Current events and TikTok trends played a role in the recipes Americans were searching for, a recent report from Google Trends suggests.
this year, Top five recipes Americans were looking for a piece that included popular breakfast pastries, macaroni and cheese that people said was life-changing, and biscuits made famous by the mother of an NFL player.
Here are the top five:
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1. “Olympic Chocolate Muffins”
the Chocolate muffin From the Olympic Village was the most searched recipe in the United States, according to Google Trends.
The cakes first gained attention after Norwegian swimmer Henrik Christiansen posted about them on TikTok, and they quickly became a sensation among Olympic athletes and viewers back home.
The chocolate chip pie is a big hit in the Olympic Village and on Google Trends in 2024. (Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Team USA swimmers Abbey Weitzeil and Torri Huske went for the “famous and infamous chocolate chip pancakes” and documented their experience on Weitzeil's TikTok account.
“At first glance, or at first glance, or whatever, it looks like it's melted on top, but it feels cool to the touch,” Hoske said.
“It tastes just like cake,” she said.
“For chocolate cake, nine out of 10,” Huskey said, adding that it would be better if it was warm.
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2. Tangolo
Tanghulu, a Chinese candied fruit recipe, took TikTok by storm this year, and was the second most searched-for recipe on Google in the United States.
to prepare Tanghulu involves heating Bring the sugar and water mixture to a boil, said TikTok creator Jasmine and Tea, who first posted a tutorial in April.
Tanghulu is a traditional northern Chinese snack consisting of several rock-sugar-coated fruits of the Chinese hawthorn on a bamboo skewer. (Istock)
The person then dips the boiled fruit into the mixture and covers it with sugar. Once it dries, it creates a glass-like layer.
While Tangolo has been popular this year, doctors have warned that hot sugar has the potential to cause serious burns, so be careful when trying this type.
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3. Tiny Mac and Cheese
While chef and content creator Tineke “Tini” Younger first posted a mac and cheese recipe on her TikTok account in 2023, it really took off in 2024 — so much so that “Tini's mac and cheese” was the third most searched-for recipe on Google in US.
Younger, a Maryland native who now lives with her husband in Georgia, has amassed more than 10.5 million followers on TikTok.
Tineke “Tini” Younger's macaroni and cheese recipes have been viewed millions of times on TikTok. (Palistrina McCaffrey)
Her mac and cheese recipe, versions of which she posted in 2023 and 2024, has garnered 220.4 million views on TikTok.
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Palestrina McCaffrey, a California-based content creator, has more than… 30 types of macaroni and cheese Taking to social media, she said Younger's recipe is her favorite.
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“Tini is still a queen,” McCaffrey told Fox News Digital. “She's unbeatable. I like her so much. That girl can cook.”
4. Mama Kelsey's cake
2024 has undoubtedly been the year of Taylor Swift, whose sold-out Eras Tour was a true cultural phenomenon around the world.
Boyfriend Travis Kelsey's mother, Donna, known online as “Mama Kelsey,” has also received a ton of attention throughout the year.
Mother Donna Kelce serves cookies to her son Jason Kelce (left) No. 62 of the Philadelphia Eagles and Travis Kelce (right) No. 87 of the Kansas City Chiefs during opening night of Super Bowl LVII. “Mama Kelsey's Cookies” was the fourth most searched recipe of 2024. (Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
“Mama Kelsey's cookie” was the fourth most searched recipe on Google in 2024, the report said.
Cookies first came onto the scene in 2023, when Donna is seen giving Her sons, Jason and Travis, were each in an enclosure before they played each other in the Super Bowl.
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The recipe remained popular throughout 2024. Unlike the standard chocolate cake recipe, Mama Kelsey's recipe contains cinnamon.
5. Thick bean salad
The fifth most searched recipe of 2024 also has its origins in TikTok.
“Thick bean salad,” similar to the one above, was the fifth most searched-for recipe in 2024. (Lauren Fed Allen for The Washington Post via Getty Images)
The first video of “Thick Bean Salad” which was shared on TikTok by Violet Witchell on her account @Violet. Cooks' May 25 show has been viewed more than 11 million times.
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“Every week, I make a bean salad meal, which is a dense salad full of veggies, tons of protein, and a vinegar-based dressing,” said Witchell, who lives in San Francisco.
The salad lasts all week, she said, and is “the only thing that ensures I get enough protein and vegetables throughout the week.”
