The best recipes, trends and stories from TODAY Food 2023.

Our most popular recipes of the year. Plus, all the hilarious cake fails. December 22, 2023 | [VIEW IN BROWSER](   THIS IS TODAY December 22, 2023 [VIEW IN BROWSER]( THIS IS TODAY In between sips of lemon Sprite tea and bites of Donna Kelce's chocolate chip cookies, today we are taking a look back at all the biggest trends, stories, recipes and laugh-out-loud #cakefails from TODAY Food this year. Here are the stories that stuck with readers, plus the trends that may make their way to your plate in 2024.   [🍪 TODAY's most popular recipes of the year — including Mama Kelce's cookies]( TODAY Food fans celebrated [Donna Kelce’s chocolate chip cookie recipe]( like Taylor Swift after a Travis Kelce touchdown. Her mix of white and milk chocolate chips and pecans was the most-viewed recipe of the year. Right behind Mama Kelce was actor Stanley Tucci, the king of sumptuous Italian food, with his [pasta fagioli](. There also were perennial favorites like Melissa Ben-Ishay’s [green goddess salad](, and tasty comfort meals from TODAY’s Jenna Bush Hager and Dylan Dreyer. [See the top 20 recipes here](. [🎂 All the hilarious #cakefails of 2023]( Um, that’s not what a Minion looks like. While it was likely not fun for the customers, the lost-in-translation cake disasters of 2023 provided some much-needed laughs for the rest of us. There was the [avant-garde Minion]( from an H-E-B (above), as well as an [emo Elmo]( who looked ready to attend a My Chemical Romance show, not a child’s birthday party. In between the laughs there was some controversy, like [this $84]([sprinkle-covered birthday creation]( that ignited #CakeGate — and had the baker and customer throwing batter at each other [on social media](. [🍔 The 51 best new fast-food items rolled out this year — and mourning the ones we lost]( The mad scientists in the fast-food labs were hard at work this year to get us to try all kinds of new offerings, like a [purple Grimace shake]( to wash down your McDonald's burger and fries (mission accomplished, btw). In case you didn’t get around to that grilled cheese dipping taco or ghost pepper ranch chicken sandwich, we have a list of [all the new items]( that popped up at major chains like Taco Bell, Burger King, Wendy’s, Starbucks, Subway and more. In the circle of fast-food life, that also means a number of [items were discontinued this year](. Thank you for your service, Dunkaccino. [🌶️ 6 food and drink trends you’ll be seeing in 2024]( We enjoyed “girl dinner,” fried pickles in a blanket and the rest of [this year’s food trends](, but now we’re hungry for more. What does 2024 have in store? TODAY Food spoke to dozens of chefs from around the world about [6 trends they expect to pop up next year](. Get ready for African-inspired chiles to light up your taste buds, the rise of plant-based seafood (taro-based “scallops,” anyone?), and one we can really get behind – snacks for dinner. Just make sure not to try to [eat everything]([in one bite,]([like this intrepid reporter]( did. See all [the 2024 trends here](.       Thanks for letting us in your inbox! See you tomorrow. Written by Scott Stump | Edited by Philip Caulfield Enjoying This is TODAY? Invite a friend to[subscribe here.]( Send us Feedback Follow us on Facebook More TODAY Newsletters 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112 [Manage Subscriptions]( | [Unsubscribe](listvar=sub_today) | [Privacy]( | [Contact]( [MANAGE SUBSCRIPTION]( | [UNSUBSCRIBE](listvar=sub_today) | [PRIVACY]( | [CONTACT](