Google and Amazon Alexa reveal the top 10 recipes Aussies searched in 2024
Google and Amazon Alexa have released their top searches of 2024, which means we can finally find out the recipes everyone wanted to get their hands on.
From the trendiest to the tastiest, here are the recipes Aussies couldn't get enough of this year.
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1. Jamie Oliver air fryer recipes
Jamie Oliver air fryer recipes came in as the most searched recipe for 2024 on Google.
Oliver has been a staple of the food industry for decades and air fryers have become the newest kitchen essential - together they make for a great pair.
Oliver shares plenty of air fryer recipes online that many have clearly lapped up this year.
2. Cucumber salad
Now, this foodie hasn't been around for as long as Jamie Oliver but that hasn't stopped him from having a massive impact on food trends this year.
TikToker Logan Moffitt, now deemed the 'cucumber guy', went viral this year with his famous cucumber salad recipes, which are shaken in a plastic container.
The trend has even made its way to the 9honey team, with some of us lapping up his fresh and tasty recipes on our lunch breaks.
If you haven't tried it yet, you can test out one of his recipes here.
3. Pornstar martini
The pornstar martini was the first and only cocktail to make the cut, and we can understand why – it's definitely not the easiest cocktail to make.
According to The Cocktail project on TikTok, the recipe is as follows.
Ingredients:
- Ice
- 60ml vanilla vodka
- 30ml Passoa or passionfruit liquer
- 15ml Lime Juice
- 30ml passionfruit syrup
- 60ml passionfruit juice
- Passionfruit to garnish
- Prosecco
Method:
Add the ice, vanilla vodka, Passoa, lime juice, passionfruit syrup and passionfruit juice to a cocktail shaker and shake.
Pour into a chilled glass, garnish with passionfruit and serve with a shot of prosecco.
4. Olympics chocolate muffins
He went to the Olympics to swim, but he came out as the muffin man.
Henrik Christiansen went viral on TikTok during Paris 2024 for sharing his love affair with the Olympic Village's now famous chocolate muffins.
Other athletes throughout the village jumped onto the trend sharing their own reviews of the muffin.
One TikToker went digging to find the recipe so we could try it at home, you can find it here.
5. Oatzempic
Another recipe that topped the list was Oatzempic.
This one is a drink that combines oats, water and lime juice to make somewhat of an oat smoothie.
It went viral with people calling it "Oatzempic" as a comparison to the weight loss drug Ozempic as many touted the drink's weight loss benefits.
Plenty of health experts weighed in on the discussion including clinical nutritionist Sally O'Neill who said the drink can be quite harmful in the long run.
"The goal is to reduce your caloric intake for the rest of the day... there's just so much fibre in oats, you're so satiated that you actually can't continue to eat a lot of food," O'Neill told 9honey.
She said that from a professional standpoint, the issue is that even though all the ingredients do have health benefits, it's not a balanced meal replacement.
"There's no fats and there's not enough protein," she says. "So if we're using that as a meal replacement over a longer period of time, we're looking at things like, obviously, nutritional deficiencies."
6. Bitter melon
This strange looking fruit also made the list - it's called bitter melon and as the name suggests has a strong taste.
The fruit is quite versatile and can be used for sweet dishes, like smoothies and candied bitter melon, or savoury dishes like in a stir fry or with eggs.
Plenty of people were clearly curious about how to cook this curious food this year, coming in as the sixth most searched for recipe on Google this year.
7. Crumbl cookies
These cookies had an absolute chokehold on us this year – especially those of us who are chronically online.
The American cookie chain Crumbl became known for its delicious and incredibly Instagrammable cookies.
Thousands took to TikTok and Instagram to share their own reviews of the sweet treats and plenty more were googling recipes to make their own at home.
The cookies even made ripples in Australia after a fake Crumbl cookie pop-up caused a stir.
Aussies will also soon be able to get their hands on the real deal, with the company announcing an expansion to Australia.
But until then, dupe recipes will have to suffice.
8. Plant based
Plenty also took to Google in search of some plant-based recipes.
A plant based diet incorporates food derived from plants and mostly avoids animal products.
Many follow this type of diet for health, moral or environmental reasons.
9. Colcannon
Every time I see this recipe I instantly salivate, and it seems I'm not alone.
This delicious Irish mashed potato recipe called Colcannon came in at number nine and surely you can see why.
The recipe is super simple and super delicious, if you want to try it for yourself here's Irish chef Colin Fassnidge's recipe
Cook time: More than 1 hour
Serves: 6
Ingredients
- 10 Desiree potatoes (about 1.6kg), unpeeled
- 500 gm rock salt
- 1 small bunch young cavolo nero, stalks removed, leaves coarsely chopped
- 3 small spring onions, thinly sliced
- 200 ml pouring cream, warmed
- 50 gm softened butter
- ½ cup (firmly packed) flat-leaf parsley, coarsely chopped
- For drizzling: extra-virgin olive oil
- To serve: crusty bread
Method
"One of the first dishes I can remember eating, colcannon is an Irish staple. It may be one of the simplest recipes here but it's the one that will receive the most praise. Simplicity at its best.
"Preheat oven to 180°C. Place potatoes on a tray lined with rock salt and bake until tender (45 minutes-1 hour). Working quickly while potatoes are hot, and holding them in a tea towel, scoop flesh from skin and pass through a mouli or potato ricer into a saucepan (see note). Add cavolo nero, spring onion, cream and butter and stir over low heat to warm through. Add parsley, season to taste, dress with olive oil and serve hot with crusty bread.
