly, though, just get that chocolate orange candy, it is so good! And the chocolate comes separated like orange slices, it is so cute.

For the oranges you can use liquid pectan I think the remove the pith.

There's an enzyme you can buy and apply to the citrus and it will dissolve the white bits

Daaamn,I was really hoping for those jellied oranges to turn out good bc they do look amazing and I love orange chocolates but I guess that milk jelly .... Yeah. Those french onion eggs do sound and look amazing but DAMN that is so much work for some deviled eggs

i mean, if you are already using chocolate that tastes like vomit, ¿what dou you expect the end result to be?

I just got my hands a sous vide machine, and I know what I’m gonna use it for.

10:55 orange flavored milk chocolate is good lowkey

I mean it's not juice either. It's basically an Italian soda meets flavored water

Those eggs look nuts!

In the international food store, in the Hispanic foods section, there are milk based jello products you make yourself from the packages by mixing it with milk. Caramel, chocolate, pistachio etc. Its not good I agree. Jello just doesnt work in dairy products because like you said your focus is on the texture instead of the flavor. Plus they DO def seem to need more sugar added to them than say a starch based pudding.

Love oranges, love orange flavored things, they're probably my favorite. Love chocolate...cannot staaaand them both together. Really any fruit and chocolate outsides of like...raisins I guess. Never really had chocolate covered strawberries I dont think.

I don't think you've used oranges. Those look a lot like mandarines/clementines/satsumas. And yes, usually oranges (sweet, acidic, fruity) and dark chocolate work quite well together.

Ashamed to say I have made it to watertok and I love drinking the juices they make 😭

I don't know if Gertrude Hawk chocolates is a thing in NY (I think it's just a PA thing) but they had a chocolate orange truffle a few years back and it was to die for. Much better than the chocolate oranges that come out around Christmas time. Shame that chocolate orange thing didn't work out

Do you not have squash/cordial/diluting juice in the US? You put a small amount in a glass then pour in water

you should try pectinase to get rid of pith!

Ugh... bubblegum. Not a flavor thats palatable to me. The French onion eggs look hella delicious.

Watertok is ridiculous to me 🤣 if I add hot chocolate powder to water I guess I can call it chocolate water then 🤣

Those eggs look amazing! But I hate everything about the chocolate orange concoction, starting with the fact that I hate the combo of chocolate and orange.

Isn't there those 19sth vintage jello era where you make fruit jelly cakes? Could be similar...ly bad.

Me: I cannot have a 3 Egg Omelette, too many Eggs are not Healthy. Also Me: Deviled Eggs? Give me a dozen!

Maybe you need to try using dark chocolate ganache instead of light chocolate jello

i watched Tiffney Ferg's and Annamarie Forcino's videos on Watertok and they both really changed my opinion. They both brought up that many of the people making WaterTok content are former bariatric patients. Part of those surgeries involves going on a very strict all liquid diet after and depending on the surgery might even have trouble absorbing water. Even after that diet is over they have to keep a very high liquid intake from my understanding. Bariatric patients can be drinking like 64 oz of water every day. Many patients talk about how after surgery drinking plain water, something they could do fine before is not something they can do anymore, like it physically makes them feel ill but for some reason maybe flavored water doesn't or only room temp water, or ice cold ect. And learning all that kind of changed my mind on the whole thing. Like I am also picky about my water because I cant "taste" waster so have a water cooler nd get jugs delivered each month and will buy my favorite bottled water when I'm out. But that doesnt make me better than these women because mine is "really " water. Even if it isn't for health and they just like the taste thats fine I do worry about all the fake sugar stuff in some of those drinks but thats on them to deal with not me. I never thought i would have so much to say about unicorn water lol

I think if you use store brought chocolate milk in the last one, and maybe less agar, it would taste better.

cnocolste and orange together, ie jaffa are a classic combination

Do other countries not have cordial? I’m really not understanding this flavoured water thing as an Australian?

You’re my comfort RU-vidr

Isn’t the water just cordial 🤪🤪🤪

Orange and Chocolate is a wonderful flavor combo but that seemed off. lol

That's allot of work to go through to make your own Kool aid....ROFL.

The watertok trend is the most American thing I can think of. I don’t know how the water tastes in the US, but is it THAT bad without anything in it?

There's nothing funnier than someone saying "that's not water" then calling it "juice" when it's even less juice than it is water. I don't know that the name for it should be, a mocktail maybe? Probably safest to just call it an abomination lol

simple on the last one - use better chocolate.