Free recipe template to ensure you never lose your favorite recipes. Different sizes and designs (online designer, typeable PDF, MS Word, Google Docs).
Free Recipe Maker
Type or paste your recipe and download it as a printable card, full-page template, or complete recipe book — in Word or PDF, free.
Editable PDF | Word | Google Docs | Excel
Use our free recipe card designer to make pretty printable recipe cards for your favorite recipes. Add photos of your recipes with one click.
Free Online Recipe Maker
Our free recipe maker lets you create a printable recipe template in your browser — no sign-up, no software, and nothing to install. Type your recipe in, or paste one you already have, and the recipe maker formats it for you. Download it as a PDF or an editable Word document, or print it straight from your browser.
Choose from five designs and three sizes: a full-size recipe page template (8″x11″), a standard recipe card (4″x6″), or a smaller card (3″x5″). Cards can print at their exact size for index cards, or laid out on a letter sheet with cut marks so you get two or three per page.
You can also leave it empty. Switch to blank mode and the recipe maker creates a blank recipe template to print and fill in by hand — and you can print up to 50 blank pages at once to fill a whole recipe binder.
Paste a Recipe and We’ll Sort It Out
This is the part that saves the most time. Copy a recipe from anywhere — a website, an email, a document, your own notes — paste it into the recipe maker, and it works out which lines are ingredients and which are directions. It picks up the prep time, cook time, servings, and oven temperature too, and skips the parts that aren’t the recipe. Everything stays editable afterward, so you can fix anything it got wrong.
Make a Whole Recipe Book
Save as many recipes as you like to your recipe book, then download them all as one PDF with a cover page and your own title — a free recipe book template built from your own recipes. It makes a lovely gift for a new home, a wedding, or passing family recipes down to your kids.
How to Use the Recipe Maker
- Choose a design and a size.
- Type your recipe into the form, or click “Paste a recipe” and paste it in.
- Add a photo, star rating, notes, or nutrition information if you want them — or hide any fields you don’t need.
- Pick a color, or keep it black and white to save ink.
- Download as PDF or Word, or print it.
Your recipes are saved in your browser, so you can close the page and come back later to add more or make changes.
DIY Recipe Book Covers
Recipe Template
The free recipe template is available in 3 different formats: recipe template for Word, Editable PDF (that you can type on), or Google Docs. You can also use our free online recipe sheet maker. Either print a blank recipe template and write the recipe on it or type the recipe before you print. You can print it on standard paper (8″x11″) or on blank recipe cards (4″x6″) – see instructions below.
Full Size (8″x11″)
Fields: title, from the kitchen of, cook time, temperature, servings, ingredients, directions, and notes.
Available in full size (8″x11″), for Avery 8386 (4″x 6″) and for Avery 5388 (3″x 5″)
MS Word | Typeable PDF | Google Docs
Fields: title, from the kitchen of, servings, prep time, total time, ingredients, instructions, and notes.
Available in full size (8″x11″), for Avery 8386 (4″x 6″) and for Avery 5388 (3″x 5″)
MS Word | Typeable PDF | Google Docs
Fields: recipe title, ingredients, directions, and photo.
Available in full size (8″x11″), for Avery 8386 (4″x 6″) and for Avery 5388 (3″x 5″)
MS Word | Typeable PDF | Google Docs
Fields: from the kitchen of, recipe title, ingredients, directions, and notes.
Available in full size (8″x11″), for Avery 8386 (4″x 6″) and for Avery 5388 (3″x 5″)
MS Word | Typeable PDF | Google Docs
Fields: from the kitchen of, recipe title, ingredients, instructions, and notes.
Available in full size (8″x11″), for Avery 8386 (4″x 6″) and for Avery 5388 (3″x 5″)
MS Word | Typeable PDF | Google Docs
Fields: from the kitchen of, recipe title, ingredients, instructions, and photo.
Available in full size (8″x11″), for Avery 8386 (4″x 6″) and for Avery 5388 (3″x 5″)
MS Word | Typeable PDF | Google Docs
Fields: recipe title, from the kitchen of, servings, prep time, total time, ingredients, instructions, and notes.
Available in full size (8″x11″), for Avery 8386 (4″x 6″) and for Avery 5388 (3″x 5″)
MS Word | Typeable PDF | Google Docs
Fields: name of the dish, from the kitchen of, cook time, servings, ingredients, instructions, notes, and rating from 1 to 10.
Available in full size (8″x11″), for Avery 8386 (4″x 6″) and for Avery 5388 (3″x 5″)
MS Word | Typeable PDF | Google Docs
Fields: name of the dish, from the kitchen of, ingredients, servings, prep time, total time, preparation, this recipe is marked as a keeper.
Available in full size (8″x11″), for Avery 8386 (4″x 6″) and for Avery 5388 (3″x 5″)
MS Word | Typeable PDF | Google Docs
Fields: name of the dish, difficulty, prep time, cook time, ingredients, cooking instructions, rating, notes, nutrition (carbs, fat, protein, and calories), and notes.
Available in full size (8″x11″), for Avery 8386 (4″x 6″) and for Avery 5388 (3″x 5″)
MS Word | Typeable PDF | Google Docs
Fields: title, from the kitchen of, servings, prep time, total time, ingredients, directions, notes.
Available in full size (8″x11″), for Avery 8386 (4″x 6″) and for Avery 5388 (3″x 5″)
MS Word | Typeable PDF | Google Docs
Fields: title, from the kitchen of, servings, prep time, total time, ingredients, directions, notes.
Available in full size (8″x11″), for Avery 8386 (4″x 6″) and for Avery 5388 (3″x 5″)
MS Word | Typeable PDF | Google Docs
Blank Recipe Card Template | Standard Recipe Card Size (4″x6″)
Set your printer to print at 70% so that these recipe cards are resized to 4×6 each. You will need to cut them in the middle and on the sides.
Fields: title, ingredients, and directions.
There are two recipe cards per page.
MS Word | Typeable PDF | Google Docs
Fields: title, ingredients, and directions.
There are two recipe cards per page.
MS Word | Typeable PDF | Google Docs
Fields: title, servings, prep time, cook time, ingredients, and directions.
There are two recipe cards per page.
MS Word | Typeable PDF | Google Docs
Recipe Template Excel
Fields: title, from the kitchen of, servings, prep time, total time, ingredients, directions, notes.
MS Excel
Recipe Spreadsheet
Add the quantity of each ingredient for four servings and the spreadsheet will calculate the quantities for other serving sizes.
Fields: title, from the kitchen of, servings, prep time, total time, ingredients, directions, notes.
MS Excel
Recipe Spreadsheet with a Cost per Serving
Add a list of the ingredients in a recipe and the cost for each ingredient. Add the number of servings. The spreadsheet will calculate the cost per serving.
Recipe Cards
Recipe Card Designer
The recipe card designer is very flexible. You can customize each recipe template to meet your needs. You can change the recipe format, add photos of your recipes, and any additional information that you want. Create printable recipe cards on full-size paper or on index cards. See how to print recipe cards below.
Standard Recipe Card Size (4″x6″)
See an explanation below on how to print on a blank index card.
These are personalized recipe cards. You can personalize all the templates if you prefer another design.
These are vintage recipe cards. You can print any of the recipe cards on craft index cards to create a vintage look (see explanation below).
Full Size (8″x11″)
These print at full size. Put them in a binder or create a DIY recipe book.
How to Make Recipe Cards
Print on Standard Paper
- Select any printable recipe card template free of charge.
- The blank recipe templates that are edited with Microsoft Word or PDF have two recipe cards per page. The recipe card maker (see above) prints one card per page (4″x6″) or on standard paper (8.5″x 11″).
- If you want to create sturdy recipe cards then print on cardstock. If not, use standard printing paper.
- Put the cards in a pretty recipe box (see below).
Print on Index Cards
- Open the recipe card maker.
- Select a template for 4″x6″.
- Add the details of your recipe or print a blank recipe template and fill it out in your own handwriting.
- Download the recipe card.
- Insert an index card into your printer.
- Print.
- Put them in a pretty recipe tin or box.
How to Make Personalized Recipe Cards
Personalized recipe cards make a great gift for a bride-to-be or for Mother’s Day.
You can create a blank recipe card and add something personal such as “from the kitchen of [recipient]” or made with love by [recipient].
Print a batch of these personalized recipe cards and tie them up with a pretty ribbon. Give them to the recipient to add their favorite recipes.
To create vintage recipe cards print on craft index cards. Some of our templates have images of vintage items from the kitchen to complete the vintage look.
To make bridal shower recipe cards print a batch of personalized recipe cards and give one to each guest to add their favorite recipe. Put them in a pretty box and give them to the bride-to-be.
Recipe Book Template
Create your own recipe book with your favorite recipes and your traditional family dishes.
Use our free cookbook template to make your own DIY recipe book. Many of the templates above are available as a blank recipe book as well as a single page.
This makes a nice DIY gift to give your kids or grandkids with the recipes for their favorite dishes.
How to Make a Recipe Book
There are two ways to make a DIY recipe book.
Blank Recipe Book
- Choose a printable recipe template from the selection above.
- To create a personalized recipe template add your name or any other details.
- Make a recipe book cover (see below).
- Print a few blank recipe templates. If you are going to have your DIY recipe book bound then add extra pages just in case.
- Put the recipes and the recipe cover in a binder or have them bound at your local stationery store.
Printable Recipe Book
- Choose a printable recipe template from the selection above. There are different recipe page template formats available since everyone likes to record their recipes in a different format. Choose one that works for you.
- Add the details of your recipe to the template (include the recipe name, ingredients, method with instructions, number of portions, prep time, cook time, etc). You can adapt the recipe format to suit you.
- Make a recipe book cover (see below).
- Print a few blank recipe cards to use for future recipes. Bookmark this site in case you need more.
- Put the recipes and the recipe cover in a binder or have them bound at your local stationery store.
Printable Recipe Book Covers
How to Make a Recipe Book Cover
We offer a free recipe book cover maker that you can use to create your own personalized recipe cover. See the sample covers above.
- Open the recipe cover maker by clicking on the button above.
- Select the recipe cover template.
- Edit the text.
- Download.
- Print.
Choose a recipe template with a format that you like. There are different recipe templates available with or without photos, etc. There are also different formats available such as Microsoft Word, Excel, images, or our free online recipe maker. The Word version enables you to edit the recipe template to suit your needs.
My kids are fussy eaters. It’s difficult to find recipes everyone loves. I get really excited when I find a keeper. I hate it when they ask me to make something I made before, and I don’t remember where the recipe was from or how I made it. Since I have started keeping track of recipes I love I find cooking so much easier. I now have a collection of a few recipes that they love and I just keep making them over and over. I have stopped making things they don’t like. Sometimes I try a new recipe and if they like it, I add it to my recipe book. If not, I don’t. I hate cooking so I would rather make things they like than waste time on recipes that they don’t like.
FAQ
There are three different formats that are all useful. If you want to edit the template then the Word version will probably work best for you. If you want to add a photo then the online recipe maker might be more useful. If you want to double or triple a recipe, then the recipe template Excel might be most suitable. The Excel version is also a recipe cost calculator. You can enter the cost of each ingredient and the food cost spreadsheet will work out the price per unit or portion. This is helpful if you are selling the food and need to price each portion.
We offer a free editable recipe template in Microsoft Word format. You will also find a recipe card template for Word. These templates are available in many different designs.
You can open these templates in Google Docs if you prefer. The advantage of Google Docs is that you can give other people access to your recipe book. It is a great way to share recipes.
To download one of the Word templates, scroll up and click on the “Word” option.
The free editable recipe templates for Microsoft Word can also be used with Google Docs.
- Select “Google Docs”.
- Download the recipe card template for Word that you want to use.
- Open your Google Drive and click “New”.
- Select “File upload”.
- Select the recipe template for Word that you downloaded previously and click “Open”.
- Double-click the uploaded doc.
- Click “Open with”.
You can either buy recipe-made recipe cards or you can buy blank index cards and print on them. You can use any blank 4×6 index cards.
Recipe cards are usually 4″x6″.
However, you can create recipe cards in any size if you are not going to use a standard recipe box.
The blank recipe templates that are offered in PDF, Word, Excel, or Google docs are less flexible. You can edit the titles but it is more difficult to change the recipe layout.
The recipe maker is very flexible. Each template has a standard recipe format but you can add additional sections, remove sections or move them around.
You can include any details in your recipe. The following details are often included but feel free to customize the recipe format to meet your needs:
- Recipe name
- Difficulty
- Prep time
- Cook time
- Total time
- Number of servings
- Ingredients
- Method or cooking instructions
- Rating
- Notes
- Nutrition (carbs, fat, protein, and calories)
- From the kitchen of – to create personalize recipe cards
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I cannot imagine your ability to create this wonderful website of so many templates to share. Thank you SO much for sharing. Now I just need to decide which template to use, and which book cover. I have a hundred recipes from the last 48 years of marriage I’d like to actually share with my two daughters instead of my sloppy writing. I’m looking forward to this project. Thanks again.
That sounds like an amazing project! Your daughters are so lucky!
Beautiful and very helpful!!!
I never saw the recipe book cover template only the recipe card template.
Doris, Thanks for letting me know that this wasn’t clear. I made it clearer and added many more recipe book covers. I hope you like them!
How do you change the font size in your title?
I’m not sure which version you’re referring to but you need to either choose the Word or Google Docs version. If you’re using the online designer then you click on the title and drag it from the bottom corner to make it bigger or just select a bigger font size.
Can we save to the program and come back and make changes later ?
Yes you can. But it is saved in your browser so if you clear your browser then it will be deleted.
How can I set up a Word template for three 3×5 recipe cards on one page? I have Avery 5388 template blank sheets, but they don’t seem to be compatible with Word.
Hi Karen,
I have added two Avery 5388 templates with recipe cards that you can use. I hope that they help you.
it is good to work on