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Top recipes of 2021 (with highlights and failures)

Dec 27, 2021 · Leave a Comment

Top recipes of 2021 collage

I love doing these highlights/failures posts every year (2020 post, 2019 post). It not only gives me a chance to look back and see what recipes are resonating with you and what you are cooking, but it also allows me to laugh and share some of the recipe fails and share a peek behind the scenes. So without further adieu, top SweetPhi recipes of 2021 – with highlights and failures below!

Top recipes of 2021 collage this image

Top recipes of 2021

  1. 5 freezer meals (no pre cooking required, just prep and freeze)– this post is one I use all the time. I LOVE the Mediterranean pork, it’s especially good on pitas! And the shortcut chili – yum!
  2. Peanut brittle without a candy thermometer – easy, delicious, great as a food gift!
  3. Red skin sour cream potato salad-if you’re looking for the best potato salad for a side, look no further!
  4. Seasoned oyster crackers– oh my goodness, these! A runaway hit, and I know why, because they’re just so delicious!
  5. Air fryer beef tenderloin– an easier, better way to make beef tenderloin is in the air fryer!!
  6. Air fryer turkey breast recipe-not just for Thanksgiving, this air fryer turkey breast is great to make for sandwiches or a healthier comforting dinner recipe!
  7. Coconut rum cake– light and fluffy and reminds me of the tropics!
  8. Energy balls without dates –if you’re looking for energy bites/energy balls without dates, look no further, this is the recipe!
  9. Breakfast tacos – super easy and filling, with only 5 ingredients!
  10. Crispy from frozen broccoli – by far my favorite broccoli side dish recipe, I’ve personally made this one dozens of times over the past year!

Those are some of the top viewed recipes, these are three that almost made the cut, and ones I make all the time!!

Top recipes of 2021, 3 images collage
Jam margaritas | Corn cauliflower chowder | Frittata with sausage and salsa

FAILS – While I wish every recipe I tested/created was a runaway success, some never even make it out of the kitchen and on to the blog, here are two funny examples:

  • Coconut flour pancakes – these were just disgusting, they were crumbly and didn’t taste good!
  • Shortbread slice and bake cookies – they didn’t quite come together for the slicing part, so I thought let’s try it in a cake form. Nope, they were still a mess!
recipe fail crumbly shortbread
Recipe fail – crumbly shortbread
HIGHLIGHTS – Some behind the scenes, I’m just so grateful to YOU for reading and engaging and making my recipes, it is incredible and humbling to have a small business.
  • Content highlights:
    • 98 new Blog Posts!
    • 52 new Love Lists
    • 42 new Meal Plans – this is a series we started this past year!
    • 43 new recipe videos created + shared (they’re on the recipe blog post and on the SweetPhi Youtube!)
    • Note: all of this wouldn’t be possible without the help of the SweetPhi team big big thank you to them!
  • Business highlights:
    • Celebrated 10 years blogging
    • Got all content planned ahead so I could take a maternity leave, and planned more ahead in general
    • Worked with some amazing sponsors to create recipes (like this easy brisket with Red Gold Tomatoes!)
    • Got a small studio office space!
  • Personal highlight: On a personal note, we welcomed baby #4, baby Sam to the family!!
three healthy recipes to make
Energy bites without dates | Freezer meals | Air fryer turkey breast

I’d love to hear from you: did you make any of the “top” recipes? Did your favorites make the list? Let me know in the comments below!

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