Vanilla Cookbook

Vanilla Cookbook

Adds food in a vanilla friendly way.

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Screenshots

Food Examples
The cakes of Vanilla Cookbook
The Book Cake
Pancake Stack

About this Mod

Welcome to:
Text stylized like the Minecraft title reading

Minecraft has a lot of potential with the ingredients already in the game. However, it doesn't seem like they're interested in using that potential, since they barely add any new food items. I decided to take things into my own hands and make a mod that shows what Minecraft could or should do with their food. Over 80 new dishes, 8 new cakes, a placeable pancake stack, and a placeable brownie tray.

Milk Bottles, Cheese, Stuffed Seapickles, and Cheesecake all clear potion effects like milk does.

There's also some new loot, villager trades, and a bunch of items can be thrown into the composter if you want.

More info on all of this can be found on the mod's Curseforge page.

Adds cake slices and cooking pot recipes if Farmer's Delight is also used. Thanks to vectorwing for letting me use his Cake Slice texture as a base for my own cake slice textures. Also includes other miscellaneous mod compatibility.

A list of all the mod's recipes can be found Here!

Available Versions

Vanilla Cookbook 2.4.1release
MC 1.21.1neoforge
June 14, 2026
Vanilla Cookbook 2.4.0release
MC 1.21.1neoforge
May 15, 2026
Vanilla Cookbook 2.3.2release
MC 1.21.1neoforge
April 19, 2025
Vanilla Cookbook 2.3.1release
MC 1.21.1neoforge
April 19, 2025
Vanilla Cookbook 2.3release
MC 1.21.1neoforge
April 18, 2025

How to Install Vanilla Cookbook on Your Server

1

Order Server

Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).

2

Set forge Loader

In the panel under "Egg", select the forge loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21.1).

3

Install Mod

Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Vanilla Cookbook". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

forgeneoforge

Minecraft Versions

1.21.1, 1.20.1, 1.20 (+8 more)

Server-side

Required

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Vanilla Cookbook server crashes on startup – what to do?

Most common cause: wrong forge version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (1.21.1). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.

Is Vanilla Cookbook compatible with forge and neoforge?

Vanilla Cookbook officially supports forge, neoforge for Minecraft 1.21.1, 1.20.1, 1.20. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.

Server lagging with Vanilla Cookbook – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Vanilla Cookbook consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.

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Details

License
LicenseRef-Custom
Server-side
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Supported Versions

1.21.11.20.11.201.19.41.19.31.19.21.18.21.17.11.16.51.16.4+1 more