Find recipes and food stories in Apple News+ on iPad
If you subscribe to Apple News+, you can find personalized food content, including a large catalog of recipes with features like adjustable recipe yields, nutrition facts, customizable units, and easy-to-start timers.
Note: Apple News, Apple News+, and food features aren’t available in all countries or regions.
Browse stories and recipes
Go to the News app
on your iPad.Tap Food in the sidebar or tab bar, then scroll down to see stories and recipes.
The more food content and recipes you read, the more personalized your recommendations become.
Tip: To look at other recipes or stories while you’re reading one, swipe left or right.
Search for and filter recipes
Go to the News app
on your iPad.Tap Food in the sidebar or tab bar, tap Recipe Catalog at the top of the feed or
in the top-right corner, then do any of the following:Search by recipe title, ingredient, or keyword: Tap the search field, enter a term, then tap
.Filter by category: Tap a category, such as Vegetarian.
Add and combine filters: Tap
, tap a filter, then tap 
.Remove a filter: Tap
next to a filter below the search field.
Save a recipe
Go to the News app
on your iPad.Tap Food in the sidebar or tab bar, then scroll down to browse recipes, or search for and filter recipes, as above.
Do one of the following:
While browsing or viewing search results: Tap
on the recipe you want to save.While a recipe is open: Tap Save.
To revisit saved recipes, do one of the following:
Tap Saved Recipes in the sidebar (below Library).
Tap
in the Recipe Catalog.
To remove a recipe from your saved recipes, touch and hold the recipe, then tap Unsave Recipe.
Prepare a recipe
Go to the News app
on your iPad.Tap Food in the sidebar or tab bar, then scroll down to browse recipes, or search for and filter recipes, as above.
To open a recipe, do one of the following:
While reading a food story, tap
. If the story has multiple recipes, tap , then tap the recipe you want to prepare.Tap a recipe in the search results.
Scroll to see the recipe’s ingredients, directions, nutrition facts, and ratings.
Tip: You can add a recipe’s ingredients to your grocery list. While viewing the recipe, tap
, then tap Add to Grocery List. To access your grocery list in the Reminders app, see Make a grocery list in Reminders.To focus on the directions, tap Cook.
Steps appear in a larger font and the display stays on while you’re preparing the recipe.
While viewing directions, do any of the following:
Use a cooking timer: When a timer appears in a step, tap
, swipe up or down to adjust the timer duration, then tap Set Timer.View ingredient quantities: When an ingredient in a step appears in bold, tap the ingredient to view how much is used in the recipe without going back to the ingredients list.
Keep track of which ingredients you already prepared or used: Tap an ingredient.
Tip: You can keep track of recipes you prepared: When viewing a recipe, tap , then tap Mark as Cooked.
If you notice that a recipe is miscategorized, has incorrect ingredients or directions, or doesn’t display properly, tap , tap Report a Concern, then follow the onscreen instructions.
Customize the units used in recipes
You can convert the units used in all Apple News+ recipes from US to Metric and from Fahrenheit to Celsius. You can also show ingredient measurements in weight when preparing baking recipes.
Go to the News app
on your iPad.Open a recipe, as above.
Tap
, then tap Customize Units.
Adjust a recipe’s yield
Go to the News app
on your iPad.Open a recipe, as above.
Tap
, then tap Scale Recipe.To adjust the recipe yield, tap
or 
, or type the scale factor.To reset the ingredients to their original quantity, tap
.
Note: Scaling a recipe doesn’t affect cook times, temperature, equipment, or cookware size.
Add notes to a recipe
You can add notes to a recipe to record your results, substitute ingredients or steps, or keep track of how long it took to complete a step on your stove or oven.
Go to the News app
on your iPad.Tap Food in the sidebar or tab bar, then scroll down to browse recipes, or search for and filter recipes, as above.
Tap
, then tap Add Notes.Add a note: Tap Add Notes.
Edit a note: Tap Edit Notes.
Enter your observations, then tap
.
Rate a recipe
Go to the News app
on your iPad.Tap Food in the sidebar or tab bar, then scroll down to browse recipes, or search for and filter recipes, as above.
Open a recipe, scroll down to Ratings, then tap a star to select a rating.
Access food content offline
You can make sure you can access the Food feed, Recipe Catalog, and Saved Recipes in Offline Mode.
While you’re online, go to the Settings app
on your iPad.Tap Apps, tap News, then tap Automatic Downloads (below News+ Offline Mode).
Turn on Food & Recipes.