Top 10 Recipes of 2024 ❤️

Classic Family Recipes for Everyday Life

Hi Reader,

With the arrival of 2025 a few days away, let’s take a moment to celebrate the best of the past year! I’m thrilled to count down the top 10 recipes of 2024 on Cleverly Simple—each one made special by you.

With hundreds of recipes to choose from, these standouts earned their place not just from pageviews but from your wonderful comments and stories about making and sharing them. Your support means the world to me, and I’m so thankful for the joy you bring to my recipes!

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10. Venison Roast

Slow-cooked in the oven, this mouthwatering venison roast with carrots, onion, potatoes is topped with homemade flavorful gravy.

One reader shared: "Lynette, this was better than super. I do not measure or follow directions, but I did this time. Your proportions made an absolutely wonderful dish." ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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9. Apple Pie Filling Coffee Cake

Apple pie filling coffee cake combines delicious soft apples in their sugary filling with a moist cake base and is topped with a powdered sugar glaze.

One reader shared: "This is a favorite of ours!! I’ve made it several times." ✨

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8. Strawberry Freezer Jam

Easy strawberry freezer jam recipe using fresh strawberries, sugar and sure-jell fruit pectin.

One reader shared: "Best jam I’ve ever tasted!" 🌟

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7. Jiffy Cornbread Casserole

This Jiffy Cornbread Casserole features the hearty flavors of ground beef and onions, the tangy taste of tomato paste, and the comforting texture of cornbread and cheese for a satisfying weeknight meal.

One reader shared: "I made this tonight exactly as written. It was delicious and I will be adding it to my recipe collection. It has simple ingredients that I already had on hand, was not overly spicy, and was small enough for a family dinner." ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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6. Sugar Cookie Icing

Make the most delicious sugar cooking icing with only two ingredients!

One reader shared: "This worked perfectly for my cookies for my mom! Thank you so much- especially because I was in a rush!! I 100% recommend this recipe!" 🤩

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5. Crockpot Mac & Cheese

Just throw everything in the crock pot, and in a few hours, you will have the best easy mac and cheese ever!

One reader shared: "This gets rave reviews at potlucks…especially from the children. Adults ask for the recipe.." ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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4. Strawberry Angel Food Cake

This strawberry angel food cake vintage recipe is made with jello, cool whip, frozen fresh strawberries, and angel food cake.

One Reader Shared: "I made this recipe for a cook out with friends and it was a big hit. Very yummy. Thanks for the recipe." ✨

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3. Flaky Biscuits

These easy homemade biscuits are made entirely from scratch to give you buttery, flakey, soft biscuits using only six pantry staple ingredients!

One reader shared: "Best biscuit recipe I’ve found. I’m a great cook but biscuits and ɓreads are not my strong suit. This comes out perfect each time! Thank you!" 🌟

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2. Oven Baked S'Mores

Make oven-baked s’mores dip in your favorite baking dish using fluffy marshmallows and melted chocolate, dipped with crispy graham crackers. No campfire required!

One reader shared: "My kids asked me to make this and it was a huge crowd pleaser!! My husband said his only complaint was I didn’t make enough and the kids got more than the adults did! Haha! We dipped graham crackers and sliced up bananas. We had to spoon it over the bananas, but YUM!! We loved this and will make it again!" ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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1. Homemade Waffles

If you want fluffy golden waffles that are a little crispy around the edges, then this homemade waffle recipe is for you!

One reader shared: "These are probably the best tasting waffles I have ever made! I have tried many different “boxed” waffles and several that were made from scratch and they were all missing something. This recipe makes such light, fluffy, and buttery waffles, it was a whole family hit!" 🌟

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