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How to make a grocery list from recipes you saved on social media

Restash · Guides · Updated

Short answer

Choose the saved recipes you will cook this week, pull out each ingredient list, and merge them into one shopping list grouped by aisle. Restash does this from your saves: add recipes to a meal plan in the Recipes workspace and it generates a grocery list from them, even when the recipe came from a video.

The worst part of cooking from Reels is pausing a video six times to write down ingredients.

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The manual way

  1. Open each saved recipe video.
  2. Pause on the ingredient frame or listen for amounts.
  3. Write them down, merge duplicates, and group by aisle.

It works, but it is why saved recipes rarely get cooked.

The Restash way

  1. Save recipes to Restash from Instagram, TikTok, YouTube or a blog.
  2. In your Recipes workspace, add the ones you want to a meal plan.
  3. Generate the grocery list from that plan.
  4. Tick items off in the store.

Make the list better

  • Plan three to four meals, not seven — leftovers happen.
  • Pick recipes that share ingredients to cut waste.
  • Ask “which of my saved recipes use spinach?” to use up what you have.

FAQ

How do I make a shopping list from a TikTok recipe?

Save the TikTok to Restash, add it to a meal plan in the Recipes workspace, and generate a grocery list. Restash reads ingredients from the video, caption and on-screen text.

Can I combine ingredients from several saved recipes?

Yes. A Restash meal plan can include several saved recipes, and the grocery list is built from all of them.

About Restash

Restash is an iPhone app that saves posts from Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, X, Pinterest, Reddit, Facebook, Threads and the web — plus screenshots and notes — into one private vault. It reads each save, files it, and lets you ask questions about everything you saved in plain English. Workspaces turn saves into meal plans and grocery lists, workout routines, trip plans and product comparisons. Restash is free to start on the App Store; Restash Pro unlocks unlimited saves.

Privacy note

Your vault is yours. See the Privacy Policy for how Restash handles data — including that we do not sell your personal information or use your private vault to train public models.

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