diff --git a/src/components/RecipeList/RecipeList.test.tsx b/src/components/RecipeList/RecipeList.test.tsx
index aa2ea3b..9f24975 100644
--- a/src/components/RecipeList/RecipeList.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/RecipeList/RecipeList.test.tsx
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ describe("<RecipeList />", () => {
       time: "30 min",
       total_time: 30,
       tags: ["test"],
+      created_at: "2024-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
     }));
 
     const { getByText, queryByText } = render(() => (
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ describe("<RecipeList />", () => {
       time: "30 min",
       total_time: 30,
       tags: ["test"],
+      created_at: "2024-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
     }));
 
     const mockOnPageChange = vi.fn();
@@ -82,6 +84,7 @@ describe("<RecipeList />", () => {
       time: "30 min",
       total_time: 30,
       tags: ["test"],
+      created_at: "2024-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
     }));
 
     const mockOnPageChange = vi.fn();
@@ -103,6 +106,7 @@ describe("<RecipeList />", () => {
       time: "30 min",
       total_time: 30,
       tags: ["test"],
+      created_at: "2024-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
     }));
 
     render(() => <RecipeList recipes={mockRecipes} {...defaultProps} />);
@@ -121,6 +125,7 @@ describe("<RecipeList />", () => {
       time: "30 min",
       total_time: 30,
       tags: ["test"],
+      created_at: "2024-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
     }));
 
     const mockOnPageChange = vi.fn();
@@ -142,6 +147,7 @@ describe("<RecipeList />", () => {
       time: "45 min",
       total_time: 45,
       tags: ["new"],
+      created_at: "2024-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
     }));
 
     render(() => (
@@ -171,6 +177,7 @@ describe("<RecipeList />", () => {
       time: "30 min",
       total_time: 30,
       tags: ["test"],
+      created_at: "2024-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
     }));
 
     const mockOnPageChange = vi.fn();
diff --git a/src/components/SearchBar/SearchBar.test.tsx b/src/components/SearchBar/SearchBar.test.tsx
index 1498836..5055050 100644
--- a/src/components/SearchBar/SearchBar.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/SearchBar/SearchBar.test.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ const mockRecipes: Recipe[] = [
     time: "35 min",
     total_time: 35,
     tags: ["chicken", "herbs"],
+    created_at: "2024-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
   },
   {
     id: "2",
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ const mockRecipes: Recipe[] = [
     time: "20 min",
     total_time: 20,
     tags: ["quinoa", "salad"],
+    created_at: "2024-01-02T00:00:00.000Z",
   },
   {
     id: "3",
@@ -30,6 +32,7 @@ const mockRecipes: Recipe[] = [
     time: "15 min",
     total_time: 15,
     tags: ["chicken", "salad"],
+    created_at: "2024-01-03T00:00:00.000Z",
   },
 ];
 
diff --git a/src/components/SortDropdown/SortDropdown.tsx b/src/components/SortDropdown/SortDropdown.tsx
index d46eb16..1b55eb3 100644
--- a/src/components/SortDropdown/SortDropdown.tsx
+++ b/src/components/SortDropdown/SortDropdown.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ const SortDropdown = (props: SortDropdownProps) => {
   const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = createSignal(false);
 
   const sortOptions = [
+    { value: "date-desc", label: strings.sort.dateDesc },
+    { value: "date-asc", label: strings.sort.dateAsc },
     { value: "name-asc", label: strings.sort.nameAsc },
     { value: "name-desc", label: strings.sort.nameDesc },
     { value: "time-asc", label: strings.sort.timeAsc },
diff --git a/src/constants/sortOptions.ts b/src/constants/sortOptions.ts
index 0c812eb..9915c97 100644
--- a/src/constants/sortOptions.ts
+++ b/src/constants/sortOptions.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ export type SortOption = {
 };
 
 export const sortValues = [
+  "date-desc",
+  "date-asc",
   "name-asc",
   "name-desc",
   "time-asc",
@@ -13,3 +15,5 @@ export const sortValues = [
 ] as const;
 
 export type SortValue = (typeof sortValues)[number];
+
+export const DEFAULT_SORT: SortValue = "date-desc";
diff --git a/src/constants/strings.ts b/src/constants/strings.ts
index e7439b3..8910f9c 100644
--- a/src/constants/strings.ts
+++ b/src/constants/strings.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ export const strings = {
   },
   sort: {
     label: "Sort by",
+    dateDesc: "Date (newest first)",
+    dateAsc: "Date (oldest first)",
     nameAsc: "Name (A-Z)",
     nameDesc: "Name (Z-A)",
     timeAsc: "Time (shortest first)",
diff --git a/src/routes/index.tsx b/src/routes/index.tsx
index b1385ce..4de5422 100644
--- a/src/routes/index.tsx
+++ b/src/routes/index.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import {
   type DifficultyValue,
   difficultyValues,
 } from "~/constants/difficultyOptions";
-import { type SortValue, sortValues } from "~/constants/sortOptions";
+import { DEFAULT_SORT, type SortValue, sortValues } from "~/constants/sortOptions";
 import { strings } from "~/constants/strings";
 import { type TagFilter, type TagValue, tagValues } from "~/constants/tagOptions";
 import { type TimeFilter, type TimeValue, timeValues } from "~/constants/timeOptions";
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ const Home = () => {
 
   const sortBy = createMemo(() => {
     const value = searchParams.sort as SortValue;
-    return sortValues.includes(value) ? value : "name-asc";
+    return sortValues.includes(value) ? value : DEFAULT_SORT;
   });
 
   const searchQuery = createMemo(() => searchParams.q || "");
@@ -82,6 +82,10 @@ const Home = () => {
 
   const getSortComparator = (sortBy: SortValue) => {
     switch (sortBy) {
+      case "date-desc":
+        return (a: Recipe, b: Recipe) => b.created_at.localeCompare(a.created_at);
+      case "date-asc":
+        return (a: Recipe, b: Recipe) => a.created_at.localeCompare(b.created_at);
       case "name-asc":
         return (a: Recipe, b: Recipe) => a.name.localeCompare(b.name);
       case "name-desc":
@@ -101,7 +105,7 @@ const Home = () => {
           difficultyOrderReverse[a.difficulty] - difficultyOrderReverse[b.difficulty];
       }
       default:
-        return (a: Recipe, b: Recipe) => a.name.localeCompare(b.name);
+        return (a: Recipe, b: Recipe) => b.created_at.localeCompare(a.created_at);
     }
   };
 
@@ -178,7 +182,7 @@ const Home = () => {
   const handleSortChange = (sort: SortValue) => {
     setSearchParams({
       ...searchParams,
-      sort: sort !== "name-asc" ? sort : undefined,
+      sort: sort !== DEFAULT_SORT ? sort : undefined,
       page: undefined,
     });
   };
diff --git a/src/types/Recipe.ts b/src/types/Recipe.ts
index 9a0cf3b..833d8b4 100644
--- a/src/types/Recipe.ts
+++ b/src/types/Recipe.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export type RecipeData = {
   cuisine: string | null;
   source_url: string | null;
   video_url?: string;
+  created_at?: string;
 };
 
 export type Recipe = {
@@ -33,4 +34,5 @@ export type Recipe = {
   time: string;
   total_time: number;
   tags: ReadonlyArray<string>;
+  created_at: string;
 };
diff --git a/src/utils/loadRecipes.ts b/src/utils/loadRecipes.ts
index b8c205d..266c008 100644
--- a/src/utils/loadRecipes.ts
+++ b/src/utils/loadRecipes.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import type { Recipe, RecipeData } from "~/types/Recipe";
 
+const FALLBACK_CREATED_AT = "1970-01-01T00:00:00.000Z";
+
 const recipeModules = import.meta.glob<RecipeData>("../../data/*.json", {
   eager: true,
   import: "default",
@@ -25,6 +27,7 @@ const transformRecipeData = (data: RecipeData, filePath: string, index: number):
   time: data.total_time ? `${data.total_time} min` : "N/A",
   total_time: data.total_time || 0,
   tags: data.tags || [],
+  created_at: data.created_at || FALLBACK_CREATED_AT,
 });
 
 export const loadRecipes = (): Recipe[] =>