Free Recipe Card Printable
The best recipes are worth saving! Writing down on paper scraps or napkins can get annoying really fast. Use our free recipe card printable template and organize your favorite recipes before dinner is ready!
Being organized in the kitchen doesn’t have to be expensive. Print these cute blank recipe cards at home, and finally, all your family recipes will have a safe place to be. We even added a space to mark the difficulty of a recipe, so you can choose with ease depending on how much time and effort you’re willing to spend.
You don’t need any special skill to use these PDF recipe cards. Simply fill in the fields that are relevant to you, and you’re good to go!
Free Recipe Card Printable
If you’re looking for a way to keep all your recipes in one spot, I think you’ll like these printable recipe cards. Choose between 4″x6″, 4.9″x 7.5″, and 8.5″ x 11″ templates that are super easy to use!
Not only is it fun to have all your recipes all together in the same place, but it makes for a nice and clean uniform look in the kitchen, too.
There are 3 designs, and all of them are free for personal use. This cute recipe card collection includes a watercolor “stand mixer” and another watercolor “stack of bowls” recipe card design. The third design is cute and also black and white for those who love simplicity or have a basic printer.
I promise you’ll love the satisfying feeling you get every time you find yourself using these cute recipe cards. You just need to get a recipe box or a binder to keep them all in the same place.
Why It Works
- Each recipe card lets you put down the most important parts of the recipe in an easy-to-use format.
- You get multiple printable recipe pages PDFs to print out and use!
- Using printable recipe cards is the perfect way to stop writing down random recipes in random places and then forgetting where they are! Using cards will help you stay focused and organized so that you can keep them all together.
Creative Ways to Use These Printables
- Make your own recipe card cookbook – One of my favorite keepsakes that I have is a cookbook full of handwritings of random recipe cards. It’s a fun way to see the cards and look at them in a nostalgic way.
- Give your family and friends your favorite recipes – If you’re someone who likes to cook, take advantage of that and write down your top recipes and gift them to others. This is a fun way to make a Christmas gift idea or just a way to pass on family memories so that they won’t be forgotten.
- Print out a stack to be used when you need them – You never know when you’re going to find a recipe that you love or create one you want to remember! Have a stack of these free recipe cards handy so that you can jot down the recipe when you need it!
- To keep your recipe cards in good shape, you can laminate them, too! This will prevent them from tearing or getting stained!
Equipment Needed / Helpful Tools
- Printer
- Paper
- Pencil/Pen
- Laminator
How It Works
Once you download and print, it’s time to start filling out the recipe cards! It’s as simple as filling out the spaces so that you don’t forget any of the important details.
What’s Included
When it comes to recipe cards, I like to keep things simple and functional. You’ll have the following fields to fill in our recipe card templates:
- Name of dish
- Prep time
- Cook time
- Number of servings
- Difficulty rating
- Ingredients section
- Instructions section
- Notes area
All the printable recipe pages PDFs print on U.S. Letter paper. There are three different designs available: two watercolor templates and a black and white template.
Whether you like to keep your recipes in a box or in a binder, you get them in three sizes, so it’s up to you!
- Full page (8.5″x11″)
- 4.9″x 7.5″
- 4″x 6″
Don’t forget! Recipe cards go hand in hand with a weekly meal plan printable. Having your recipes neatly organized makes a big difference when meal planning, trust me!
This lovely recipe card has a pastel color scheme and is decorated with a lovely watercolor “stack of bowls” illustration. As cute as they are on paper, it sure feels different when they’re filling your kitchen sink or dishwasher!
Download Watercolor “Stack Of Bowls” Recipe Cards
Enjoy a second watercolor recipe card template that matches the first one! The stand mixer illustration and cute font will add a touch of charm to your recipe collection.😍
🖨️Download Watercolor “Stand Mixer” Recipe Cards
Last but not least, here’s a black and white blank recipe card printable. If all you have is a black and white printer, use this template. It’s pretty and also functional.
🖨️Download Black & White Doodle Recipe Cards
As you write down recipes, you might even want to have some fun and color the pot and rolling pin doodles. It’s very relaxing!
Where to get These FREE Recipe Card Printables
With these recipe cards and our pantry essentials checklist, making shopping lists for the week will be a breeze!
You know I like to keep things easy on you! Just click the download button and print. That’s it! You’ll get 3 sizes of recipe card templates, available in 2 watercolors and a black and white theme. You can always come back to the 🖨️ Updated Recipe Cards PDF and print more!
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, it is free to download and print any printable from our site. Just know this is for personal use only. You can not sell these printables as your own.
Our templates have space for essential information such as recipe name, prep time, cook time, number of servings, difficulty rating, ingredients, instructions, and notes. It’s ok if you don’t need all of them, just fill the details relevant for you!
Once you download, you should be able to print right away. You can adjust the size of your paper or how many you want to print on one piece of paper during the printing process.
Using a recipe card box or a binder is the best way to store your recipe cards. This keeps them together in one place.
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