Getting recipes in
Share a YouTube recipe to the iPhone app
On a YouTube recipe video, tap Share and choose Recipes We Share. The app opens and turns the recipe in the description into an editable recipe.
55 sec · no sound needed: every step is on screen
How it works
- Share a YouTube video to the Recipes We Share iPhone app and the recipe in its description becomes ingredients and steps you can edit.
- Imported, pasted and AI-built recipes start in your personal recipes; one tap adds them to the family cookbook.
Step by step
- 1
Found it on YouTube
On YouTube, open the recipe video you want to keep.
- 2
Tap Share
Tap YouTube's Share button.
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Choose Recipes We Share
In the share options, choose Recipes We Share.
- 4
Import the recipe
Recipes We Share opens with the link. Tap Import the recipe.
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Review the draft
The recipe opens as a draft. Check the title, category, ingredients and steps.
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Ingredients
Scroll down to the ingredients.
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Steps
Keep scrolling to the numbered steps.
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Save Recipe
Tap Save Recipe.
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Saved
The recipe is saved to your personal recipes first.
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Share with the family
Tap Add to Family Cookbook so the whole family can see it.
The video’s recipe is saved in the family cookbook, with ingredients and numbered steps.
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