On this page
- Understanding the Cooking System
- How to Start Cooking
- Getting the Cooking Kit
- Setting Up Your Cooking Station
- Key Ingredients and Where to Find Them
- Common Ingredients
- Rare Ingredients
- Premium Ingredients
- Tips for Successful Cooking
- Maximizing Rewards
- Efficient Recipe Strategy
- Resource Management
- Using Your Cooked Food
- Feeding Pets
- Crafting Components
- Trading Value
Grow a Garden’s Cooking Event introduced an exciting new feature where players can create various dishes using crops from their garden. Whether you’re looking to satisfy Chris P. Bacon’s cravings or craft food items with the new Cooking Kit, this comprehensive guide covers everything you need to know about making all cooking recipes in the game.
Understanding the Cooking System
The cooking system in Grow a Garden operates on multiple rarity levels, each offering different rewards and requiring specific ingredients. Food items can have the following rarities:
- Normal
- Rare
- Legendary
- Mythical
- Divine
- Prismatic
- Transcendent
The rarity of your cooked food directly impacts the quality of rewards you receive, making higher-tier recipes particularly valuable for obtaining rare pets, seeds, and other premium items.
| Food | Recipe Ingredients and Recipes |
|---|---|
| Soup | Any food items can be used to create soup Very Common: - 1 Carrot Common: - 1 Mango - 1 Strawberry - 1 Peach Uncommon: - 1 Green Apple - 1 Grape Rare: - 1 Coconut - 1 Elder Strawberry |
| Salad | Common: - 3x Carrot - 1x Bamboo Uncommon: - 1x Orange Tulip - 1x Bamboo - 1x Carrot - 1x Tomato Rare: - 1x Corn - 1x Tomato OR - 2x Tomato - 1x Dragon Fruit OR - 1x Peach - 1x Tomato - 1x Jalapeno OR - 1x Cauliflower - 1x Bamboo Legendary: - 1x Ember Lily - 1x Dragon Fruit - 1x Bamboo - 1x Tomato Transcendent: - 1x Grand Tomato/Tomato - 4x Bone Blossom Prismatic: - 1x Grand Tomato - 1x Bone Blossom OR - 1x Bamboo - 1x Beanstalk - 1x Bone Blossom Divine: - 3x Prismatic Crop - 1x Tomato OR - 3x Prismatic Crop - 1x Pineapple - 1x Pepper OR - 2x Tomato - 3x Bone Blossom Mythical: - 1x Tomato - 1x Prismatic Crop OR - 1x Sugar Apple - 1x Pepper - 1x Tomato OR - 1x Bamboo - 1x Pepper |
| Sandwich | Common: - 2x Tomato - 1x Corn Uncommon: - 1x Tomato - 1x Carrot - 1x Corn Rare: - 1x Tomato - 1x Corn - 1x Prickly Pear Legendary: - 1x Tomato - 1x Giant Pinecone - 1x Corn Transcendent: No recipe found Prismatic: - 1x Corn - 1x Tomato - 3x Bone Blossom OR (only when craving) - 1x Corn - 1x Tomato - 3x Elder Strawberry Divine: - 3x Bone Blossom - 1x Tomato - 1x Corn/Violet Corn Mythical: - 1x Tomato - 1x Corn - 1x Elder Strawberry - 1x Sugar Apple - 1x Ember Lily |
| Pie | Rare: - 1x Crown Melon - 1x Jalapeno Legendary: - 1x Pumpkin - 1x Apple Transcendent: - 1x Coconut - 4x Bone Blossom Prismatic: - 1x Pumpkin - 4x Bone Blossom OR - 1x Coconut - 2x Bone Blossom Divine: - 1x Coconut - 1x Beanstalk OR - 1x Coconut - 1x Pepper - 2x Elder Strawberry - 1x Celestiberry/ Firefly Fern OR - 3x Sugar Apple - 1x Pumpkin Mythical: - 1x Apple - 1x Pumpkin OR - 1x Pumpkin - 1x Ember Lily |
| Waffle | Rare: - 1x Coconut - 1x Strawberry Legendary: - 1x Peach - 1x Coconut - 1x Apple Transcendent: - 1x Sugar Apple - 1x Coconut - 3x Bone Blossom Prismatic: - 2x Coconut - 3x Sugar Apple OR - 1x Sugarglaze - 2x Bone Blossom Divine: - 1x Sugar Apple - 1x Coconut OR - 1x Sugar Apple - 1x Blood Banana - 1x Sugarglaze - 1x Grape - 1x Bone Blossom Mythical: - 1x Tranquil Bloom - 1x Starfruit - 1x Coconut OR - 1x Grape - 1x Coconut - 1x Dragon Fruit - 1x Cactus - 1x Peach |
| Hot Dog | Legendary: - 1x Pepper - 1x Corn Transcendent: - 1x Corn - 4x Bone Blossom OR - 1x Violet Corn - 4x Bone Blossom Prismatic: - 1x Corn / Violet Corn - 1x Beanstalk - 3x Bone Blossom Divine: - 1x Corn - 4x Ember Lily OR - 2x Bone Blossom - 2x Beanstalk - 1x Corn OR - 3x Bone Blossom - 1x Violet Corn - 1x Lucky Bamboo Mythical: - 1x Ember Lily - 1x Corn OR - 1x Corn - 1x Bone Blossom |
| Ice Cream | Uncommon: - 1x Corn - 1x Blueberry Rare: - 1x Watermelon - 1x Corn Legendary: - 1x Banana - 1x Watermelon Transcendent: - 1x Sugarglaze - 1x Sugar Apple - 3x Bone Blossom (Also makes Pie, Cake, Donut, and Waffle when craving) Prismatic: - 1x Sugarglaze - 1x Sugar Apple - 3x Bone Blossom OR - 1x Banana - 1x Sugar Apple - 3x Bone Blossom Divine: - 3x Sugar Apple - 1x Corn OR - 1x Sugarglaze - 1x Sugar Apple Mythical: - 1x Banana - 1x Sugar Apple OR - 1x Sugar Apple - 1x Corn |
| Donut | Uncommon: - 1x Tomato - 1x Corn - 1x Strawberry Rare: - 1x Corn - 1x Pineapple - 1x Blueberry Legendary: - 1x Corn - 1x Serenity - 1x Sugar Apple Transcendent: - 1x Beanstalk - 1x Sugarglaze - 3x Bone Blossom Prismatic: - 1x Banana - 4x Bone Blossom OR - 1x Sugarglaze - 2x Bone Blossom Divine: - 3x Sugar Apple - 1x Taco Fern - 1x Sugarglaze OR - 1x Banana - 2x Prismatic Crop Mythical: - 2x Sugar Apple - 2x Corn OR - 2x Cacao - 1x Sugarglaze |
| Pizza | Rare: - 1x Strawberry - 1x Pepper - 1x Tomato - 1x Corn Legendary: - 1x Corn - 1x Tomato - 1x Pepper - 1x Sugar Apple Transcendent: - 1x Beanstalk - 1x Banana - 3x Bone Blossom Prismatic: - 1x Violet Corn - 1x Sugar Apple - 3x Bone Blossom Divine: - 1x Sugar Apple - 3x Bone Blossom - 1x Corn OR - 1x Pepper - 1x Corn - 1x Sugar Apple - 2x Giant Pinecone Mythical: - 1x Tomato - 1x Corn - 1x Pepper - 2x Sugar Apple OR - 1x Giant Pinecone - 1x Corn - 1x Apple - 1x Mushroom - 1x Pepper |
| Sushi | Common: - 4x Bamboo - 1x Corn Rare: - 1x Bamboo - 2x Corn - 1x Spike Mango Legendary: - 1x Bamboo - 1x Corn - 1x Cactus Transcendent: No recipe found Prismatic: - 1x Corn - 1x Bamboo - 1x Elder Strawberry - 2x Bone Blossom Divine: - 3x Bone Blossom - 1x Bamboo - 1x Corn/Violet Corn Mythical: - 3x Sugar Apple - 1x Bamboo - 1x Corn OR - 2x Bamboo - 2x Bone Blossom - 1x Corn |
| Burger | Rare: - 1x Pepper - 1x Corn - 1x Tomato - 1x Mint Legendary: - 1x Pepper - 1x Corn - 1x Tomato Transcendent: No recipe found Prismatic: - 1x Sugarglaze - 1x Grand Tomato - 3x Bone Blossom Divine: - 3x Bone Blossom - 1x Corn/Violet Corn - 1x Tomato OR - 1x Corn - 1x Tomato/Grand Tomato - 1x Elder Strawberry - 2x Bone Blossom Mythical: - 1x Pepper - 1x Corn - 1x Tomato - 1x Bone Blossom - 1x Beanstalk OR - 1x Pepper - 1x Corn - 1x Tomato - 2x Beanstalk |
| Cake | Uncommon: - 1x Strawberry - 1x Tomato - 1x Corn - 1x Apple Rare: - 2x Watermelon - 2x Corn Legendary: - 1x Corn - 1x Tomato - 1x Banana - 1x Sugar Apple Transcendent: None listed Prismatic: - 3x Bone Blossom - 1x Sugar Apple - 1x Sugarglaze OR - 1x Banana - 3x Bone Blossom Divine: - 1x Banana - 3x Prismatic Crop OR - 1x Corn - 2x Elder Strawberry - 2x Sugar Apple OR - 1x Corn - 4x Sugar Apple Mythical: - 2x Sugar Apple - 2x Corn OR - 1x Sakura Bush - 1x Sugar Apple - 1x Corn - 1x Bone Blossom |
| Candy Apple | Transcendent: - 1x Sugar Apple - 1x Bone Blossom OR - 2x Beanstalk - 3x Sugar Apple OR - 1x Sugar Apple - 1x Elder Strawberry - 3x Bone Blossom Prismatic: - 1x Sugar Apple - 1x Elder Strawberry Divine: - 1x Sugar Apple - 1x Mango Mythical: - 1x Sugar Apple - 1x Blueberry |
| Porridge | Rare: - 1x Cauliflower - 1x Corn - 1x Lingonberry Legendary: - 5x Corn Transcendent: - 1x Banana - 1x Sugar Apple - 3x Bone Blossom Prismatic: - 1x Corn / Violet Corn - 1x Banana - 3x Bone Blossom OR - 1x Corn - 2-3x Sugar Apple Divine: - 2x Corn / Violet Corn - 3x Mango Mythical: - 2x Violet Corn - 3x Dragon Fruit |
| Sweet Tea | Rare: - 2x Blueberry - 2x Serenity Legendary: - 1x Mint - 1x Pineapple Transcendent: - 2x Candy Blossom - 3x Bone Blossom Prismatic: - 4x Sugar Apple - 1x Ember Lily Divine: - 2x Ember Lily - 1x Burning Bud - 1x Blueberry Mythical: - 2x Ember Lily - 1x Burning Bud - 1x Blueberry |
| Smoothie | Uncommon: - 1x Carrot - 1x Apple Legendary: - 4x Tomato - 1x Green Apple Transcendent: - 1x Sugar Apple - 4x Bone Blossom Prismatic: - 1x Sugar Apple - 1x Bone Blossom OR - 1x Sugar Apple - 1x Burning Bud Divine: - 1x Apple - 1x Bone Blossom OR - 1x Mango - 1x Grand Volcania Mythical: - 1x Dragon Fruit - 1x Grape |
| Spaghetti | Legendary: - 1x Corn - 1x Ball Pepper - 1x Cauliflower - 1x Tomato Transcendent: - 1x Sugarglaze - 1x Grand Tomato - 3x Bone Blossom Prismatic: - 1x Tomato - 1x Corn - 1x Bell Pepper - 2x Bone Blossom OR - 1x Violet Corn - 1x Tomato / Grand Tomato - 2x Bone Blossom - 1x Pepper Divine: - 1x Tomato - 1x Corn - 1x Beanstalk - 2x Ember Lily Mythical: - 1x Tomato - 1x Corn - 1x Mushroom - 2x Dragon Pepper |
| Corndog | Transcendent: - 1x Violet Corn - 1x Giant Pinecone - 3x Bone Blossom Prismatic: - 1x Pepper - 1x Corn - 1x Giant Pinecone - 2x Bone Blossom OR - 1x Corn - 1x Pepper - 3x Giant Pinecone Divine: No recipe found Mythical: - 1x Corn - 1x Pepper - 1x Giant Pinecone |
How to Start Cooking
Steps to follow to start cooking.
Getting the Cooking Kit
Since the Chris P. Bacon Cooking Event has ended, players now need to unlock the Cooking Kit cosmetic to continue making food items. You can obtain the Cooking Kit by completing achievements in your Garden Guide:
- Complete all Common achievements (easiest option)
- Complete all Rare achievements
- Complete all Mythical achievements
The Common achievements include simple tasks like shovelling 100 plants, harvesting 200 carrots, and selling 500 strawberries.
Setting Up Your Cooking Station
Once you have the Cooking Kit, place it in your garden like any other cosmetic item. Walk up to the kit with ingredients in hand and interact with it to add them to the pot. The ingredients will appear on the left side of your screen, showing you what you’ve added.
Key Ingredients and Where to Find Them
Keep note of the ingredients list for the recipe and where to look for it.
Common Ingredients
- Tomato, Corn, Pepper: Available at Seed Shop
- Strawberry, Apple, Banana: Basic fruits from Seed Shop
- Coconut, Pumpkin: Mid-tier ingredients
Rare Ingredients
- Bone Blossom: No longer available in shops; must be traded
- Sugar Apple: Premium ingredient for high-tier recipes
- Elder Strawberry: Advanced strawberry variant
- Beanstalk: High-value ingredient for Divine recipes
Premium Ingredients
- Sugarglaze: Rare sweetener for Transcendent recipes
- Ember Lily: Fire-type ingredient for special combinations
- Violet Corn: Enhanced corn variant
Tips for Successful Cooking
You are already an expert, but reading some tips won’t hurt it.
Maximizing Rewards
- Use larger crops grown with sprinklers and gears to create bigger food items, resulting in more rewards
- Focus on high-tier recipes (Divine, Prismatic, Transcendent) for better reward chances
- Save ingredients for when specific food items are in demand
Efficient Recipe Strategy
- Start with the Common achievements to unlock the Cooking Kit quickly
- Prioritise Bone Blossom recipes for the highest-tier rewards
- Experiment with combinations, as many recipes have multiple valid ingredient sets
Resource Management
- Stock up on versatile ingredients like Corn and Tomato that appear in multiple recipes
- Trade for rare ingredients like Bone Blossom when needed
- Plan your garden layout to grow cooking ingredients efficiently
Using Your Cooked Food
You can use your cooked food for other things also.
Feeding Pets
Cooked food items can now be used to feed pets in your garden, providing them with nutrition and potentially triggering special abilities.
Crafting Components
Many food items serve as ingredients for crafting new gears and items, particularly the Corndog recipe needed for Pet Pouches.
Trading Value
High-rarity cooked foods maintain significant trading value within the community, making cooking a viable economic strategy.
The cooking system in Grow a Garden offers extensive depth and variety, with over 140 different recipe combinations across multiple rarity levels. Whether you’re aiming for basic rewards or pursuing the rarest Transcendent items, understanding these recipes and their requirements will help you make the most of your culinary adventures in the garden.
By following this comprehensive guide and experimenting with different ingredient combinations, you’ll be well-equipped to create any dish the game has to offer and maximise your rewards from the cooking system.
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