It’s the final countdown of the best recipes in 2024! Whether determined by pageviews or personal favorites this recipe list features some of the top creations of the year.
Since 2020, every year has come with a variety of challenges, heart break, and yet also fond memories. My relationship with my blog has ebbed and flowed during that time and I fluctuate in and out of inspiration. I will be unmotivated for months and then suddenly pump out a slew of new content. As a result I only shared 48 new posts which means a little less than half are highlighted here between listing the top 10 posts by visits vs my favorites. But this year I also highlighted favorites from the 36 other recipes I updated this year, most of which were originally from 2012 and 2013.
BEST RECIPES OF 2024
MOST VISITED IN 2024
I am always surprised every year what recipes fall in the top 10 base solely on pageviews. Not that I don’t agree that they are delicious, but it’s hard to predict what Google will favor even when you follow their ever-changing-rules. But then sometimes I don’t follow them at all and things still trickle to the top – so who knows!
10. Blueberry Corn Cookies (7/22/24) – Adapted from my chewy sweet corn cookies, these blueberry corn cookies were like a blueberry corn muffin in cookie form. Buttery and sweet, with bursts of fresh blueberries.
9. Mexican Street Corn Pizza (8/7/24) – I’ve not made as many unique pizzas lately, but this one was definitely a stand out. The fresh corn is key.
8. Ghost Halloween Cinnamon Rolls (10/17/24) – More of a tutorial than a recipe, these ghost cinnamon rolls are perfect for Halloween morning, or anytime you need some cute spooky vibes in your life.
7. BBQ Cheetos Meatloaf (3/5/24) – Why use breadcrumbs when you can use Cheetos crumbs to make meatloaf? Over the years I have found many ways to turn this former meatloaf-hater into a lover.
6. 7 Layer Brownies (6/5/24) – The classic 7 layer bars but with a brownie base instead of graham cracker. Yes they are as good as they sound.
5. Banana Pudding Cookies (5/22/24) – A packet of vanilla pudding, pulverized freeze-dried banana chips, and crushed vanilla wafers are all packed in these white chocolate chip cookies that taste just like classic banana pudding.
4. Pomegranate Molasses Cookies (9/4/24) – I am obsessed with pomegranate molasses and you will be too if you’re not already after trying these cookies. Tangy, sweet, and spiced.
3. Dragon Fruit Lemonade with Honey (2/22/24) – Homemade lemonade is amazing, but add the vibrant color of dragon fruit and you’ve created something even more special.
2. Banana Pudding Cheesecake (6/14/24) – Metrics-wise, this and the #1 recipe below won the top two spots by a landslide. Clearly a banana pudding inspired recipe is the way to your heart as it’s the second to make the list.
1. Cast Iron Pork Tenderloin (3/25/24) – And the most popular recipe I shared in 2024 without question is this simple and delicious pork tenderloin cooked in just one cast iron skillet. Seems to me that after you’ve enjoyed this for dinner, you need to serve the #2 recipe for dessert. Not a bad idea if you ask me.
MY FAVORITE 2024 RECIPES
Looking through my list of favorites that didn’t make the cutoff by pageviews, there was a lot of love in October. Probably because I was feeling the inspiration of Halloween extra hard this year.
10. Skull Sloppy Joe Bombs (10/16/24) – This may not have been the most exciting recipe taste-wise (not that I don’t love sloppy joe), but the real excitement for this dish was the execution. It was the first time baking with my skull pan and I was immediately obsessed.
9. Pork Chops and Stuffing Bake (10/23/24) – It may be nostalgia, but usually when I share a recipe that my mom gave me, it makes my list if it hadn’t already by pageviews. There’s just something about those retro recipes that grabs onto your heart.
8. Roasted Carrots with Vietnamese Sauce (8/5/24) – Technically I didn’t make this year in 2024, but I never got around to posting it until this year so it still counts! Carrots as a side dish really don’t get enough love but this one will change your mind.
7. Tangerine Rosemary Olive Oil Cake (6/23/24) – I predicted this would make my top 10 when I posted it, and sure enough it did! Oil cakes are almost always better than the alternative and the combination of sweet tangerines and fresh rosemary is magical.
6. Buckeye Sugar Cream Pie (11/23/24) – Even though I only got one bite of this pie, I knew it was a winner because my husband proceeded to eat the entire thing by himself within 3 days. That’s what I get for leaving town for the weekend and telling him anything in the fridge was free game.
5. Sally’s Worms Wort Nightmare Before Christmas Soup (Green Curry Soup) (10/18/24) – From the first time I had this at a local dinner event prepared by Fetty’s Street Food to making it myself after he generously shared the recipe, this green curry soup is incredible. If you are lucky enough to be able to find freshly made green curry paste, it will make all the difference in this otherwise simply soup.
4. Chocolate Peanut Butter Pretzel Salad (11/9/24) – Strawberry pretzel salad, but make it peanut butter and chocolate. We may never know why things like this recipe are called salads but who am I to argue?
3. Pistachio Chocolate Chip Cookies (10/3/24) – Pistachio butter is already one of my favorite things, despite the cost, but holy crap that blob of it in the center of these cookies is insane. Sweet salty goodness.
2. Peanut Butter Oreo Banana Pudding (12/21/24) – More banana pudding! This time laced with yet again more peanut butter and chocolate because it’s clearly one of my all time favorite combinations. If at first you don’t think they belong in banana pudding, you obviously have not tried this.
1. Blood Orange Curd Tart (3/22/24) – This tart truly tastes as good as it looks. I was so proud of this recipe and how it turned out on so many levels.
FAVORITE RECIPE REDOS IN 2024
I don’t normally do a redo highlight, but I’ve been updating posts almost as often as sharing new ones so it felt like I should change that. While I did take the effort to individually search for the stats on each recipe I updated in 2024, I don’t agree with the rankings. So while I listed the top 10 for both pageviews and my personal favorites of new recipes in 2024, for the redo recipes I am only going to list my personal top 10 of the 36 updated this year.
10. Cocoa Brownies with Brown Butter and Walnuts (posted 2/3/2011, updated 11/21/24) – didn’t make the top list in 2011 but I also used to post WAY more frequently so there was some serious competition in the early years. It was a toss up between these and my Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Brownies (posted 5/2/2012, updated 1/31/24), so maybe next time I need to combine the two into one.
9. Caramelized Chicken with Jalapeno Cream (posted 2/15/2012, updated 9/19/24) – This made the Best of 2012 list too so you know you have to try this one.
8. Skillet Lasagna (posted 1/22/2014, updated 6/6/4) – This recipe will always be one of my favorites from growing up. It also was the #6 top redo recipe of 2024 based on pageviews.
7. Corn Spoon Bread (posted 9/16/2014, updated 7/31/24) – My updated photos may not have actually been much of an improvement due to not originally intending to take photos of it, but even so this remains one of my favorite recipes ever.
6. Cinnamon Roll Rice Krispies Treats (posted 8/7/2012, updated 8/1/24) – Rice Krispie Treats are already had to deny, but roll them up with a cinnamon sugar filling like a cinnamon roll and they are nearly impossible to resist.
5. Homemade Garbage Plates (posted 5/16/2013, updated 7/28/24) – Not only did we make this for Bob’s 40th birthday, but it was also on the Best of 2013 list and the top redo recipe of 2024 by pageviews!
4. Gnocchi with Goat Cheese and Spinach (posted 12/6/2010, updated 2/27/24) – This recipe has lived in my heart since the first day I made it. Incredibly indulgent so I don’t make it often but dang it’s worth it. Also hit #2 for pageviews of the recipes I redid in 2024.
3. White Cheddar and Arugula Pesto Mac & Cheese (posted 11/28/2012, updated 11/18/24) – This recipe did not get enough love back in 2012 and honestly didn’t in 2024 either. Maybe I am weak for all things pesto and mac & cheese but this has some serious comfort food vibes with some elevated flavors.
2. Nutella-Stuffed Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies (posted 4/26/2013, updated 2/4/24) – It shouldn’t be a surprise that after I pronounced my love for the pistachio-stuffed cookies that my redo of a Nutella-stuffed cookie would also make the list.
1. Spam Tacos (posted 7/23/2014, updated 2024) – This was the most heavily updated recipe of the year and it went from being just good to amazing. Spam haters can’t even deny how good these tacos are.
See the top recipes from other years:
- Best of 2023
- Best of 2022
- Best of 2021
- Best of 2020
- Best of 2019
- Best of 2018
- Best of 2017
- Best of 2016
- Best of 2015
- Best of 2014
- Best of 2013
- Best of 2012
- Best of 2011
