I’m excited to share the top 24 new recipes from 2024 on Live Eat Learn! From our viral Marry Me series to recipes that leaned into my sensory science background, I’ve created some of my favorite recipes of all time this year!
What a year! This January will mark 10 years of running Live Eat Learn, and I think it may have been the best year yet.
The world of food blogging has changed so much since I started 10 years ago, and this was one of the most tumultuous years for the food blog industry. Between major Google algorithm updates and advances in AI, the beginning of the year was honestly pretty scary. For the first time, we were losing traffic, and I didn’t know how to continue to find an audience online.
So I switched up how I was doing things. I began leaning heavily into the recipes I was just so excited to make, rather than the recipes I thought that I “should” be making.
And I started creating videos showing how I make the recipes in my kitchen. Less polished, more real life. And I started putting myself in the videos, which honestly is still terrifying. (And with that, I hired a team member to respond to social media comments because my mental health just could not, lol. It’s still me in the DM’s though!)
Part of creating recipes that excited me meant I also got to lean a bit more into my sensory science background. I created a bunch of fun copycat recipes using principles of sensory science to deconstruct the ingredient labels on store-bought favorites. Boursin Cheese and Liquid Mozzarella were my favorites!
Longtime readers will know that we used to have a featured ingredient every week, and every recipe coming out that week would be centered around the ingredient. But after 10 years, I was starting to feel a bit confined to this way of content creation.
Instead, now I tend to create themed series, like our incredibly popular Marry Me series, which came out around Valentine’s Day, or the Smashed Veggie series, which had over 50 million views (!!!).
I also initiated the community favorite to Chickpea Friday, where I basically just share a new chickpea recipe every Friday. It’s been fun to stretch the boundaries of what a can of chickpeas can do!
And perhaps the most exciting thing to come from the year, after 10 years of online recipe writing, was my physical cookbook called Eat! This was a self-published project where I wrote and designed the cookbook entirely independently, then worked directly with a printer to bring it to life. We’ve sold over a thousand copies from our little garage in Denver, and I’m honestly just so proud of this book.
Looking ahead to 2025, I’m just so excited to continue connecting with our growing community and to help give you exactly what you need to make your plant-based journey a bit tastier and easier! Thank you so much for being here.
Happy eating! -Sarah
Best Recipes of 2024!
These were the top 24 new recipes on Live Eat Learn in 2024! I created some of my favorite recipes if all-time this year (and they became our reader’s favorites too)!
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24. Vegan Lobster Roll
With many 5-star reviews, you can be sure these vegan lobster rolls are not only easy but super delicious! Made with heart of palm and a creamy mayo and veggie mixture, this vegan lobster roll recipe is a simple way to enjoy an East Coast classic at home. The "lobster" filling comes together quickly and is packed with meaty texture and classic flavors.
Made with just five simple ingredients, this chickpea pizza crust recipe is easier and faster to make than traditional pizza dough, using canned chickpeas and chickpea flour. The dough comes together with just a food processor. Oh, and it's totally gluten-free!
Made with just four simple ingredients, these Aperol Spritz Popsicles are ready when you are! This recipe comes together in just a few minutes, and after testing hundreds of popsicle recipes, I can confidently say you will love this boozy Aperol popsicle! Keep them in the freezer until cocktail time, then serve with Prosecco. Easiest cocktail ever!
With spicy vegan sausage and my proposal-worthy sauce, this vegetarian Marry Me gnocchi makes the most delicious, quick dinner. The dish comes together in one pot thanks to quick-cooking potato gnocchi. And as thousands of other readers have done with our "Marry Me" recipes, you can make this sauce vegan or use gluten-free gnocchi to make the dish gluten-free – see notes!
This slow cooker sweet potato oatmeal has everything you need to kickstart your day! Packed with cozy fall spices and a touch of sweetness, this feel-good breakfast practically makes itself. Just toss everything in before bed, and wake up to the creamiest slow cooker steel cut oatmeal ever!
With just a few ingredients, this roasted cabbage steak recipe is the ultimate vegetarian dinner. Top it with my favorite easy and delicious lemon tahini sauce, and you will have a show-stopper dish! While I enjoy these steaks with classic spices, you can also mix it up by using lemon pepper, cajun, or steak seasoning.
Take a classic Caesar salad and turn it on its head with this crunchy and portable smashed chickpea Caesar wrap. With a few simple ingredients, the texture and flavors of this wrap come together with just 15 minutes of work.
Made with just 7 ingredients, this liquid vegan mozzarella is a homemade recipe for the popular store-bought version. The "cheese" is made in a blender from soaked cashews that turn into this creamy and bakable mozzarella.
This guide will teach you how easy it is to make a flavor-packed cauliflower pizza crust that won't fall apart. It's the perfect low-carb base for your favorite pizza toppings.
Learn how to make the crispiest air fryer Brussels sprouts in just 15 minutes! Tested to perfection—this recipe is picky-eater approved and based on our viral smashed sprouts.
If you're part of our viral "Marry Me" recipe movement, prepare to swoon over this slow cooker Marry Me chickpea soup (for real, it practically cooks itself!). Made with tender chickpeas, vibrant veggies, and our world-famous Tuscan sauce, it's the perfect combo of cozy and nutritious. Trust me, this one is a keeper!
With quick drop biscuits and a creamy vegan broth, this vegan chicken and dumplings recipe makes the perfect cozy soup! The soup comes together in 45 minutes thanks to chickpeas that are already cooked. Whip up a batch to enjoy for a quick dinner or enjoy for a comforting lunch!
If you're craving a crispy, cheesy snack (that will actually keep you full), you need to try our crunchy chickpea Parmesan crisps! With just 4 simple ingredients, these protein-packed bites are perfect for snacking, topping salads with, or even sneaking onto a charcuterie board.
With all the salty deliciousness of chips, this 3-ingredient Smashed Broccoli with Parmesan is our new favorite broccoli recipe. Just boil, smash, and bake! It's so good that my friends and family who taste test for Live Eat Learn have told me I'm not allowed to show up without smashed broccoli anymore!
Made with crispy chickpeas and a creamy cilantro yogurt sauce, these chickpea tacos are the perfect quick vegetarian dinner. These tacos are a go-to recipe for me when I need a quick and delicious dinner – they come together in about 15 minutes and are so filling!
This rich and creamy vegan mushroom soup is made with blended cashews for a silky texture. Ready in under 30 minutes for the perfect cozy weeknight dinner!
This slow cooker cauliflower soup is naturally creamy, vegan, and low-prep—made with cauliflower and cashews, and topped with crispy spiced chickpeas for extra protein and crunch.
With button mushrooms and our famous Marry Me sauce, these Marry Me Mushrooms make the perfect quick and cozy dinner. Serve it with bread or over pasta!
Our ranch smashed baby carrots with Parmesan are a viral sensation, and it’s no surprise why! With just 4 ingredients and a quick 30-minute cook, these cheesy, crispy, and totally irresistible bites are the easiest way to elevate your dinner game. (Trust me, this is one trend you’ll want to hop on!)
Hosting Thanksgiving or Christmas? Impress your guests with these cranberry Aperol Spritz cocktails! We're keeping things simple by pre-making ice cubes for quick, convenient assembly—perfect for entertaining! With fresh orange slices, cranberries, and rosemary, this winter Aperol is packed with festive flavors.
With creamy butter beans and our staple Marry Me sauce, these Marry Me Butter Beans are the perfect quick comfort food. The soup comes together in 15 minutes thanks to beans that are already cooked. Plus, you can join thousands of readers over on TikTok and Instagram and have fun with different variations like kale instead of spinach or crispy tofu in addition to the butter beans!
Packed with over 100 reader-favorite vegetarian recipes, my cookbook is your go-to guide for easy, healthy meals that make plant-based eating a breeze.
