Custom Recipes
🟡 Updated this yearPreview
🔍 Analysis
- 🏆 #73 of 130 Miscellaneous mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
This mod outputs four files to BepInEx/plugins/CustomRecipes when you run the game to the main menu.
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[]vanilla_cooking.json - a list of all vanilla cooking recipes in the game
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]vanilla_crafting.json - list of all vanilla crafting recipes in the gameTo change or add a recipe, copy the recipe from the vanilla file to the a corresponding custom file with a name starting with either "custom_cooking" or "custom_crafting" and with the json extension.
An example custom_crafting.json file:
"craftingCategory": 2,
"subCategory": "",
"subCategoryOrder": 0,
"newCostToCraft": [
"amount": 2
"amountToCraft": 1,
"learned": true,
"learnedFromBeginning": true,
"_hiddenInResearchTable": false,
"extraBlueprintItems": [
"learnedViaBlueprint": false
"Jar_Honey": {
"craftingCategory": 2,
"subCategory": "",
"subCategoryOrder": 0,
"newCostToCraft": [
"HoneyComb"
"amount": 6
"amountToCraft": 4,
"learned": true,
"learnedFromBeginning": false,
"_hiddenInResearchTable": false,
"extraBlueprintItems": [
"learnedViaBlueprint": false
This removes the requirement for glass from the Jar_Honey recipe, and enables the recipe for Sand, setting its cost to 2 Stone.
An example custom_cooking.json file:
"recipeType": 0,
"recipeIndex": -1,
"result": "Claybowl_HeadBroth",
"isBuff": false,
"portions": 1,
"cookTime": 3,
"recipeCost": [
"Raw_Potato",
"amount": 2
"Head_PoisonPuffer"
"amount": 2
"recipeType": 0,
"recipeIndex": 10,
"result": "ClayPlate_MushroomOmelette",
"isBuff": false,
"portions": 1,
"cookTime": 3,
"recipeCost": [
Custom Recipes by aedenthorn lets you modify and create new crafting and cooking recipes using JSON files. It's a small utility mod with 11 endorsements and 259 downloads, last updated January 2026. For modders who want to tweak recipe mechanics without coding.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Simple JSON approach means no coding required, just text editing
- Fresh update (January 2026) suggests active maintenance
- Tiny niche but useful for modpack creators who need custom recipes
⚠️ Cons
- Only 11 endorsements — this is a niche tool, not a community staple
- No documentation or examples provided in the description, so you're on your own for JSON structure
- Limited to recipe editing — if you want new items or mechanics, this won't help
For mod authors and modpack tinkerers who want to adjust crafting or cooking recipes without diving into code. Skip if you're a casual player looking for gameplay content — this is a backend utility.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Back up your recipe JSON files before editing, so you can revert if something breaks.
- Check the game's log files for JSON parse errors after loading — they'll tell you exactly what went wrong.
- Start by modifying a simple recipe (like a wooden plank) to understand the format before creating new ones.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Raft Mods
- Author
- aedenthorn
- Version
- 0.2.0
- Downloads
- 259
- Endorsements
- 11
- Category
- Miscellaneous
- Created
- 12/11/2025
- Updated
- 1/5/2026
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