Turn a TikTok video into a written recipe
TikTok is full of quick recipes that aren't very practical in the kitchen. Here's how to turn them into clear recipe cards with Zeste, videos and photo carousels included.
TikTok recipes are visual and fast-paced: perfect for scrolling, less so for cooking. Between the transitions and the music, quantities flash on screen for half a second, if they show up at all.
Why AI beats a screenshot
Zeste doesn't just keep an image: it fetches the video, transcribes what the creator says, reads the caption and the on-screen text, then cross-checks everything to write a recipe card with quantities and numbered steps. When a step is missing from the video, it's written for you.
From the TikTok app
Tap Share under the video, then Zeste. If Zeste doesn't appear, tap "Copy link" and paste it with Zeste's + button. Links like tiktok.com/@…/video/…, photo carousels tiktok.com/@…/photo/… and short vm.tiktok.com links are accepted.
If the import gets stuck
A private video or one blocked in your country can't be read. For anything else, the Report this problem button sends us the link: we look at what's blocking and the import gets fixed for everyone.