Have you heard of Yummly? It’s a wonderful resource for saving recipes from around the web. And you can use my Yum button to save as well!
Have you ever heard of Yummly? I had heard of it before, but never really tried it out. It was suggested to me recently, as a food blogger. It’s a great resource to get my recipes in front of more people and to help organize my recipes.
Originally Published On: January 23, 2018
Last Updated On: April 21, 2020
Recipe Collection
If you’re someone who loves to save recipes you find all over the web, then Yummly is a great option. I know a lot of people use Pinterest for this. But you don’t have as many options for putting the recipes in more than one category. For example, you may want to have one category for dinner, and another category for vegetarian options. Yummly lets you add a recipe to multiple categories so you can easily find what you are searching for.
The other significant advantage of Yummly is the way the recipes are processed. From the website, you get to see an image of the recipe, as well as the ingredients. It also estimates the number of calories and pulls the cook time. On Yummly, you can switch between US and Metric measurements. You can also order ingredients on their Instacart (I haven’t tried this yet so can’t tell you how it works).
There are multiple ways to save a recipe to Yummly. The easiest is to use the Yum button on a website if it is installed. If you click on that, it will save that recipe to your Yummly account. You can also install a browser extension for websites that don’t have a Yum button directly on them.
Nutrition
Another aspect I love about Yummly is the added nutrition information. Again, this is all estimated, based on the ingredients and the amounts, since it doesn’t know exactly which brand you will be using when you cook. There is a breakdown of the number of calories, sodium, fat content, protein, carbs, and fiber. Then you can click on “view more” to see more detailed information.
Just remember, these numbers are estimates, and you have to see what it is considering a serving. For example, my Peppermint Chocolate Ganache Thumbprint Cookies are showing extremely high numbers, but Yummly is saying there are only 4 servings in the recipe. That would be equivalent to eating about 6 of the cookies, which I would hope wouldn’t be eaten in one sitting.
Yummly for Bloggers
I recently starting using Yummly from a blogging perspective as another platform to get more views on my recipes. Since Yummly is searchable, this means that my recipes could be found organically through the website if someone searches for keywords or ingredients.
There is also a way to get featured, which happens by having many people add the recipes to their Yummly account. I am hoping to start adding the recipes as I create them, and would love for you to do the same!
It’s effortless to create an account for yourself, and once you are logged in, anytime you click on a Yum button around the web it will automatically be added to your recipe box. Then you can go to your account and categorize the recipes in whatever way you would like that makes the most sense to you.
Within your account, you can set your facebook, twitter, Pinterest, and website. On each recipe, there is a share button, so you can easily share the recipe to your social media accounts as well.
I am still working on getting most of my recipes processed through Yummly, but eventually, you will be able to find my recipes all on my Publisher page there at https://www.yummly.com/page/youaremysonshine.
Do you use Yummly? What do you like or dislike about it? Has it helped you find new recipes?
I’ve tried using the site, but hate the fact it MAKES you register just to see a recipe/link. It really should be more open for those of us just looking for something to make.
Yeah, I definitely understand that! I guess it’s because they assume you’ll want to save it for later and keep browsing.
I have never used that site, but I am learning something new everyday. I am going to also going to read your post on how to digitally organized recipes. Thanks for sharing those great tips.
It’s great if you like finding recipes around the web and gives you a visual when you are searching what to make next.
I love to save recipes when I found them on Internet. I think I have heard about Yummly, but I have never tried it out. Maybe I think about it in the future. Because it’s a lot easier to made categories and organized recipes in that way.
If you are looking for a way to save your recipes in different categories, then this is definitely a great service for that!
Love the Yummly for blogging recipes. I will use it thanks.
Great! I’m glad this was able to help you!
I’ve never tried Yummly before and it’s really nice to learn more about it. I think it’s a platform that I can use and I’d definitely check it out. Thanks for the intro!
I’m glad I could help! I like the organization it can give to the recipes you find online.
Never heard of this but it looks so good!
I was just recently introduced to the site as well! It’s great for organizing recipes you find all around the internet.
I have never heard of that site! I am going to have to check it out for sure. I am definitely learning how little I know about what’s out there. Thanks for showing me this!
It’s crazy how many options there are! I recently had someone else suggest this site to me as well. I’m glad this helped!
I used to use Yummly all the time but lately their interface has gotten weirder and harder to navigate. I’m afraid I’ve switched to Pinterest and do most of my recipe searches there. Perhaps it’s time to give Yummly another shot!
I don’t know what it looked like before since I just started using it. I know I sent a support ticket about something else and they said there are some bugs they know of with the website at this time.
I’ve come across Yummly before but never really spent much time on it. I’ll have to see if I like Yummly more than Pinterest when it comes to posting and looking for recipes.
I’ve been using Pinterest for a while, but I like how easy it is to organize the recipes into different categories on Yummly.
I have always seen this on blogs, but never tried it myself. I do like the nutrition breakdown it gives. That’s really cool.
The nutrition breakdown is great, but as I mentioned, I noticed it’s only as reliable as the ingredients you use and if it calculates the serving size correctly. But it at least gives a good baseline!
I’ve never heard of Yummly. I’ll have to check it out because I love saving lots of recipes. It sounds like a great way to get them organized.
I really like the way you can organize it in your own categories, so you can make whatever categories work best for your family.
I’ve noticed a lot of food bloggers use this. I’m a beauty blogger myself but I’m glad I read this so I understand how it benefits my bloggy friends.
It’s also great for personal use if you like to find recipes online and have one central place to store them.
I’ve only used Yummly a few times. I need to go back to it and use your tips.
I haven’t explored it to it’s full potential yet either. I just thought it was a great way to keep recipes organized.