Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Oct. 03, 2015	Nov. 13, 2015
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	TOFUTTI BRANDS INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000730349
Trading Symbol	tof
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--01-02
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		5,153,706
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Oct. 03, 2015
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3