Free recipe template to ensure you never lose your favorite recipes. Different sizes and designs (online designer, typeable PDF, MS Word, Google Docs).
Use our free recipe card maker to make pretty printable recipe cards for your favorite recipes. Add photos of your recipes with one click.
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.
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″)
Editable PDF | Word | 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.
Editable PDF | Word | 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.
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.
Editable PDF | Word | Google Docs
There are two recipe cards per page.
Fields: title, servings, prep time, cook time, ingredients, and directions.
Recipe Cards
Recipe Card Maker
The recipe card maker 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
You can purchase blank index cards online. These are the right size for our templates. If you want to create vintage recipe cards then these blank index cards will be perfect. You can use any blank 4×6 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.
