Google has updated the recipe rich results report within Google Search Console. Google also cleaned up some of its recipe structured data documentation. You may see an increase in warnings for your Recipe items related to the reporting update.

Google said, “Search Console is now reporting on two new properties in the Recipes rich result report: recipeInstructions and recipeIngredient.” This started on March 6, 2024.

As a result, you may see an increase in warnings for your Recipe items in that report. It is not a change to Google Search but rather the reporting in Google Search Console.

Here is what Google changed in the recipe structured data documentation:

Google removed a lot of the guided recipe documentation since it is no longer in Google Assistant.

Removed:

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Also added to “Use HowToStep to group one or more sentences that explain how to do part of the recipe, if this makes sense for your content.” This part, “if this makes sense for your content.”

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