Disney Dreamlight Valley: Complete Recipes Guide

Knowing how to get and cook with recipes in Disney Dreamlight Valley will help you enjoy a more satisfying game experience. Improving your culinary skills will also boost your game progress, so it’s worth spending time in the kitchen.

Using Recipes in Disney Dreamlight Valley

Cooking is an essential and magical part of life in Disney Dreamlight Valley. Knowing how to put together a variety of delicious meals can enhance your friendships with many of the game’s characters. In fact, it’s often key to building those friendships and completing character-based quests. It’s also an important way to help you manage your in-game energy and earn yourself some valuable Star Coins.

One of the quickest ways to speed up your culinary expertise is by using recipes. You’ll be shown how recipes work fairly early on during your adventures in Disney Dreamlight Valley. However, while you’ll be given recipe pages for certain dishes as part of specific quests, you’ll need to seek out most others on your own.

How to Get Recipes

There are a few different ways to get recipes in Disney Dreamlight Valley. Some can be found through exploration and foraging across the Valley’s biomes. You can sometimes find these pages by digging up glittering hot spots you’ll see on the ground.

This isn’t a guaranteed method though, and finding recipes in this manner is fairly rare. It is possible though, so be sure to dig around when you see those sparkling dig spots.

Another way to obtain recipes is through quests. These are given out by the various Disney characters you build friendships with. Many of these recipes will be linked to the characters’ particular personalities or cultural preferences.

For example, befriending Elsa will allow you to learn how to cook Arendellian pickled herring. Additionally, leveling up your friendship with expert chef Remy will teach you how to create ratatouille.

Most often though, you’ll get recipes through basic experimentation. Needless to say, with such a wide variety of crops and ingredients, there are many potential combinations to be made in the kitchen.

For that reason, having a guide on how to create specific meals can be really useful. This will help you know exactly which ingredients to source for each dish, without wasting time or money trying to guess what you need.

Experimenting With Ingredients

As with real life, experimentation is how some of the greatest culinary creations are created in Disney Dreamlight Valley. Combining different ingredients together in a cooking pot is one of the main methods of getting new recipes in this game.

Try and think about what combinations of ingredients may work well to create a new dish in reality. Putting these together on the stove in Disney Dreamlight Valley is one of the best ways to generate new recipes to add to your collection.

Ingredients and Their Food Groups

It’s important to know exactly which ingredients fit into each category in Disney Dreamlight Valley. Some of the in-game ingredients are classified a bit differently from how they might be in real life. This means they don’t always marry up with how they’re classified on the on-screen Collection page.

For clarity, these categories are listed below. Some items, such as milk, eggs and peanuts, for example, are specialist ingredients available from Remy’s restaurant, and therefore aren’t included in the broader classification.

• Fruit – apple, banana, cherry, coconut, gooseberry, lemon, raspberry
• Fish – anglerfish, bass, bream, carp, catfish, cod, fugu, herring, kingfish, lancetfish, perch, pike, rainbow trout, salmon, sole, squid, swordfish, tilapia, tuna, walleye, white sturgeon
• Seafood – crab, clam, lobster, shrimp, scallop, squid, oyster
• Sweets – cocoa bean, sugarcane, vanilla
• Any herb or spice – basil, oregano, ginger, garlic, mushroom
• Grains – wheat, rice, soya, canola
• Vegetables – asparagus, bell pepper, carrot, corn, cucumber, eggplant, leek, lettuce, okra, onion, potato, pumpkin, spinach, tomato, zucchini

How to Cook With Recipes

Cooking with recipes in Disney Dreamlight Valley is a quicker way to whip up those tasty treats. When at a cooking stove, you’ll see an interface that allows you to select a particular recipe. This will only show a list of recipes you’ve already learned, so you won’t be able to use this screen to discover something new.

Bring up the recipe interface when at the stove by selecting the Recipes panel from the top left-hand side of the screen. You’ll be able to use this to select a known recipe and autofill the ingredients for it if you have them in your inventory or storage. Select Start Cooking to create the dish and it will be added to your inventory on completion.

Star Ratings

The star rating attached to dishes actually corresponds to the type and number of ingredients each recipe requires. For example, a four-star recipe will need four particular ingredients and a five-star recipe will need five. Most recipes will require specific ingredients, but some will take any ingredient from a certain category.

You’ll find that some recipes are less particular about what kind of fruit, vegetable, or fish is needed, as long as any item from that category is included in your cooking.

This doesn’t mean that you can throw any five ingredients into the pot and create a five-star meal though. The rating relates to the five specific ingredients required to make that particular dish, so remember to bear that in mind.

Complete Disney Dreamlight Valley Recipes Guide

Below you’ll find a complete list of all currently available recipes in Disney Dreamlight Valley. They’re categorized by their star rating and meal type, with the most nutritious and financially valuable five-star dishes listed first.

You’ll also find each meal’s ingredients, energy rewards, and sale prices detailed here too. This should help you to learn their recipes more easily if you’re currently experimenting in the kitchen, or trying to work out what that missing ingredient might be!

Five-Star Recipes

These dishes are the most nutritionally beneficial and will reward players with large amounts of energy. They’re also some of the most valuable, meaning that players can sell them at Goofy’s stall in exchange for a decent amount of Star Coins.

These recipes will take some time and experimentation to discover. Additionally, some of their component ingredients will need to be bought in Remy’s restaurant, as well as sourced around the Valley.

Appetizers

Recipe	Ingredients	Energy	Sell Price
Arendellian Pickled Herring	herring, onion, lemon, garlic, any herb or spice	2102	556
Large Seafood Platter	any seafood x 4, lemon	1810	340
Potato Leek Soup	leek, potato, milk, onion, garlic	1984	1400

Entrees

Recipe	Ingredients	Energy	Sell Price
Bouillabaisse	any seafood x2, shrimp, tomato, any vegetable	2132	684
Fish Creole	any fish, any vegetable, garlic, rice, tomato	840	293
Greek Pizza	any herb or spice, wheat, cheese, tomato, onion	1152	630
Gumbo	okra, shrimp, chili pepper, tomato, onion	2226	1000
Lancetfish Paella	lancetfish, shrimp, any seafood, tomato, rice	4550	1700
Lobster Roll	lobster, wheat, lemon, butter, garlic	4928	1900
Mediterranean Salad	cucumber, tomato, onion, lettuce, any herb or spice	976	605
Mushu's Congee	rice, egg, ginger, garlic, mushroom	1658	753
Ranch Salad	lettuce, bell pepper, corn, tomato, onion	714	396
Ratatouille	tomato, eggplant, zucchini, onion, any herb or spice	1572	914
Teryaki Salmon	salmon, soya, rice, ginger, sugarcane	1726	637
Tuna Burger	tuna, wheat, lemon, onion, any vegetable	1922	491
Vegetarian Pizza	any vegetable x2, tomato, cheese, wheat	754	350

Desserts

Recipe	Ingredients	Energy	Sell Price
Aurora's Cake	raspberry, wheat, sugarcane, egg, milk	2030	786
Banana Split	slush ice, banana, milk, sugarcane, any sweets	2074	714
Birthday Cake	cocoa bean, wheat, sugarcane, egg, butter	2310	749
Gingerbread House	ginger, egg, wheat, vanilla, sugarcane	1460	641
Pastry Cream and Fruits	any fruit x3, milk, sugarcane	2332	497
Wedding Cake	butter, sugarcane, vanilla, egg, wheat	1680	785

Four-Star Recipes

These recipes will definitely replenish a solid amount of player energy when cooked and eaten.

They’ll earn a respectable amount of Star Coins at Goofy’s stall, too.

Appetizers

Recipe	Ingredients	Energy	Sell Price
Creamy Soup	any herb or spice, milk, potato, any vegetable	1138	579
Gazpacho	cucumber, tomato, onion, any herb or spice	821	556
Pickled Herring	herring, lemon, onion, any herb or spice	1742	431
Pumpkin Soup	pumpkin, ginger, milk, any vegetable	1431	1500
Souffle	cheese, egg, milk, butter	2386	1230

Entrees

Recipe	Ingredients	Energy	Sell Price
Basil Omelet	basil, egg, cheese, milk	2035	982
Chowder	any seafood, any vegetable, milk, potato	1186	613
Creamy Garlic Scallops	scallops, lemon, butter, garlic	1844	499
Fish 'n' Chips	wheat, canola, potato, any fish	697	392
Fish Pasta	any fish, garlic, wheat, milk	1282	475
Fish Tacos	any fish, corn, chili pepper, cheese	1171	448
Maguro Sushi	tuna, rice, seaweed, ginger	1206	413
Margherita Pizza	any herb or spice, tomato, cheese, wheat	828	343
Mushroom Pizza	mushroom, wheat, tomato, cheese	837	351
Pan-Fried Angler Fish	potato, anglerfish, tomato, zucchini	4194	2550
Poached Basil-Butter Sturgeon	white sturgeon, basil, lemon butter	4961	2246
Sole Meuiniere	sole, wheat, butter, lemon	2337	637
Tasty Salad	lettuce, cucumber, any vegetable, any herb or spice	678	311
Tekka Maki	tuna, soya, seaweed, rice	984	366
Vegetarian Taco	any vegetable, corn, chili pepper, cheese	943	435
Veggie Casserole	any vegetable x2, cheese, any herb or spice	867	355
Veggie Skewers	mushroom, zucchini, onion, bell pepper	767	427
Walleye en Papillote	walleye, basil, oregano, any vegetable	3707	1741

Desserts

Recipe	Ingredients	Energy	Sell Price
Banana Ice Cream	slush ice, banana, milk, sugarcane	1884	641
Beignets	canola, wheat, egg, sugarcane	912	524
Carrot Cake	carrot, wheat, egg, sugarcane	908	427
Cheesecake	cheese, wheat, sugarcane, any fruit	1161	332
Chocolate Chip Cookies	cocoa bean, wheat, sugarcane, butter	1569	373
Chocolate Ice Cream	cocoa bean, sugarcane, milk, slush ice	2074	665
Chocolate Waffles	cocoa bean, wheat, egg, milk	2223	735
Coconut Cake	coconut, wheat, egg, sugarcane	1750	424
Coconut Ice Cream	slush ice, milk, sugarcane, coconut	2169	661
Crepe	wheat, egg, milk, vanilla	1624	768
Fruitcake	wheat, any fruit x3	1511	96
Jam Waffles	any fruit, wheat, egg, milk	1843	709
Meringue Pie	lemon, butter, wheat, egg	2014	667
Mint Chocolate	mint, sugarcane, butter, cocoa bean	1827	490
Peanut Butter Waffles	peanut, wheat, egg, milk	1938	978
Red Fruit Sorbet	slush ice, raspberry, gooseberry, sugarcane	2179	359
Tropical Pop	slush ice, any fruit, sugarcane, coconut	1989	347
Vanilla Ice Cream	slush ice, milk, sugarcane, vanilla	1475	688
Waffles	wheat, milk, egg, sugarcane	1455	706
Wonderland Cookies	butter, sugarcane, vanilla, wheat	970	406
Yule Log	wheat, cocoa bean, vanilla, cherry	2147	213

Three-Star Recipes

Nutritionally average but still fairly lucrative, most three-star recipes are quick and easy to create.

These recipes also require fewer ingredients than the somewhat more rewarding four and five-star dishes. However, there’s still a variety of recipes to learn at the lower ends of the cooking skill.

Appetizers

Recipe	Ingredients	Energy	Sell Price
Bell Pepper Puffs	bell pepper, egg, cheese	1272	606
Chili Pepper Puffs	chili pepper, egg, cheese	1382	669
Eggplant Puffs	eggplant, egg, cheese	1941	991
Grilled Veggie Platter	any vegetable x3	212	66
Mocha	coffee bean, milk, cocoa bean	2246	425
Onion Puffs	onion, egg, cheese	1392	798
Potato Puffs	potato, egg, cheese	1333	736
Pottage	potato, any vegetable, any herb or spice	461	215
Pumpkin Puffs	pumpkin, egg, cheese	1466	1489
Zucchini Puffs	zucchini, egg, cheese	1216	632

Entrees

Recipe	Ingredients	Energy	Sell Price
Apple Cider Glazed Salmon	apple, salmon, sugarcane	1572	271
Carp Salad	carp, lettuce, lemon	2310	617
Cheesy Crispy Baked Cod	cod, wheat, cheese	840	303
Fish Pie	any fish, wheat, butter	867	303
Fish Risotto	any fish, rice, butter	939	386
Fish Salad	any fish, lemon, lettuce	1140	92
Fish Soup	any fish, any vegetable, milk	995	379
Fish Steak	any fish, tomato, basil	537	100
Fugu Sushi	fugu, rice, seaweed	3306	1485
Hearty Salad	any vegetable x 2, lettuce	258	55
Kappa Maki	seaweed, cucumber, rice	462	335
Kronk's Spinach Puffs	spinach, cheese, canola	750	461
Lemon Garlic Swordfish	swordfish, garlic, lemon	3713	1110
Maki	any fish, seaweed, rice	471	148
Omelet	egg, cheese, milk	1751	882
Pan-Seared Bass & Vegetables	bass, any vegetable x2	428	79
Pan-Seared Tilapia & Vegetables	tilapia, any vegetable x2	2228	884
Pizza	tomato, cheese, wheat	607	284
Porridge with Fruits	milk, wheat, any fruit	1155	353
Sake Maki	rice, seaweed, salmon	1101	323
Seafood Pasta	any seafood, wheat, milk	921	387
Seafood Pie	any seafood, wheat, butter	813	331
Seafood Soup	any seafood, any vegetable x2	347	107
Seared Rainbow Trout	rainbow trout, tomato, onion	889	338
Simple Fried Perch	perch, butter, wheat	1317	380
Spaghetti Arrabbiata	tomato, wheat, chili pepper	373	141
Spicy Baked Bream	bream, chili pepper, butter	2975	767
Steamed Fugu	fugu, ginger, garlic	3668	1484
Sweet & Sour Kingfish Steak	kingfish, lemon, sugarcane	2292	702
Vegetarian Stew	potato, carrot, onion	617	475
Veggie Pasta	tomato, wheat, any vegetable	175	54
Veggie Pie	any vegetable, butter, wheat	651	290

Desserts

Recipe	Ingredients	Energy	Sell Price
Apple Pie	apple, wheat, butter	1137	303
Apple Sorbet	slush ice, apple, sugarcane	1077	271
Banana Pie	banana, wheat, butter	1227	308
Berry Salad	raspberry, blueberry, gooseberry	2210	139
Biscuits	wheat, sugarcane, butter	679	294
Blueberry Pie	blueberry, wheat, butter	1227	308
Cherry Pie	cherry, wheat, butter	1497	326
Coconut Boba Tea	coconut, milk, sugarcane	1653	406
Gooseberry Boba Tea	gooseberry, milk, sugarcane	1833	418
Gray Stuff	any dairy product, sugarcane, cocoa bean	1046	175
Hot Cocoa	cocoa bean, sugarcane, milk	1563	401
Ice Cream	slush ice, milk, sugarcane	1158	558
Mint Boba Tea	milk, sugarcane, mint	1032	460
My Hero Cookie	wheat, butter, any sweets	840	532
Pawpsicle	slush ice, sugarcane, any fruit	987	265
Raspberry Boba Tea	raspberry, milk, sugarcane	1203	377
Red Fruit Pie	raspberry, wheat, butter	1047	297
Root Beer	ginger, sugarcane, vanilla	960	250
Snow White's Gooseberry Pie	gooseberry, wheat, butter	1677	338
Sour Snow Cones	slush ice, lemon, sugarcane	1257	282

Two-Star Recipes

Two-star recipes are a step up from the basics and allow a wider range of recipes to be learned.

You can experiment with a number of two-ingredient combinations to learn some new two-star dishes relatively easily.

Appetizers

Recipe	Ingredients	Energy	Sell Price
French Fries	potato, canola	342	304
Green Salad	lettuce, any vegetable	196	30
Latte	coffee bean, milk	1358	345
Marinated Herring	herring, onion	723	305
Oyster Platter	oyster, lemon	1155	367
Roasted Asparagus	asparagus, canola	221	313
Sauteed Mushrooms	mushroom, butter	712	286
Seafood Platter	any seafood x2	458	116
Vegetable Soup	any vegetable x2	152	40

Entrees

Recipe	Ingredients	Energy	Sell Price
Baked Carp	carp, butter	1894	767
Crispy Baked Cod	cod, wheat	337	47
Fish Sandwiches	any fish, wheat	337	34
Grilled Fish Entree	any fish, any vegetable	356	52
Pasta	wheat, tomato	117	30
Peanut Butter Sandwich	peanut, wheat	592	262
Porridge	milk, wheat	668	301
Sake Sushi	salmon, rice	1000	274
Savory Fish	any fish, lemon	985	74
Scrambled Egg	egg, cheese	1070	520
Seafood Salad	any seafood, lettuce	349	68
Smoked Peanuts and Anglerfish	anglerfish, peanut	3960	2210
Sushi	any fish, rice	405	111
Tamagoyaki	egg, sugarcane	689	310
Tasty Veggies	any vegetable, any herb or spice	271	52

Desserts

Recipe	Ingredients	Energy	Sell Price
Boba Tea	milk, sugarcane	714	323
Caramel Apples	apple, sugarcane	638	56
Fruit Sorbet	slush ice, any fruit	857	222
Lemon Sorbet	slush ice, lemon	1112	237
Minnie's Gingerbread Cookies	ginger, wheat	379	132
Mint Candy	mint, sugarcane	391	128
Mint Sorbet	slush ice, mint	695	299
Sweet Slush	slush ice, any sweets	510	219

One-Star Recipes

These are the simplest dishes to make and require only one ingredient. As such, they’re amongst the least rewarding in terms of energy and vary in their sale prices.

However, they’re very simple to begin learning to cook with when you’re first starting out in the game.

Appetizers

Recipe	Ingredients	Energy	Sell Price
Cheese Platter	cheese	482	216
Coffee	coffee bean	730	43
Crackers	wheat	80	2
Crudites	zucchini, bell pepper, cucumber or carrot	141	52
Grilled Vegetables	corn, eggplant or seaweed	98	19
Hard-Boiled Eggs	egg	578	264
Okra Soup	okra	99	136
Puree	potato	230	151
Salad	lettuce	139	9
Seafood Appetizer	any seafood	242	54
Tomato Soup	tomato	83	26

Entrees

Recipe	Ingredients	Energy	Sell Price
Grilled Fish	any fish	290	30
Hors d'Oeuvres	any herb or spice	210	30
Leek Soup	leek	414	370

Desserts

Recipe	Ingredients	Energy	Sell Price
Candy	any sweets	266	72
Fruit Salad	any fruit	450	25
Plain Snow Cones	slush ice	410	180
Shake	butter or milk	144	130

Tips for Getting and Cooking With Recipes

Although you can learn recipes through experimentation, a number of specific characters will introduce certain dishes to you. Remy is one of the first to do so and will teach you a number of recipes in his kitchen realm.

One of the good things about this is that you can use the ingredients here for free. While you can’t take these ingredients out of the kitchen realm, it’s a rapid way to unlock a number of recipes, including Bell Pepper Puffs, Pizza Margherita and Banana Pie, to name a few.

Characters that will specifically introduce recipes as part of their friendship questlines are listed below. If you want to pick up some new recipes, make it a priority to build your relationships with them.

• Remy
• Maui
• Moana
• Mother Gothel
• Ursula
• Elsa
• Stitch

Another thing to remember is that you don’t need to be carrying ingredients in your inventory to use them when cooking. As long as you have crops and ingredients in your storage, you’ll be able to use them at a cooking stove. Cultivate stacks of crops, fish and special ingredients and store them in chests instead of carrying them around in your main inventory.

If you’re unsure which recipes you’ve got left to learn, you can always have a look at the Meals section of the game’s Collection page. This will show you which dishes you’ve unlocked, and which ones you still need to discover.