Top 10 Posts of 2024
Take a look back at the year’s top recipes viewed and made from My Life After Dairy in 2024. With recipes ranging from snack to lunch, dinner, desserts, and drinks this year was definitely delicious and as always, dairy-free
Oh there is nothing I love more than looking back at the year to see how far the website has come.
This was a banner year for My Life After Dairy and I truly cannot thank each of you enough for visiting the site, trying the recipes, and sharing your experiences with a dairy-free lifestyle.
Just a few quick thank you’s before we get into the good stuff.
- To my family, thank you for supporting this dream of creating comforting, dairy-free recipes that make it just a little easier for others to go dairy-free.
- My children’s school for the loving care of my children as well as the time and space to grow while I test, photograph, edit, and write the content here.
- The staff at Piedmont Colosseum for eating all of the test batches and final recipes so that I do not waste any of the deliciousness.
- You, the readers who come and try the recipes time and time again. While I would still be cooking dairy-free recipes at home you bring me back to the kitchen time and time again to make something new, delicious, and dairy-free.
I normally take stock of the data about the site and simply share with you the top performing posts of the year but I wanted to take a minute to look at some of the stats from behind the scenes.
My Life After Dairy’s 2024 By the Numbers
- Number of Posts: 81
- New Recipes: 59
- Users in 2024: 510,643
- The Most Viewed Day: November 27, 2024
- Top Traffic Source: Google
Food Photography in 2024
I recently took stock of the change in my photography and editing skills from the start of the year to now. During this year I transitioned from shooting with natural light to shooting with artificial light.
After taking Artificial Academy through The Bite Shot, I felt confident to make the switch and I couldn’t be more happy with the freedom it affords my family.
With toddlers comes unpredictable schedules, inconsistent nap times, and not to mention scheduling around the weather. By switching to artificial light I have been able to keep a more consistent shooting schedule and can even photograph recipes after I get the kids to bed.
(January’s Sweet Rice Recipe vs. December’s Vegan French Toast Casserole Recipe)
Noticeable Post Updates in 2024
As the years add up here on My Life After Dairy I started looking at some of the posts I published my first few years and gave a few of them the “glow up” they desperately needed.
Thanks to a more consistent shooting schedule I was able to update 11 old posts with new photos, helpful information about the ingredients, and update their recipe cards.
(Apple Galette 2024 update vs. Apple Galette 2019)
Other posts that were updated this year include:
- Cowboy Cookies
- Spiced Thumbprint Cookies
- Vegan Apple Galette
- Pumpkin Spice Cinnamon Rolls
- Red Beans and Rice
- Vegan Peanut Pralines
- Homemade Flour Tortillas
- Vegan Lemon Basil Risotto
- McKay’s Sugar Cookies
- How to Cook Rice
- Ground Turkey Enchiladas
Without farther ado, here are the most viewed and made recipes from My Life After Dairy in 2024.
The Top Posts of 2024
1. Dairy-Free Instant Pudding From a Mix
Coming in as the most visited post page on the site, this guide to making Dairy-Free Instant Pudding de-throned the 2023 top post, Taco Lunch Bowls.
With ratios for oat milk, almond milk, and coconut milk this instant pudding guide will help you convert a box of instant pudding powder into a bowl of dairy-free pudding using your favorite non-dairy milk.
Once you’ve mastered making dairy-free instant pudding, you can use the pudding in recipes like:
2. Taco Lunch Bowls
The previous #1 post on the site, these Taco Lunch bowls make an excellent meal prep recipe. With strong traffic coming in during the new year and the start of the school year, adding this recipe to your lunch prep list is a winning idea.
3. Classic Crisco Pie Crust
Over the course of this year, the recipe for Classic Crisco Pie Crust truly took off with it’s most viewed day being Wednesday November 27 (the day before Thanksgiving).
This simple recipe for pie dough make the perfect base for both sweet and savory pies such as:
4. Dry Rubbed Slow Cooker Ribs
This crock pot recipe for ribs are fall off the bone tender, juicy, and packed with flavor. Leave these beauties in your slow cooker and be rewarded for your patience with a rib so delicious you can’t help but drool.
Some new recipes on the site that will pair wonderfully with these ribs include:
5. Healthy Almond Joy Lactation Bites
Dairy-free lactation recipes are definitely something near and dear to my heart. As someone with two littles (and a third on the way), getting in delicious, dairy-free snacks that are also one handed while breastfeeding is a must.
Made with almond butter, shredded coconut, and a little chocolate, these healthy lactation bites are a nod to the candy bar classic, Almond Joy, only better.
6. Snickerdoodle Cookie Bars
Making their second year in a row appearance on the end of year top 10, these snickerdoodle cookie bars are a holiday favorite.
These quick-to-make cookie bars come together in no time for a dairy-free treat you can enjoy anytime!
7. Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Lactation Bites
The second lactation boosting recipe and certainly no the last, these peanut butter chocolate chip lactation bites were the recipe to start them all.
After seeing how many people enjoyed making these lactation bites, I knew we needed more flavors and stat! With alternatives like chocolate almond and almond joy, this lactation bites recipe is sure to be a favorite for years to come.
8. Cake Batter Lactation Bites
The final lactation bites recipe to break into the top 10 of the year but certainly the most colorful, these cake batter lactation bites give you all of the flavor of birthday cake batter in a portable hand-held treat.
9. Turkey Enchiladas
Delicious and dairy-free, this Ground Turkey Enchiladas recipe makes the perfect dinner for any night of the week! Make these hearty enchiladas a meal by adding a side like:
10. Vanilla Proffee Latte
I love that we are capping off the top 10 of the year with a coffee-based drink. While I love a good Starbucks copycat recipe, this proffee latte is inspired by a TikTok trend of mixing coffee with your protein.
This recipe comes together with fresh brewed coffee, vanilla protein powder, and your favorite non-dairy milk. It’s a great way to get a little boost of protein in with your morning pick me up cup of coffee!
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