How to Make Every Cooking Recipe in Grow a Garde.If you’re wondering how to make cake in Grow a Garden or want to complete every food recipe in the new Grow a Garden cooking event, you’ve come to the right place! The game has introduced a fun twist with its cooking pot mechanic—allowing you to cook food, feed a Pig NPC, and earn exclusive Gourmet Seed Packs, Gourmet Eggs, and even Prismatic rewards!
This complete guide covers:
- ✅ All Grow a Garden cooking recipes
- ✅ Ingredient combinations
- ✅ How to cook & feed the Pig NPC (Chris P)
- ✅ Full rewards list
🍴 What is the Cooking Event in Grow a Garden?
The Grow a Garden cooking update introduces food crafting using fruit ingredients. In the center of the lobby, you’ll find the Cooking Pot. Use this to create dishes like cake, pizza, burger, and more.
Once cooked, you can feed these food items to the NPC Chris P the Pig, who will reward you with rare in-game items based on his current cravings.
🧁 All Grow a Garden Cooking Recipes (2025)
| 🥘 Food Item | 🍓 Main Ingredients | ⏱️ Cooking Time | 💧 Pot Water Color |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soup | Any (no recipe match) | 5 minutes | Any |
| Sandwich | 2x Tomato, 1x Corn | 7m 6s | Orange |
| Pie | 1x Pumpkin + 1x Apple OR 1x Corn + 1x Coconut (Legendary) | 7m 52s | Green |
| Burger | 1x Pepper, 1x Corn, 1x Tomato | 10m 32s | Red |
| Hotdog | 1x Pepper + 1x Corn / Banana OR 1x Corn + 1x Ember Lily (Mythical) | 6m 46s | Tan |
| Waffle | Pumpkin + Watermelon OR Pumpkin + Sugar Apple OR Sugar Apple + Watermelon | 6m 15s | TBD |
| Salad | 2x Tomato | 5m 18s | Red |
| Sushi | 4x Bamboo, 1x Corn | 7m 21s | Turquoise |
| Ice Cream | Blueberry + Corn OR Banana + Sugar Apple OR 2x Banana OR Pineapple + Corn (Legendary) | 5m 48s | Yellow |
| Donut | Corn + Blueberry + Strawberry OR Strawberry + Tomato + Apple | 9m 37s | TBD |
| Pizza | Cactus + Corn + Coconut OR 2x Corn + 2x Apple + 1x Pepper (Legendary) | 8m 27s | TBD |
| Cake | 4x Sugar Apple + 1x Corn | 7m 4s | Teal or Lemon Yellow |
🔁 Tip: You can substitute additional fruits to reach the 5-item requirement. Only the core ingredients matter!
🧑🍳 How to Cook Recipes in Grow a Garden
- Go to the Cooking Pot in the main lobby.
- Hold your ingredient and press E to add it to the pot.
- Check the board timer on the left to confirm recipe and cooking time.
- Press COOK to begin the process.
- Wait for the timer, then press E again to collect your finished food!
🐷 How to Feed the Pig (Chris P) in Grow a Garden
Chris P is the Pig NPC who accepts cooked food and rewards you based on what he craves. The craving updates every hour, so check the speech bubble above his head.
To submit food:
- Walk to Chris P and press E.
- Hold the cooked food item.
- Click “Try this food I cooked up!”
- He will evaluate and drop a reward depending on the dish and rarity.
Example: If Chris P says “Hotdog would be nice,” give him a Hotdog for better rewards.
🎁 All Grow a Garden Cooking Rewards
| 🏆 Reward | 🌟 Rarity |
|---|---|
| Sheckles | Common |
| Watering Can (x5) | Common |
| Mutation Spray Burnt | Common |
| Fork Fence | Common |
| Food Crate | Uncommon |
| Reclaimer | Uncommon |
| Corn Seeds (x3) | Uncommon |
| Advanced Sprinkler | Rare |
| Gourmet Seed Pack | Rare |
| Artichoke | Rare |
| Gourmet Egg | Legendary |
| Small Toy (x2) | Legendary |
| Mutation Spray HoneyGlazed (x2) | Legendary |
| Pretzel Cart | Mythical |
| Medium Toy | Mythical |
| Mythical Gourmet Seed Pack (x2) | Mythical |
| Mutation Spray Fried (x3) | Divine |
| Pet Shard Fried | Divine |
| Divine Food Crate (x2) | Divine |
| Mochi Mouse | Divine |
| Taco Fern | Prismatic |
| Prismatic Gourmet Seed Pack (x4) | Prismatic |
| Prismatic Gourmet Egg (x3) | Prismatic |
| Pancake Stack | Prismatic |
🔄 Grow a Garden Cooking Tips & Tricks
- ⭐ Use high-rarity fruits to make legendary or prismatic food items.
- 🕒 Monitor the craving timer of Chris P every hour for best submission chances.
- 📘 Bookmark this page for future recipe updates.
- 🧪 Test new combos—many recipes have alternate fruit combinations.
🧁 Final Thoughts: Best Recipes to Try First
- 🎂 Cake – Easy to make and useful for cravings.
- 🍕 Pizza – Great reward rate with legendary combo.
- 🍦 Ice Cream – Fast cook time and flexible ingredients.
The Grow a Garden cooking update adds depth and fun to an already charming game. Whether you want to feed Chris P, unlock Gourmet Eggs, or just cook up a legendary burger—this guide has you covered!
