Disney Dreamlight Valley recipes are crucial to success in the life sim as you’ll need to cook up some tasty grub to earn Dreamlight, make friends, and keep your stamina up. With over 170 recipes to discover since Mirabel’s Bunuelos were added, it can be hard to keep on top of them all. Luckily, we’re here to help you decipher the best meals on the menu.
The way to the hearts of all the Dreamlight Valley characters can be found through their stomachs, but it’s equally important to keep yourself well-fed, too. Some Dreamlight Valley recipes – like the bouillabaisse recipe – offer more stamina than others, and while some can be obtained from completing quests, such as Remy’s ratatouille recipe and Minnie’s picnic favourites: crudites and fish sandwiches, others are unlocked by trying different ingredients together. To make it easier to get the most nutritious meals, we’ve compiled them all below, with five-star recipes offering the most energy.
When you’re not rustling something up for a specific challenge or gift, one of the most important things to bear in mind when cooking Disney Dreamlight Valley recipes is that they vary in use. When making them to increase your own energy levels, you’re better off cooking four or even five-star recipes for the biggest energy boost. These will also sell for more money at Goofy’s stalls. However, they also require more ingredients – the number of ingredients directly correlates to the star-rating – some of which you might have to purchase to begin with, so weigh up the best options for your current needs – and the ingredients available to you.
The full recipes list is below, sorted by star-rating and course, so you can quickly source those easy five-star Dreamlight Valley recipes. Update two brings a fridge-load of delicious new recipes to Dreamlight Valley. You’ll find every new recipe in the list below, and we’ll be sure to add any that might be included in the next Dreamlight Valley update, too!
Five-star recipes
Appetisers
- Arendellian Pickled Herring: Herring, garlic, lemon, onion, any spice
- Large Seafood Platter: Four of any shellfish, lemon
- Potato Leek Soup: Potato, leek, milk, garlic, onion
Entrees
- Bouillabaisse: Shrimp, any two shellfish, tomato, any vegetable
- Fish Creole: Any fish, any vegetable, tomato, garlic, rice
- Greek Pizza: Cheese, onion, tomato, wheat, any spice
- Gumbo: Chili pepper, okra, onion, shrimp, tomato
- Lancetfish Paella: Lancetfish, shrimp, any shellfish, rice, tomato
- Lobster Roll: Lobster, butter, garlic, lemon, wheat
- Mediterranean Salad: Cucumber, lettuce, tomato, onion, any spice
- Mushu’s Congee: Eggs, garlic, ginger, mushroom, rice
- Ranch Salad: Bell pepper, corn, lettuce, onion, tomato
- Ratatouille: Eggplant, onion, tomato, zucchini, any spice
- Teriyaki Salmon: Salmon, ginger, rice, soya, sugarcane
- Tuna Burger: Tuna, any vegetable, lemon, onion, wheat
Desserts
- Aurora’s Cake: Eggs, milk, raspberry, sugarcane, wheat
- Banana Split: Banana, milk, sugarcane, slush ice, any sweet
- Birthday Cake: Butter, cocoa bean, eggs, sugarcane, wheat
- Gingerbread House: Ginger, eggs, vanilla, sugarcane, wheat
- Pastry Cream and Fruits: Three of any fruit, milk, sugarcane
- Wedding Cake: Butter, eggs, sugarcane, vanilla, wheat
Four-star recipes
Appetisers
- Bunuelos: Cheese, egg, wheat, milk
- Creamy Soup: Potato, any vegetable, milk, any spice
- Gazpacho: Cucumber, tomato, onion, any spice
- Pickled Herring: Herring, lemon, onion, any spice
- Poached Basil-Butter Sturgeon: White sturgeon, basil, butter, lemon
- Pumpkin Soup: Pumpkin, ginger, milk, any vegetable
- Souffle: Cheese, eggs, milk, butter
Entrees
- Basil Omelet: Basil, cheese, eggs, milk
- Chowder: Any shellfish, any vegetable, milk, potato
- Creamy Garlic Scallops: Scallops, butter, garlic, lemon
- Fish ‘n’ Chips: Any fish, canola, potato, wheat
- Fish Pasta: Any fish, garlic, milk, wheat
- Fish Tacos: Any fish, cheese, chili pepper, corn
- Magura Sushi: Tuna, ginger, rice, seaweed
- Margherita Pizza: Cheese, tomato, any spice, wheat
- Mushroom Pizza: Mushroom, cheese, tomato, wheat
- Pan-fried Angler Fish: Anglerfish, potato, tomato, zucchini
- Sole Meuniere: Sole, butter, lemon, wheat
- Tasty Salad: Cucumber, lettuce, any vegetable, any spice
- Tekka Maki: Tuna, rice, seaweed, soya
- Vegetarian Pizza: Two of any vegetable, cheese, tomato, wheat
- Vegetarian Taco: Any vegetable, cheese, chili pepper, corn
- Veggie Casserole: Two of any vegetable, cheese, any spice
- Veggie Skewers: Bell pepper, mushroom, onion, zucchini
- Walleye en Papillote: Walleye, any vegetable, basil, oregano
Desserts
- Banana Ice Cream: Banana, milk, slush ice, sugarcane
- Beignets: Canola, eggs, sugarcane, wheat
- Carrot Cake: Carrot, eggs, sugarcane, wheat
- Cheesecake: Cheese, sugarcane, wheat, any fruit
- Chocolate Chip Cookies: Cocoa bean, butter, sugarcane, wheat
- Chocolate Ice Cream: Cocoa bean, milk, slush ice, sugarcane
- Chocolate Waffles: Cocoa bean, eggs, milk, wheat
- Coconut Cake: Coconut, eggs, sugarcane, wheat
- Coconut Ice Cream: Coconut, milk, slush ice, sugarcane
- Crepe: Eggs, milk, vanilla, wheat
- Fruitcake: Wheat, any three fruit
- Jam Waffles: Any fruit, eggs, milk, wheat
- Meringue Pie: Butter, eggs, lemon, wheat
- Mint Chocolate: Butter, cocoa bean, mint, sugarcane
- Peanut Butter Waffles: Peanut, eggs, milk, wheat
- Red Fruit Sorbet: Gooseberry, raspberry, slush ice, sugarcane
- Tropical Pop: Coconut, any fruit, slush ice, sugarcane
- Vanilla Ice Cream: Milk, slush ice, sugarcane, vanilla
- Waffles: Eggs, milk, wheat, sugarcane
- Wonderland Cookies: Butter, sugarcane, vanilla, wheat
- Yule Log: Cocoa, cherry, vanilla, wheat
Three-star recipes
Appetisers
- Bell Pepper Puffs: Bell pepper, eggs, cheese
- Chili Pepper Puffs: Chili pepper, eggs, cheese
- Eggplant Puffs: Eggplant, eggs, cheese
- Grilled Veggie Platter: Three of any vegetable
- Onion Puffs: Onion, eggs, cheese
- Pizza: Tomato, cheese, wheat
- Porridge with Fruits: Any fruit, milk, wheat
- Potato Puffs: Potato, eggs, cheese
- Pottage: Potato, any spice, any vegetable
- Pumpkin Puffs: Pumpkin, eggs, cheese
- Zucchini Puffs: Zucchini, eggs, cheese
Entrees
- Apple Cider Glazed Salmon: Apple, salmon, sugarcane
- Carp Salad: Carp, lettuce, lemon
- Cheesy Crispy Baked Cod: Cod, cheese, wheat
- Fish Pie: Any fish, butter, wheat
- Fish Risotto: Any fish, butter, rice
- Fish Salad: Any fish, lemon, lettuce
- Fish Soup: Any fish, milk, any vegetable
- Fish Steak: Any fish, basil, tomato
- Fugu Sushi: Fugu, rice, seaweed
- Hearty Salad: Lettuce, two of any vegetable
- Kappa Maki: Cucumber, seaweed, rice
- Kronk’s Spinach Puffs: Canola, cheese, spinach
- Lemon Garlic Swordfish: Swordfish, garlic, lemon
- Maki: Any fish, seaweed, rice
- Omelet: Eggs, cheese, milk
- Pan-Seared Bass & Vegetables: Bass, two of any vegetable
- Pan-Seared Tilapia & Vegetables: Tilapia, two of any vegetable
- Sake Maki: Rice, salmon, seaweed
- Seafood Pasta: Any shellfish, milk, wheat
- Seafood Pie: Any shellfish, butter, wheat
- Seafood Soup: Any shellfish, two of any vegetable
- Seared Rainbow Trout: Rainbow trout, tomato, onion
- Simple Fried Perch: Perch, butter, wheat
- Spaghetti Arrabbiata: Chili pepper, tomato, wheat
- Spicy Baked Bream: Bream, butter, chili pepper
- Steamed Fugu: Fugu, garlic, ginger
- Sweet & Sour Kingfish Steak: Kingfish, lemon, sugarcane
- Vegetarian Stew: Carrot, onion, potato
- Veggie Pasta: Any vegetable, tomato, wheat
- Veggie Pie: Any vegetable, butter, wheat
Desserts
- “My Hero” Cookie: Butter, wheat, any sweet
- Apple Pie: Apple, butter, wheat
- Apple Sorbet: Apple, slush ice, sugarcane
- Banana Pie: Banana, butter, wheat
- Berry Salad: Blueberry, gooseberry, raspberry
- Biscuits: Butter, sugarcane, wheat
- Blueberry Pie: Blueberry, butter, wheat
- Cherry Pie: Cherry, butter, wheat
- Coconut Boba Tea: Coconut, milk, sugarcane
- Gooseberry Boba Tea: Gooseberry, milk, sugarcane
- Gray Stuff: Any dairy or eggs, cocoa, sugarcane
- Hot Cocoa: Cocoa, sugarcane, milk
- Ice Cream: Milk, slush ice, sugarcane
- Mint Boba Tea: Mint, milk, sugarcane
- Mocha: Coffee beans, milk, cocoa
- Pawpsicle: Slush ice, sugarcane, any fruit (except apple, or lemon)
- Raspberry Boba Tea: Raspberry, milk, sugarcane
- Red Fruit Pie: Raspberry, butter, wheat
- Root Beer: Ginger, vanilla, sugarcane
- Snow White’s Gooseberry Pie: Gooseberry, butter, wheat
- Sour Snow Cones: Lemon, slush ice, sugarcane
Two-star recipes
Appetisers
- French Fries: Canola, potato
- Green Salad: Any vegetable, lettuce
- Marinated Herring: Onion, herring
- Oyster Platter: Oyster, lemon
- Pasta: Wheat, tomato
- Peanut Butter Sandwich: Peanut, wheat
- Porridge: Milk, wheat
- Roasted Asparagus: Asparagus, canola
- Sauteed Mushrooms: Mushroom, butter
- Seafood Platter: Two of any shellfish
- Vegetable Soup: Two of any vegetable
Entrees
- Baked Carp: Carp, butter
- Crispy Baked Cod: Cod, wheat, cheese
- Fish Sandwiches: Any fish, wheat
- Grilled Fish Entree: Any fish, any vegetable
- Sake Sushi: Salmon, rice
- Savory Fish: Any fish, lemon
- Scrambled Egg: Eggs, cheese
- Seafood Salad: Any shellfish, lettuce
- Smoked Peanuts and Anglerfish: Anglerfish, peanuts
- Sushi: Any fish (except salmon), rice
- Tamagoyaki: Eggs, sugarcane
- Tasty Veggies: Any vegetable, any spice
Desserts
- Boba Tea: Milk, sugar
- Caramel Apples: Apple, sugarcane
- Fruit Sorbet: Slush ice, any fruit (except lemon)
- Latte: Coffee beans, milk
- Lemon Sorbet: Slush ice, lemon
- Minnie’s Gingerbread Cookies: Ginger, Wheat
- Mint Candy: Mint, sugarcane
- Mint Sorbet: Slush ice, mint
- Sweet Slush: Slush ice, any sweet (except sugarcane)
One-star recipes
Appetisers
- Cheese Platter: Cheese
- Crackers: Any grain
- Crudites: Carrot, zucchini, bell pepper, or cucumber
- Grilled Vegetables: Corn, eggplant, seaweed, or corn
- Hard-Boiled Eggs: Eggs
- Okra Soup: Okra
- Puree: Potato
- Salad: Lettuce
- Seafood Appetizer: Any shellfish
- Tomato Soup: Tomato
Entrees
- Grilled Fish: Any fish
- Hors d’Oeuvres: Any spice
- Leek Soup: Leek
Desserts
- Candy: Any sweet
- Coffee: Coffee beans
- Fruit Salad: Any fruit
- Plain Snow Cones: Slush Ice
- Shake: Butter or milk
Food groups and ingredients
You might see a recipe in which you can include “any sweet”, so you need to know what this includes. This doesn’t quite match up with the list in-game, either. In the in-game ingredient collection list, for example, vanilla is listed under spices and herbs, while sugarcane is listed under grains. In recipes, however, both are considered a sweet. Anything not included below is a separate entity, for example despite being dairy, cheese cannot replace milk in a recipe.
- Vegetables: Asparagus, bell pepper, carrot, corn, cucumber, eggplant, leek, lettuce, okra, onion, potato, pumpkin, spinach, tomato, zucchini
- Fruit: Apple, banana, blueberry, cherry, coconut, gooseberry, lemon, raspberry
- Sweet: Cocoa bean, sugarcane, vanilla
- Dairy: Butter, milk
- Shellfish: Clam, crab, lobster, oyster, scallop, shrimp
- Fish: Anglerfish, bass, bream, carp, catfish, cod, fugu, herring, kingfish, lancetfish, perch, pike, rainbow trout, salmon, sole, squid, swordfish, tilapia, tuna, walleye, white sturgeon
- Spice: Basil, garlic, ginger, mushroom, oregano
- Grains: Canola, rice, soya, wheat
How to cook in Disney Dreamlight Valley
Cooking in Disney Dreamlight Valley is remarkably simple, especially with all the above recipes at your disposal. All you need is a stove, some coal, and the required ingredients – you don’t even need to have unlocked the recipe.
There are actually a few stoves available to you in order to cook up your Dreamlight Valley recipes. As well as receiving one in your house in an early quest, you can use the stoves in Remy’s restaurant, characters’ houses, the Elephant Graveyard in Sunlit Plateau, and any realms with a stove.
At the stove, simply drag and drop the ingredients from your inventory into the pot, and the fuel will be added automatically, even if it’s in your home inventory. You can also autofill any recipes you’ve already unlocked by selecting the recipe from the list and clicking autofill – just as long as you have all the ingredients on your person.
Now you have all the instructions for cooking in the Disney game, you can start gathering all the ingredients you need. Our Dreamlight Valley guide has some tips to help with that. You’ll no doubt need increased storage for this, so you should upgrade your Dreamlight Valley house while you’re at it, and make sure you’ll fully equipped to get by in one of the best PC games of 2022.
