How to save recipes from Instagram

Stop losing recipes in your Instagram saved folder. Drop Recipe turns any Reel or post into a clean, structured recipe in one tap.

Download on the App Store Free · iPhone

Instagram is full of incredible recipes — but a saved Reel is easy to forget and impossible to cook from while the video keeps scrolling. Drop Recipe fixes that: it reads the caption and the video, then saves proper ingredients and step-by-step instructions to your own collection.

There is no copy-pasting, no account and no watching a 60-second Reel five times to catch the quantities.

Save an Instagram recipe in 3 steps

Find the recipe on Instagram

Open the Reel or post you want to keep in the Instagram app or in your browser.

Tap Share → Drop Recipe

Tap the Share icon and choose Drop Recipe from the iOS share sheet. No copy-pasting, no retyping.

Saved & ready to cook

Drop Recipe reads the Instagram Reel or post and saves clean ingredients and steps — with a timer, shopping list and meal planner.

Why save Instagram recipes with Drop Recipe

Reads Reels and captions — quantities and steps are extracted automatically, even when they are only in the video.
One tidy cookbook — every saved recipe sits alongside your TikTok, YouTube and website saves in one searchable place.
Private by design — no account, no tracking; your recipes stay on your device and sync via your own iCloud.
Cook-ready — built-in timers, a one-tap shopping list and a weekly meal planner.

FAQ

Can Drop Recipe read a recipe from an Instagram Reel?

Yes. Drop Recipe reads both the caption and the Reel video, so it can extract ingredients and steps even when they only appear in the video.

Do I need the recipe written in the caption?

No. If the caption is incomplete, Drop Recipe uses the video to fill in the ingredients and steps.

Is it free to save Instagram recipes?

Yes — saving and organising recipes is free. An optional Pro subscription adds extra AI features.