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The 10 Most Popular Recipes of August 2021

Cue the comfort food!
Overhead shot of peach pie with two slices cut out and removed to plates the slices are topped with vanilla ice cream.
Photo by Emma Fishman, food styling by Kat Boystova

The data is in and we're a bit puzzled to be honest: It seems comfort food season started WAY early this year. While we wait for anything less than boiling temps and humid days, our most popular recipes are snugglier than we ever saw coming. Throughout August we all warmed our souls with hot bowls of sweet potato grits and endless helpings of veggie cassoulet studded with crispy Gruyère bits. And when that wasn't quite cheesy enough, we turned to these crunchy, gravity-defying mozzarella fritters. Unsurprisingly, no savory situation could evoke peak comfort food vibes without a follow-up scoop of classic banana pudding or a sticky slice of peach pie. So forget what you heard on the daily forecast, we predict a 100 percent chance of cozy meals beginning…right now. Here are our most popular recipes from August—starting with No. 1.

  • An 8x8 dish of banana pudding with a whipped cream topping and crushed vanilla wafers on top alongside several serving...
    Photo by Emma Fishman, food styling by Kat Boystova, prop styling by Allie Wist
    1/10

    Classic Banana Pudding

    No frills and no fuss. This banana pudding is the real, decadent deal. 

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  • Threequarter shot of mai tai rum drinks a yellow cocktail in short glasses with crushed ice garnished with lime wedges...
    Photo by Emma Fishman, food styling by Kat Boystova, prop styling by Allie Wist
    2/10

    Mai Tai

    Evoke the tropics with one sip of this classic cocktail. 

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  • Sweet potato grits recipe
    Photo by Oriana Koren, food styling by Lillian Kang, prop styling by Jillian Knox
    3/10

    Sweet Potato Grits

    Edna Lewis once said, “People should really leave grits alone.” We won’t argue with the queen, but Kia Damon’s creamy, custardy roasted sweet potato grits are proof that all rules have exceptions.

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  • Overhead shot of peach pie with two slices cut out and removed to plates the slices are topped with vanilla ice cream.
    Photo by Emma Fishman, food styling by Kat Boystova
    4/10

    Peach Pie

    When summer gives you perfect peaches, turn them into this glorious peach pie encased in a flaky all-butter crust.

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  • CinnamonRoll Pound Cake recipe
    Photo by Oriana Koren, food styling by Lillian Kang, prop styling by Jillian Knox
    7/10

    Cinnamon-Roll Pound Cake

    Imagine if a cinnamon roll and a pound cake had a fluffy little baby, and that baby got drizzled with cream cheese icing. Thanks to Jocelyn Delk Adams and her grandmother, this baby is a reality (and we have the recipe).

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  • Peperoncini Chicken Recipe
    Photo by Emma Fishman, food styling by Rebecca Jurkevich
    8/10

    Peperoncini Chicken

    This one-pan chicken dinner gets two times the flavor from using both the peppers and the pickling liquid in a jar of peperoncini.

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  • Image may contain Food Food Presentation Plate Cutlery and Fork
    Photo by Emma Fishman, Food Styling by Susie Theodorou, Prop Styling by Elizabeth Jaime
    9/10

    Coconut Tofu Stir-Fry

    Crispy, bite-sized green beans and coconutty tofu are a match made in heaven in this quick weeknight meal. 

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  • Caramelized pork and cucumber stir fry recipe
    Photo by Emma Fishman, food styling by Rebecca Jurkevich, prop styling by Sophie Strangio
    10/10

    Caramelized Pork and Cucumber Stir-Fry

    Crisp-tender cucumbers and deeply browned pork crumbles add delightful texture to this quick and savory weeknight stir-fry.

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Mehreen Karim was formerly the Recipe Production Assistant at Bon Appétit, where she built recipes and stories for bonappetit.com. She also developed recipes and wrote stories to help readers discover unlikely food combinations (caramelized dates and asparagus) and cooking hacks (how to grill chicken without a grill) to inspire home ... Read More
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