Instacart’s Shoppable Recipes lets you order the ingredients of your fave food videos and posts

The images of mouth-watering dishes we love to see in magazines before are now widespread online. And not only would you see them perfectly served on plates, but content creators will also walk you step by step on how to make them. If you are one of the avid followers of these food porn videos, you’ve probably been inspired to copy a recipe or two before. However, finding and getting their ingredients can be a hassle. Well, not anymore. Instacart now allows you to buy all the ingredients needed to make that recipe on the video through Shoppable Recipes.

Instacart announced the Shoppable Recipes on March 16, which will let food creators make their recipes “shoppable” on Instacart via strategic integrations on TikTok and Tasty. The grocery company says that the new functionality will also be integrated into Hearst Magazines’ main food and recipe property sites like Delish.com, ThePioneerWoman.com, GoodHousekeeping.com, and CountryLiving.com.

“At Instacart, we’re passionate about food and we’re invested in unlocking that passion for others,” said Asha Sharma, Instacart COO. “By making popular recipes from destinations like TikTok and Hearst Magazines’ Delish easily shoppable in a few taps, we’re helping people put that passion into action by picking up a few items from their favorite local store so they can create exciting new meals. We’re expanding our touchpoints beyond the weekly grocery shop or late-night cravings, and meeting people when food inspiration strikes and they want to discover new meals and cooking experiences. It’s a win for both consumers and the retail partners they shop from on our marketplace.”

The Shoppable Recipes feature works through the “See Recipe” button placed on recipe videos on TikTok or with the “Shop with Instacart” button on recipes you can find on Hearst Magazines’ food culture properties. Tapping the button will add all of the ingredients needed for the recipe to the user’s cart, allowing the viewers a convenient and fast shopping process. 

TikTok creators will also find the new feature incredibly convenient as Instacart will allow them to simply select from the recipes available on Tasty.co and other selected sites. However, according to Instacart, the integration of the feature powered by TikTok’s Jump program is only available to select food creators on the said video-sharing platform. Nonetheless, Instacart “hopes” that it will be rolled out to more TikTok creators in the future as it can be another way for such creators to earn through their videos. As Instacart said in its post, TikTok creators can earn payouts based on engagements and Instacart orders placed by the viewers using their food videos.

“With nearly 60 billion views of the hashtag #FoodTikTok, the food community on TikTok is massive and highly engaged, and we’ve seen creators build global audiences by sharing their favorite recipes with our users in unique and creative ways,” said Isaac Bess, TikTok Head of Global Distribution & Product Partnerships. “Jumps allow creators to create a more engaging and dynamic experience for the community, and Instacart’s new integration will help TikTok creators take their food content to the next level.”