Guide: How To Get Produce And Unlock Cooking DIY Recipes In Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Guide: How To Get Produce And Unlock Cooking DIY Recipes In Animal Crossing: New Horizons

The Version 2.0 update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons adds the long rumored cooking feature to the game, allowing players to grow and harvest crops which can then be turned into delicious food for eating and decorating.

Below you will find a short guide explaining how to get produce seeds as well as a list of known Cooking DIY recipes that can be found in the game:

Obtaining And Growing Produce

  • Produce starts can be obtained from Leif when he visits the player’s island, or if his co-op shop has been unlocked in Harv’s Plaza.
    • Fully grown crops can also sometimes be found on Kapp’n’s Mystery Island Tours.
  • After the starts have been planted in the ground, they will need to be watered every day for three days in order to yield the maximum amount of harvest.
  • There are currently six types of produce:
    • Wheat
    • Sugarcane
    • Potatoes
    • Tomatoes
    • Carrots
    • Pumpkins

Unlocking Cooking DIY Recipes

  • In order to start cooking, players must first purchase the Be a Chef! DIY Recipe+ upgrade for 2000 Nook Miles from the Nookstop.
    • This app will give the players a few starting recipes, including the all important Flour and Sugar recipes.
  • Another batch of recipes can be obtained by purchasing Basic Cooking Recipes from Nook’s Cranny.
  • More Cooking DIY Recipes can be unlocked through the following methods:
    • In bottles on the beach
    • From balloons
    • Speaking to Villagers while they are cooking in their homes or at the Happy Home Paradise Restaurant
    • Catching specific types of fish and sea creatures
    • From special NPCs such as Brewster and Daisy Mae

How To Cook

  • To cook, players simply need to interact with a suitable Kitchen item, which includes the Stonework Kitchen, the Stove, the Ironwood Kitchenette, and more.
  • Recipes usually require either Flour or Sugar as a base.
  • There are 55 Savory type Recipes and 55 Sweet type Recipes, making for a total of 110.
  • A list of all known Cooking DIY recipes can be found below:

Savory Recipes

Recipe Ingredients How To Obtain
Aji Fry 1x Horse Mackerel

1x Flour

Catch a Horse Mackerel
Anchoas Al Ajillo 2 Anchovy Catch an Anchovy
Apple Jam 3x Apple Find from Villagers Cooking at Home
Baked Potatoes 2x Potato Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Bamboo-Shoot Soup 2x Bamboo Shoot Obtain from Daisy Mae
Barred-Knifejaw Carpaccio 1x Barred Knifejaw Catch a Barred Knifejaw
Bread 3x Flour Find from Villagers Cooking at Home
Bread Gratin 2x Flour

2x Whole-Wheat Flour

Find from Villagers Cooking at Home
Brown Sugar 5x Sugarcane Basic Cooking Recipes from Nook’s Cranny
Carpaccio Di Capesante 2x Scallop Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Carpaccio Di Marlin Blu 1x Blue Marlin Catch a Blue Marlin
Carpaccio Di Salmone 1x Salmon Catch a Salmon
Carrot Bagel Sandwich 2x Whole-Wheat Flour

3x Carrot

Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Carrot Potage 1x Flour

2x Carrot

Default DIY Cooking Recipe
Carrot-Tops Curry 3x Flour

3x Carrot

Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Champiñones Al Ajillo 1x Round Mushroom

1x Flat Mushroom

1x Skinny Mushroom

1x Rare Mushroom

Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Cherry Jam 3x Cherry Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Clam Chowder 1x Flour

3x Manila Clam

Obtain from Turkey Day Recipes Book at Nook’s Cranny during Turkey Day
Coconut Oil 3x Coconut Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Fish And Chips 2x Potato

1x Dab

Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Flour 5x Wheat Default DIY Cooking Recipe
French Fries 3x Potato Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Fruit Pizza 3x Flour

1x Apple

1x Orange

1x Pear

1x Peach

1x Cherry

Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Fruit Salad 1x Apple

1x Orange

1x Pear

1x Peach

1x Cherry

Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Gnocchi Di Carote 2x Flour

3x Carrot

Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Gnocchi Di Patate 2x Flour

3x Potato

Basic Cooking Recipes from Nook’s Cranny
Gnocchi Di Zucca 2x Flour

3x Orange Pumpkin

Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Gratin 3x Flour

2x Potato

Obtain from Turkey Day Recipes Book at Nook’s Cranny during Turkey Day
Grilled Sea Bass With Herbs 1x Sea Bass

5x Clumps Of Weeds

Default DIY Cooking Recipe
Jarred Bamboo Shoots 3x Bamboo Shoot Obtain from Daisy Mae
Jarred Mushrooms 2x Skinny Mushroom Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Kabu Ankake 1x 10 Turnips Obtain from Daisy Mae
Karei No Nitsuke 1x Dab Catch a Dab
Minestrone Soup 2x Tomato

1x Potato

1x Carrot

Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Mixed-Fruits Bagel Sandwich 1x Flour

1x Apple

1x Orange

1x Pear

1x Peach

1x Cherry

Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Mixed-Fruits Sandwich 2x Flour

1x Orange

1x Pear

1x Peach

Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Mushroom Crepe 2x Flour

1x Round Mushroom

1x Skinny Mushroom

Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Mushroom Curry 3x Flour

1x Round Mushroom

1x Flat Mushroom

1x Skinny Mushroom

Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Mushroom Pizza 3x Flour

2x Round Mushroom

2x Flat Mushroom

Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Mushroom Potage 1x Flour

1x Round Mushroom

1x Flat Mushroom

Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Mushroom Salad 1x Round Mushroom

1x Flat Mushroom

1x Skinny Mushroom

Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Olive-Flounder Meuniere 1x Olive Flounder

2x Flour

Obtain from Turkey Day Recipes Book at Nook’s Cranny during Turkey Day
Orange Marmalade 3x Orange Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Organic Bread 3x Whole-Wheat Flour Basic Cooking Recipes from Nook’s Cranny
Peach Jam 3x Peach Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Pear Jam 3x Pear Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Pesce All’Acqua Pazza 1x Red Snapper

1x Tomato

1x Manila Clam

Catch a Red Snapper
Pickled Veggies 1x Carrot

1x Potato

1x Tomato

1x Orange Pumpkin

Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Pizza Margherita 3x Flour

2x Tomato

Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Poke 1x Salmon

1x Tomato

Catch a Salmon
Potato Curry 3x Flour

3x Potato

Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Potato Galette 2x Flour

3x Potato

Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Potato Potage 1x Flour

2x Potato

Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Pull-Apart Bread 2x Flour Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Pumpkin Bagel Sandwich 2x Flour

3x Orange Pumpkin

Default DIY Cooking Recipe
Pumpkin Curry 3x Flour

3x Orange Pumpkin

Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Pumpkin Pie 3x Flour

2x Sugar

2x Orange Pumpkin

Obtain from Turkey Day Recipes Book at Nook’s Cranny during Turkey Day
Pumpkin Soup 3x Orange Pumpkin Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Salad 1x Tomato

1x Carrot

1x Potato

1x Orange Pumpkin

Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Salad-Stuffed Tomato 3x Tomato Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Salade De Carottes Râpées 3x Carrot Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Salmon Bagel Sandwich 2x Flour

1x Salmon

Catch a Salmon
Salmon Sandwich 2x Whole-Wheat Flour

1x Salmon

Catch a Salmon
Sardines In Oil 1x Anchovy Catch an Anchovy
Sautéed Olive Flounder 1x Olive Flounder

1x Skinny Muchroom

Catch an Olive Flounder
Savory Bread 3x Flour

1x Carrot

1x Tomato

1x Potato

Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Sea-Bass Pie 3x Flour

1x Sea Bass

Catch a Sea Bass
Seafood Ajillo 1x Tiger Prawn

1x Squid

1x Scallop

Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Seafood Pizza 3x Flour

1x Tiger Prawn

2x Manila Clam

Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Seafood Salad 1x Squid

1x Sweet Shrimp

Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Seaweed Soup 2x Seaweed Basic Cooking Recipes from Nook’s Cranny
Snack Bread 3x Flour

1x Sugar

Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Spaghetti Marinara 3x Flour

1x Tomato Puree

Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Spaghetti Napolitan 3x Flour

1x Tomato Puree

Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Squid-Ink Curry 3x Flour

1x Squid

Catch a Squid
Squid-Ink Spaghetti 3x Flour

1x Squid

Catch a Squid
Sugar 5x Sugar Cane Default DIY Cooking Recipe
Tomates Al Ajillo 3x Tomato Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Tomato Bagel Sandwich 2x Flour

3x Tomato

Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Tomato Curry 3x Flour

3x Tomato

Default DIY Cooking Recipe
Tomato Puree 3x Tomato Basic Cooking Recipes from Nook’s Cranny
Turnip Salad 1x 10 Turnips

1x Tomato

Obtain from Daisy Mae
Veggie Crepe 2x Flour

1x Tomato

1x Orange Pumpkin

Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Veggie Quiche 1x Flour

1x Potato

1x Orange Pumpkin

Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Veggie Sandwich 2x Flour

1x Tomato

1x Carrot

Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Whole-Wheat Flour 5x Wheat Basic Cooking Recipes from Nook’s Cranny

Sweet Recipes

Recipe Ingredients How To Obtain
Apple Jelly 2x Apple Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Apple Pie 3x Flour

2x Sugar

2x Apple

Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Apple Smoothie 2x Apple Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Apple Tart 1x Flour

1x Sugar

1x Apple

Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Brown-Sugar Cupcakes 1x Whole-Wheat Flour

1x Brown Sugar

Basic Cooking Recipes from Nook’s Cranny
Brown-Sugar Pound Cake 2x Flour

1x Brown Sugar

Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Cake Salé 2x Flour

1x Carrot

1x Potato

Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Carrot Cake 1x Flour

1x Sugar

1x Carrot

Basic Cooking Recipes from Nook’s Cranny
Carrot Juice 2x Carrot Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Carrot Scones 2x Whole-Wheat Flour

1x Sugar

2x Carrot

Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Cherry Jelly 2x Cherry Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Cherry Pie 3x Flour

2x Sugar

2x Cherry

Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Cherry Smoothie 2x Cherry Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Cherry Tart 1x Flour

1x Sugar

1x Cherry

Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Coconut Cookies 1x Flour

1x Sugar

1x Coconut

Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Coconut Milk 2x Coconut Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Coconut Pancakes 2x Flour

2x Sugar

2x Coconut

Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Coconut Pudding 1x Sugar

2x Coconut

Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Cookies 1x Flour

1x Sugar

Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Frosted Cookies 1x Flour

1x Sugar

Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Frosted Pretzels 1x Flour

2x Sugar

Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Fruit Cupcakes 1x Flour

1x Apple

1x Orange

1x Pear

1x Peach

1x Cherry

 

Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Fruit Scones 2x Flour

1x Apple

1x Orange

1x Pear

1x Peach

1x Cherry

Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Fruit-Topped Pancakes 2x Flour

1x Apple

1x Orange

1x Pear

1x Peach

1x Cherry

Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Mixed-Fruits Crepe 2x Flour

1x Apple

1x Orange

1x Pear

1x Peach

1x Cherry

Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Mixed-Fruits Pie 3x Flour

1x Apple

1x Orange

1x Pear

1x Peach

1x Cherry

Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Mixed-Fruits Tart 1x Flour

1x Apple

1x Orange

1x Pear

1x Peach

1x Cherry

Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Orange Jelly 2x Orange Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Orange Pie 3x Flour

2x Sugar

2x Orange

Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Orange Pound Cake 2x Flour

1x Sugar

1x Orange

Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Orange Smoothie 2x Orange Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Orange Tart 1x Flour

1x Sugar

1x Orange

Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Pancakes 2x Flour

2x Sugar

Default DIY Cooking Recipe
Peach Jelly 2x Peach Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Peach Pie 3x Flour

3x Sugar

2x Peach

Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Peach Smoothie 2x Peach Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Peach Tart 1x Flour

1x Sugar

1x Peach

Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Pear Jelly 2x Pear Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Pear Pie 3x Flour

2x Sugar

2x Pear

Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Pear Smoothie 2x Pear Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Pear Tart 1x Flour

1x Sugar

1x Pear

Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Plain Cupcakes 1x Flour

1x Sugar

Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Plain Scones 2x Flour

1x Sugar

Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Pound Cake 2x Flour

1x Sugar

Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Pretzels 1x Flour

1x Sugar

Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Pumpkin Cupcakes 1x Flour

1x Sugar

2x Orange Pumpkin

Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Pumpkin Pound Cake 2x Flour

1x Sugar

2x Orange Pumpkin

Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Pumpkin Scones 2x Whole-Wheat Flour

1x Sugar

2x Orange Pumpkin

Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Roost Sablé Cookie 1x Flour

2x Sugar

Obtain from Brewster after purchasing a cup of coffee for five days
Spooky Cookies 1x Flour

1x Orange Pumpkin

1x Green Pumpkin

1x Yellow Pumpkin

1x White Pumpkin

Find from Villagers Cooking at Home, from Balloons, or from Jack in October
Sugar Crepe 2x Flour

2x Sugar

Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Thumbprint Jam Cookies 1x Flour

1x Sugar

Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Tomato Juice 2x Tomato Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Veggie Cookies 1x Flour

1x Sugar

1x Tomato

1x Carrot

1x Orange Pumpkin

Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

Veggie Cupcakes 1x Flour

1x Sugar

1x Tomato

1x Carrot

1x Potato

Find from Villagers Cooking at Home

Find from Happy Home Paradise Restaurant

 

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