Prepare to Click "Save": Our Most Popular Recipes of 2024

When we publish a recipe on our site, you can guarantee that we pour everything we have into it. It starts with finding the right person to create the recipe—whether one of our staff members or a freelancer who's an expert on the cuisine and topic in question. Then comes the development process, which includes testing over and over until we know it works perfectly. We also take the same care in making sure we have just the right photos to illustrate every step of the recipe, with shots taken by talented freelancers or our own Associate Visuals Director, Amanda Suarez. Only then do we put it out into the world. While we’re proud of all the recipes we publish, there are some that our audience gravitates towards more than others. We took a look at the data this year and pulled the top 15 recipes our readers clicked on the most—the ones you all kept coming back to again and again. 

If there’s one thing the data can tell us, it’s that you lot love dessert—pies, puddings, bars, and a whole lot of shortbread. We’ve got just as much of a sweet tooth as you, so we get it. We’ve also been on a roll with egg recipes this year, and microwave poached eggs topped our list. There’s nothing like a good hack for a quick, delicious breakfast, right? I don’t want to give too much away, but this year’s list might just be the best yet, so keep reading for the 15 most popular Serious Eats recipes of 2024. 

Perfect Microwave Poached Eggs

We found a faster, better way to make restaurant-worthy poached eggs—and it takes less than 10 minutes from start to finish.

Zesty Lemon Vinaigrette

Brighten salads with this creamy, invigorating vinaigrette, which gets bold, bracing flavor from both lemon juice and zest—and takes just five minutes to make.

Savory Caesar Dip

This Caesar dip pairs the assertive garlicky anchovy flavor of Caesar dressing with the texture of a cream cheese-based dip.

5-Ingredient British Banoffee Pie

This low-effort dessert with gooey dulce de leche, sliced bananas, and whipped cream is a British classic—and is one we bring to every dinner party.

Shortbread Cookies

Each bite is rich and buttery, with a tender, crumbly texture that melts in your mouth. Plus: The dough takes just five minutes to make.

Millionaire's Shortbread

With layers of tender shortbread, rich caramel, and dark chocolate, millionaire’s shortbread is a luxurious confection worth making at home.

Classic Banana Pudding

Made with a luscious vanilla pastry cream, ripe bananas, and vanilla wafers, this simple banana pudding is the very best version you can make at home.

How to Boil Corn

Plot twist: The best "boiled" corn isn't boiled at all.

Nanaimo Bars

With a chocolatey coconut base, a creamy custard icing in the middle, and more chocolate on top, Nanaimo bars are an iconic Canadian treat.

Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake

This rich, fudgy cake is what I make when I find myself short on eggs or have a late-night chocolate craving.

Lemon Ricotta Cake

With bright notes of citrus and richness from ricotta, this subtly sweet cake is what we want to eat for breakfast every day.

Apple Hand Pies

Maximize your ratio of buttery, flaky pastry to deeply apple-y spiced filling in these homemade hand pies. They’re the perfect portable fall dessert.

Cauliflower Sabzi

This quick and easy sabzi features tender cauliflower florets with a Punjabi-style spice blend of ground cumin, coriander, turmeric, and garam masala.

Rocky Road

With chocolate, crunchy biscuits, chewy fruit, and marshmallows packed into every bite, this easy one-bowl treat is sure to satisfy any sweet tooth.

Lemon Meringue Icebox Cake

Layers of sweet, tangy lemon curd and savory Ritz crackers come together in this no-bake dessert that evokes lemon meringue pie.