Our Most Popular Best Recipes of 2021
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Are you ready for a list of our most popular, best recipes for 2021? This means they are your favorite recipes this year! The following are the most viewed, delicious recipes for savory, desserts, and tea.
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We’ll begin first with our top 20 savory recipes, which include posts for quiches, breakfast ideas, soups, dinners, instant pot recipes, and more.
If you love to bake or make desserts and treats, you won’t want to miss the top 10 most read dessert recipes this year.
Finally, if you’re a tea person, like me, you will want to scroll to the bottom of this list for the top 10 most read Afternoon Tea posts.
You will find everything from how to make ahead tea sandwiches to how to serve an easy afternoon tea to recipes for scones, savories, sweet treats, seasonal teas, and more.
Best Recipes of 2021
- Savory Recipes
- Dessert Recipes
- Afternoon Tea Recipes and Ideas
Top 20 Best Recipes of 2021
#20: JFK's Favorite New England Fish Chowder Recipe
It doesn’t get more New England than President Kennedy’s favorite New England Fish Chowder recipe.
#19: Easiest Ever Leftover Chicken Enchiladas
Do you ever need a quick and easy recipe using leftover chicken that everyone will love? This recipe for the Easiest Leftover Chicken Enchiladas is a real favorite in our house ready in just 30 minutes using either homemade or store-bought enchilada sauce and plenty of melted Mexican cheese!
#18: Salmon Quiche with Spinach, Dill, and Mozzarella
Whether you're baking for brunch, afternoon tea, or simply a gathering of friends, this Salmon Quiche is a treat your guests will love. Light, creamy and custardy with the seafood and savory flavors we love. Easy to make, so pretty to serve.
#17: Make Ahead Quiche with Bacon, Cheese and Spinach
Make-Ahead Quiche with Bacon, Cheese, and Spinach is a delicious and easy freezer-friendly, easy recipe for afternoon tea, brunch, or even dinner.
#16: Instant Pot Pineapple Chicken and Rice
Instant Pot Pineapple Chicken is a quick and easy, delicious meal that transports you to the tropics. Ready in 30 minutes or less, it's packed with Hawaiian flavor, and fresh fruits and vegetables.
#15: Peanut Butter Banana Overnight Oats
Peanut Butter Banana Overnight Oats are an easy, healthy, protein-packed breakfast with 5 minutes prep and 6 ingredients. Naturally sweet, hearty, and utterly delicious.
#14: Healthy Banana Protein Pancakes
These banana protein pancakes are a perfectly delicious way to start a healthy day. Packed with protein, these 4 ingredient pancakes are delicious with a hint of sweetness and are gluten-free.
#13: Healthy Breakfast Quinoa with Blueberries and Bananas
Breakfast Quinoa with blueberries and bananas is a healthy start to any morning. So satisfyingly delicious with cinnamon, brown sugar, and vanilla.
#12: One Pot Pasta with Ground Beef and Broccoli
This easy One Pot Pasta recipe with ground beef and broccoli is for those nights when dinner needs to be quick and easy. As in, almost hands-free. And family-friendly too.
#11: German Krautstrudel: An Easy Savory Phyllo Cabbage Roll
German Krautstrudel is a delightfully easy savory cabbage roll, perfect for the season. With soft sauteed strands of cabbage, the smoky flavor of bacon and savory crunch of caraway seeds; all wrapped in a delicate, flaky crust. It's a treat friends and family will love.
#10: Oat Crackers: a Homemade Healthy Snack
These homemade crackers recipe is a healthy oat cracker and super easy to make from scratch. Perfect for snacks and parties, it's a crispy, savory cracker that's full of flavor with no additives.
#9: Easy Dry Rub Recipe
A homemade dry rub recipe is the secret ingredient to amazing BBQ. Making your own couldn't be easier. Especially when you start with 5 of the best dry rub recipes we could find.
#8: A Classic Ribollita: Tuscan Bean Soup Recipe
Tuscan Bean Soup, otherwise known as Ribollita, is a 15th-century traditional fall and winter soup, brimming with seasonal healthy superfoods like kale and squash. And incredibly soul-satisfying and delicious!
#7: Curry Lentil Soup
Curry Lentil Soup is naturally vegan, packed with curry flavors, turmeric, and ginger, and is utterly delicious. Simple to make in 30 minutes or less, it's a must cook for soup season!
#6: Make Ahead Easy Vegetable Egg Bake Breakfast Casserole
An easy make-ahead breakfast casserole perfect for entertaining, serving groups, on holiday mornings, or for brunch. Packed with vegetables, this is always a favorite every time I serve it. Filled with favorite seasonal vegetables, high protein eggs, and a punch of savory bacon.
#5: Rice Cooker Oatmeal with Apples and Cinnamon
A creamy comfort food treat in the morning, Easy Rice Cooker Oatmeal with Apples and Cinnamon. A breakfast that has become a daily habit in our house this winter.
#4: Quinoa Salad Recipe
This Quinoa Salad is a favorite healthy salad, packed with vegetables and herbs, and perfect for lunches, picnics, and sides.
#3: Homestyle and Pan-Seared German Chicken Schnitzel
While veal is the traditional choice for authentic German Wiener Schnitzel, chicken or pork is an easy and delicious substitution. And this pan-seared schnitzel is a lightened up version of the favorite fried cutlets, yet is just as tender and yummy as its counterpart.
#2: Classic Ratatouille
A Classic French Provencal Ratatouille is a hallmark of summer. Filled with late summer veggies and fragrant herbs. An easy oven-baked dish, versatile and even freezer friendly.
#1: Easy Bacon, Cheese and Spinach Quiche
This Easy Bacon, Cheese, and Spinach Quiche recipe is familiarly delicious and simply executed with a mere 10 minutes or less of prep.
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Your Favorite Treat and Dessert recipes
Best Dessert Recipes of 2021
#10: Strawberry Bread with Lemon Icing
Strawberry bread is an incredibly moist and tender quick bread recipe that takes minutes to prep. Filled with fresh strawberries this lemon-glazed strawberry bread is an indulgent, delicious treat.
#9: 2 Minute Bread Pudding in a Mug
Bread pudding in a mug– two minutes, a microwave, and a simple recipe with oh-so-delicious rewards! You might also like Banana Bread Pudding or Cinnamon Brioche Bread Pudding for more classic recipes.
#8: Skillet Blueberry Cobbler
This Blueberry Cobbler is a quick and easy recipe made with fresh or frozen blueberries, pantry ingredients, and ready in 35 minutes. Serve straight from the skillet with a scoop of melting vanilla ice cream.
#7: Blueberry Banana Bread
This recipe for Blueberry Banana Bread is a tender, delicious quick bread filled with blueberries. Perfect for the season, made with Greek yogurt and seasoned with cinnamon.
#6: Strawberry Bundt Cake with Lemon Glaze
This Strawberry Bundt Cake Recipe with Lemon Glaze is utterly delicious with fresh strawberries and lemon. A tender and moist texture from Greek yogurt make it irresistible and perfect for the season.
#5: Five Minute Christmas Crack
Tis the season for sweet and salty, and easy. This simple Christmas Crack can be made in 5 minutes or less -- and is incredibly tasty. Does it get better than that?
#4L Easy Pain au Chocolat (Chocolate Croissants)
If you love Pain au Chocolat, otherwise known as Chocolate Croissants, you will be over the moon with this easy, I mean incredibly easy adaptation on the traditional French Pain au Chocolat.
#3: No-Bake Peanut Butter Pie
An incredibly easy No Bake Peanut Butter Pie with drizzled chocolate, peanut butter, and more chocolate. It's decadent... and over-the-top delicious. Especially in a no-bake, summer pie.
#2: Skillet Peach Cobbler
This Peach Cobbler is a quick and easy recipe made with fresh or frozen peaches, pantry ingredients, and ready in 35 minutes. Serve straight from the skillet with a scoop of melting vanilla ice cream.
#1: No-Bake 3 Ingredient Chocolate Pie
This no-bake, 3 ingredient chocolate pie is the easiest pie recipe you will ever make. Creamy, chocolaty, and seriously delicious. It takes mere minutes to make, plus chilling time.
More popular dessert recipes this year:
- S’mores Cookies: Utterly Delicious
- Healthier Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
- Easy Homemade Applesauce: 3 Ingredients
- No Churn Irish Coffee Ice Cream
Top Afternoon Tea Posts 2021
Top Afternoon Tea Posts 2021
#10: Afternoon Tea Scone Recipes
Afternoon Tea wouldn’t be the same without scones. These recipes for Afternoon Tea scones are perfect for your next tea party. From sweet scone recipes to savory scone recipes, there’s something for everyone here.
#9: How to Throw an Easy Spring Afternoon Tea Party
"As spring approaches and the wedding season is near, spring flowers are blooming and the grass is becoming green. An easy spring afternoon tea party, then, is never far from my mind. A beautiful excuse to dust off the china teacups, make some finger foods, and gather with close friends for an afternoon."
#8: Hosting a Christmas Afternoon Tea
Capture forever memories by hosting an easy Christmas Afternoon Tea this holiday season. Be inspired by beautiful teatime finger foods, table settings, serving ideas and more.
#7: A Winter Afternoon Tea for Chilly, Snowy Days
A winter Afternoon Tea for blustery, chilly, and even… snowy days. A comfortable and cozy tea to celebrate winter’s majestic season.
#6: Taking Afternoon Tea Like the British
If you love afternoon tea, and want to experience a truly British Afternoon Tea, learn the hints, preferences, and order of a proper British tea. Plus, find out the top 10 favorited British tea brands to serve at your next party.
#5: Afternoon Tea Sweets Bites and Teacakes
Delicious and easy recipes for an afternoon tea sweets course or dessert course. These beautiful desserts will make your next tea something to remember.
#4: An Autumn Afternoon Tea: Celebrating a Glorious Season
An Autumn Afternoon Tea Party is a perfect time to treat yourself, friends, and family to a beautiful respite during the fall busy season.
#3: Afternoon Tea Savory Bites: Recipes and Ideas
An Afternoon Tea isn’t complete without savory bites. Along with tea sandwiches, scones, clotted cream, preserves, and tea cakes, a well-rounded Afternoon Tea serves a smidgen of savory bites as well.
#2: How to Serve an Easy Afternoon Tea
"From serving decor ideas to best tea ideas, from arranging the order of your party food to tea party etiquette… and ideas on hosting a “no frills” tea party. And, we’ve even included tea party shopping ideas at the bottom of the post."
#1: Easy Make Ahead Tea Sandwiches
"Make Ahead Tea Sandwiches: If you’re hosting an afternoon tea, chances are you’re serving finger sandwiches. And would like to find some easy make-ahead recipes and ideas."
More Top Afternoon Tea Recipes You May Also Enjoy
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- Easy Summer Afternoon Tea Recipes and Ideas
If you love the seasons of tea, be sure to view all our posts for afternoon tea here.
Thank you, dear reader
You are among the most supportive, wonderful readers on the planet. You inspire us to keep creating, keep writing, keep discovering new and better ways to do things.
From quick and easy mostly healthy meals to sweet and decadent treats.
And discovering new ways to enjoy a favorite pastime, tea.
This year, I’ve written nearly 300 posts, almost 150,000 words; and updated many, many more perennial favorites. Millions of found our little corner of the internet and joined our email list, commented, and rated recipes.
I read everyone — and am so thankful for you!
I’m looking forward to 2022 with high goals, and hopefully full of new, fresh, easy ideas for you to create in your own homes and communities.
May this be one of our best years yet!