What were the best bites of 2025? Ranked by views and my own personal favorites here is the list of the best recipes I made this year.
According to Google Analytics, it is time to count down the top 10 of the 46 new recipes posted this year. Of course I also added my personal top 10 because traffic does not always agree with my favorites. I also updated 24 old recipes but I decided to not make a top 10 list from those as I did for the Best Recipes of 2024 since that would be about half of them. I updated quite a bit more last year so I felt the need to give them more of the spotlight.
Best Recipes of 2025
Most visited recipes
10. Turkey Wellington with Cranberry Sauce (11/20/25) – I am thrilled that this recipe made the top ten when it was posted just a little over a month ago. I should really do a ranking based on views/days active because I think this one would be in the top 3. This turkey wellington really was a fun one to make and perfect for more than just the holidays.
9. Baklava Cinnamon Rolls (4/21/25) – These for sure would have made my top 10. Baklava cinnamon tolls are proof that you don’t have to make cinnamon rolls from scratch to have some fun. Definitely something I will make over and over.
8. Lavender Apricot Thumbprint Cookies (8/27/25) –
7. Basil Strawberries and Cream Cookies (3/24/25) – I’m glad the internet stuck with me for these sweet and savory basil strawberry cookies. I am a huge fan of mixing herbs into desserts and these were another win.
6. Pitcher Paloma Cocktail Recipe (5/12/25) – I may have only taken one measly photo for this recipe but evidently that’s all it took. I don’t normally like grapefruit but this paloma cocktail was surprisingly delicious.
5. Peanut Butter Chocolate Pecan Pie Bars (1/10/25) – For last season’s CFP I made a different buckeye-inspired variation of the competing team each game. Cleary these Ohio pecan pie bars were winners in more than one way!
4. Banana Pudding Rice Krispie Treats (5/16/25) – Whatever flavor rice krispie treat I make they always seem to do well, both online and in real life. They might not be as creamy as real banana pudding but just like my banana pudding cookies (#5 last year) they certainly taste like it.
3. Potato Leek Soup (4/15/25) – This was another one of my absolute favorites. It’s hard not to love a creamy potato soup as it is but the addition of leeks made this even better.
2. Christmas Cookie Brownies (12/3/25) – Talk about ending the year right – these had less than a month and rocketed right to the second highest spot on the list. I guess when you combine 3 great things into one dessert the people show up.
1. Italian Sushi (6/5/25) – This is my kind of sushi! As someone who has never loved seafood, this Italian version of sushi is far superior. Seafood lovers may disagree but they can’t deny these are quite tasty in their own right!
My Favorite 2025 Recipes
10. Skull Gnocchi (10/13/25) – I had a hard time deciding between this and the skull lava cakes but ultimately went with these spooky gnocchi to even out all the sweets in my list. Just a classic potato gnocchi but better because they are shaped to look like skulls.
9. Seven Layer Cheesecake Bars (7/30/25) – My seven layer brownies came in #6 on the most visited list in 2024 so I had to make another version in cheesecake form. Next time I want to make them with a brownie bottom to combine both into one!
8. Matcha White Hot Cocoa Mix (12/21/25) – Love at first sip, this white hot cocoa is flavored with real matcha powder for a festive and delicious holiday treat. I know some people don’t like matcha but if you do you will love this.
7. Tahini Dark Chocolate Chip Cookies (12/1/25) – It should be no surprise that my favorite chewy chocolate chip cookies made with dark chocolate and a little bit of tahini would be in my top 10 for 2025. Did I mention I like playing with savory ingredients in baking? :-P
6. No-Bake Buckeye Pie (11/29/25) – Peanut Butter Pie is one of my all-time favorite desserts and this buckeye version was the star of the three pies served at Thanksgiving this year. Even my pumpkin pie loving father said this one was his favorite.
5. Herbed Biscuits and Gravy Casserole (2/12/25) – I love biscuits and gravy but so rarely order it or make it myself. This casserole version was the perfect way to make a comforting meal for a group without much fuss.
4. Peach Panzanella Salad (9/8/25) – I may have fresh basil pesto made from my garden frozen in my freezer, but peach season needs to return so I can make this again. It was like summer in a salad.
3. Browned Butter Carrot Cake Scones (3/28/25) – It might have just been a vehicle for the brown butter cream cheese frosting on top, but these carrot cake scones were phenomenal. I look forward to making them again next spring.
2. Mexican Street Corn Deviled Eggs (6/11/25) – After my Mexican street corn pizza came in #9 for views last year I thought for sure the deviled egg version would also do well but it didn’t make the top 10 cut off. Thankfully I was obsessed with these and even ate the excess filling straight up.
1. Pomegranate Pear Tart (2/16/25) – Funny story about this recipe being my favorite of the year is that I had made it for a friend’s birthday and kind of winged it a bit and figured I could tinker with it more later to get it right and take photos with a real camera… But I got it right the first time and ended up using my phone photos! I think about remaking this one often.
See the top recipes from other years:
- Best of 2024
- 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
2 comments
It is fun to see that the two recipes from this year that I made into overnight oats are on the top ten list: Strawberry Basil and Apricot Lavender thumbprint cookies. Both made excellent overnight oats.
Hooray! I keep forgetting that I need to try doing that as well. What a great way to start the day. Happy holidays, Susan!