How To Make Viral ‘Frambled Eggs’

I’m not above a TikTok food trend. I’ve tried the surprisingly delicious overnight Weetabix and the viral Italian wedding soup, and have yet to be let down.

I regularly make some version of “brothy rice”, too.

So, despite its somewhat silly name, I’m more than willing to give its newest trend, dubbed “frambled eggs”, a go.

The name is a portmanteau of “fried” and “scrambled”.

Kait, the apparent originator of “frambled eggs”, made them by beginning to scramble some eggs in a hot pan and then accidentally leaving a yolk intact.

Deciding to leave it rather than mix the golden centre in with the rest of the dish, she kept it; creamy scrambled eggs acted as a richer “white” surrounding the runny centre.

The TikTok creator, however, didn’t name “frambled eggs” – that honour goes to commenter @bunnymuffintime, who wrote, “omg… a frambled egg”.

“Didn’t even know this was an option,” another commenter shared underneath the viral clip, which has racked up 1.3 million likes and over 20 million views as of the time of writing.

It’s more about the texture than the flavour – runny, golden yolk gives way to a creamy scrambled base.

The yolk crisps up a little more than the scrambled part, too, which makes another nice texture contrast.

I had mine on some avocado, but it’s great on its own too; if you want the creaminess of scrambled eggs and the runniness of fried eggs, I can’t recommend it enough.

Add some butter or oil to a pan on a medium to low heat. Full disclosure: I didn’t use enough, which meant the eggs stuck to the pan a bit. Learn from my mistakes!

Then, crack two eggs straight into the hot pan. Don’t scramble them first.

Using a spatula, scramble the whites and one yolk carefully around the yolk of one egg. Drag the cooking egg away from the sides of the yolk you want to keep, using the flat edge of your spatula.

Flip that yolk halfway through, Kait, the inventor of the recipe, suggested.

I did try to skip that because the yolk is so delicate, but it’s a necessary step; unlike a fried egg, “frambled eggs” don’t have long to cook, because the scrambled part would become rubbery if left too long.

She adds salt and pepper at the very end. I put it in at the beginning, but I can’t see it making much difference.