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Like any good farming sim, Moonlight Peaks has plenty of delicious recipes to unlock. You’ll cook up plenty of food to sell, gift, and yes, even eat. In this world, vampires can enjoy food… just some of it restores their energy better than others. But even if you won’t gain much from eating a specific recipe, selling food is one of the quickest ways to make a profit in Moonlight Peaks. And gifting it to level up friendship doesn’t hurt, either.
Cooking will be unlocked from the beginning of Moonlight Peaks, and you’ll have a basic cooking setup in your starter home. You will also start the game knowing a handful of basic recipes, which you can start to prepare as soon as you acquire the ingredients. From there, though, you’ll need to explore the map and buy recipe books to expand your knowledge. If you want to make the most of cooking in Moonlight Peaks, our guide is here to help.
**This guide is in progress. Last updated on 7/11/2026**
How to Cook in Moonlight Peaks
Cooking requires three things: a cooking station, the ingredients, and the recipe. When you start the game and move to your new home, you’ll already have a cooking station. You will also know 16 basic starter recipes. That means you can start your cooking journey as soon as you get ahold of some ingredients.
To cook a recipe, simply interact with the cooking station. This will pull up your list of known recipes, and the ones that you have ingredients for will show up in bright, full color. To begin, click the recipe you want, select the desired quality, then complete the mini-game. You’ll need to hit the A button at the right time to cook your dish. Higher-quality recipes require you to hit the right spot more frequently than lower-quality ones.
As of now, there is no way to bulk cook in Moonlight Peaks. You need to cook each dish individually and complete the mini-game each time.
How to Learn New Recipes in Moonlight Peaks
You’ll learn new recipes in two main ways in this game: by digging up recipes from sparkling spots and buying recipe books. Some quests will also unlock key recipes, but by and large, buying recipe books from Coffee and Coffins and digging up recipes are the main ways you’ll learn to cook up new meals in Moonlight Peaks. Mina sells plenty of recipe books in her cafe, and she’ll have more to offer once you hit certain story beats.
Here are the cookbooks you can buy from Coffee and Coffins early on, and what they cost:
- Starter Cookbook – 750 Coins
- Sushi Cookbook – 1,500 Coins
Once you unlock magical crops, Mina will come up with some new recipes to sell. That unlocks these additional cookbooks for sale:
- Cooking for Vampires – 2,500 Coins
- Mana Cookbook – 2,500 Coins
Certain special event shops, like the Evernight Market, will have limited-time recipes to buy, as well. Characters will sometimes gift you their favorite recipes, too, especially Mina and Luna.
All Cooking Recipes in Moonlight Peaks & How to Unlock Them
Here are all of the recipes we’ve unlocked in Moonlight Peaks so far, and how to get them. Note that if you’re looking for recipes that restore mana, those are listed in a separate section below.
Food Recipes
| Recipe | Ingredients | Energy Restored (Varies by Quality) | How to Unlock |
|---|---|---|---|
 Angry Burrito | 1 Angry Mandrake 1 Lava Pepper 1 Tortilla | 20 Energy | Buy Cooking for Vampires |
 Angry Maki | 1 Angry Mandrake 1 Dried Seaweed 1 Rice | 40 Energy | Buy Cooking for Vampires |
 Angry Pizza | 1 Angry Mandrake 1 Blood Tomato 1 Cheese 1 Flour | 30 Energy | Buy Cooking for Vampires |
 Angry Soup | 1 Angry Mandrake 1 Lava Pepper 1 Suffrain Powder | 20 Energy | Buy Cooking for Vampires |
 Blood Orange Cupcake | 1 Blood Orange 1 Flour 1 Honey | 40 Energy | Dig Up Spiral Spots |
 Blueberry Pancakes | 1 Blueberry 1 Egg 1 Flour 1 Piggoat Milk | 4 Energy | Buy Starter Cookbook |
 Bread | 1 Flour | 1 Energy | Starter Recipe |
 Broodje Kaas | 1 Bread 1 Cheese | 2 Energy | Starter Recipe |
 Cheese Platter | 1 Cheese 1 Ghoulembert 1 Hellfeta 1 Muse Nut | 55 Energy | Buy Cooking for Vampires |
 Cheese Soup | 1 Blood Tomato 1 Ghoulembert | 19 Energy | Dig Up Spiral Spots |
 Chilly Soup | 1 Clawy Vera 1 Frosteria 1 Nightshade Powder | 75 Energy | Buy Cooking for Vampires |
 Cruelcumber Maki | 1 Cruelcumber 1 Rice 1 Dried Seaweed | 6 Energy | Buy Sushi Cookbook |
 Eggplant Soup | 1 Eggplant 1 Henbane Powder | 45 Energy | Buy Cooking for Vampires |
 Fairy Cupcakes | 1 Black Sun Currant 1 Flour 1 Lavender Powder | 20 Energy | Buy Cooking for Vampires |
 Farmer’s Stew | 2 Blood Tomato 1 Eggplant | 25 Energy | Starter Recipe |
 Fishy Soup | 1 Glibby 1 Orbis | 40 Energy | Dig Up Spiral Spots |
 Fried Egg | 1 Egg | 1 Energy | Starter Recipe |
 Froggy Cake | 1 Chocolate 1 Flour 1 Muse Nut | 55 Energy | Gift from Mina |
 Gazpacho Soup | 2 Blood Tomato 1 Onion | 40 Energy | Starter Recipe |
 Gloy Gloy Maki | 1 Gloy Gloy 1 Rice 1 Dried Seaweed | 25 Energy | Buy Sushi Cookbook |
 Gnasher Maki | 1 Gnasher 1 Rice 1 Dried Seaweed | 25 Energy | Buy Sushi Cookbook |
 Googly Soup | 1 Common Mushroom 1 Dried Googly Garlic | 45 Energy | Buy Cooking for Vampires |
 Gugelhupf | 1 Cranberry 1 Flour 1 Sweet Wicca | 25 Energy | Buy Cooking for Vampires |
 Hamburger | 1 Bread 1 Cheese 1 Gobbler | 75 Energy | Buy Cooking for Vampires |
 Huggy Maki | 1 Dried Seaweed 1 Hold-Me-Close 1 Rice | 80 Energy | Buy Cooking for Vampires |
 Lemon Cupcake | 1 Flour 1 Lemon | 2 Energy | Dig Up Spiral Spots |
 Margherita Pizza | 1 Blood Tomato 1 Flour 1 Cheese | 15 Energy | Starter Recipe |
 Mushroom Stew | 1 Glowglammer 1 Volacio 1 Yellow Glowglammer | 40 Energy | Starter Recipe |
 Ollebrod | 1 Bread 1 Beer | 2 Energy | Starter Recipe |
 Onigiri | 1 Whisper 1 Rice 1 Dried Seaweed | 20 Energy | Buy Sushi Cookbook |
 Orbis Nigiri | 1 Orbis 1 Rice | 25 Energy | Starter Recipe |
 Pancakes | 1 Egg 1 Flour 1 Cowcula Milk | 3 Energy | Buy Starter Cookbook |
 Pink Wedding Cake | 1 Egg 1 Hold-Me-Close 1 Flour 1 Sugar | 40 Energy | Buy Cooking for Vampires |
 Potato Soup | 1 Carrot 1 Googly Garlic Powder 1 Wild Potato | 45 Energy | Buy Cooking for Vampires |
 Puk’s Soup | 1 Googly Garlic Powder 1 Onion | 57 Energy | Buy Cooking for Vampires |
 Pumpkin Pie | 1 Egg 1 Flour 1 Pumpkin | 3 Energy | Buy During Evernight Festival (Fall) |
 Pumpkin Stew | 1 Pumpkin 1 Yellow Glowglammer | 15 Energy | Buy During Evernight Festival (Fall) |
 Raspberry Cupcake | 1 Flour 1 Raspberry | 3 Energy | Starter Recipe |
 Red Velvet Cupcake | 1 Flour 1 Cocoa Powder | 2 Energy | Starter Recipe |
 Red Weding Cake | 1 Egg 1 Flour 1 Raspberry 1 Sugar | 3 Energy | Buy Cooking for Vampires |
 Roulade Cake | 1 Strawberry 1 Egg 1 Flour | 3 Energy | Buy Starter Cookbook |
 Shakshuka | 1 Blood Tomato 1 Egg 1 Googly Garlic Powder | 60 Energy | Buy Cooking for Vampires |
 Sunburst Stew | 1 Yellow Glowglammer 1 Sunburst | 50 Energy | Buy Cooking for Vampires |
 Smelly Maki | 1 Skunktail 1 Rice 1 Dried Seaweed | 6 Energy | Buy Sushi Cookbook |
 Strawberry Cupcake | 1 Flour 1 Strawberry | 2 Energy | Gift from Luna |
 Strawberry Pie | 1 Strawberry 1 Flour | 2 Energy | Buy Starter Cookbook |
 Tortilla | 2 Red Corn | 2 Energy | Starter Recipe |
 Veggie Burrito | 2 Blood Tomatoes 1 Rice 1 Tortilla | 30 Energy | Starter Recipe |
 Violet Sashimi | 1 Violet | 20 Energy | Starter Recipe |
 Void Cupcake | 1 Dark Strawberry 1 Flour | 25 Energy | Buy Cooking for Vampires |
 Void Maki | 1 Dried Seaweed 1 Rice 1 Void Radish | 40 Energy | Buy Cooking for Vampires |
 Watergruwel | 2 Drikker 1 Volacio | 110 Energy | Buy Cooking for Vampires |
 Wrapped Candy | 1 Blackberry 1 Sweet Wicca | 25 Energy | Buy Cooking for Vampires |
 Yellow Wedding Cake | 1 Egg 1 Flour 1 Sugar 1 Sunburst | 40 Energy | Buy Cooking for Vampires |
TIP: The easiest early-game recipes to make that actually restore Vampires’ energy are the Violet Sashimi and Gazpacho Stew.
Drink Recipes
| Recipe | Ingredients | Energy Restored (Varies by Quality) | How to Unlock |
|---|---|---|---|
 Black Rose Tea | 1 Black Rose 1 Sugar | 6 Energy | Starter Recipe |
 Blueberry Milkshake | 1 Blueberry 1 Cowcula Milk | 2 Energy | Buy Starter Cookbook |
 Cappuccino | 1 Cowcula Milk 1 Coffee Powder | 3 Energy | Starter Recipe |
 Eggnog | 1 Draculamb Milk 1 Eggnog 1 Moonshine | 3 Energy | Buy Cooking for Vampires |
 Fairy Milkshake | 1 Black Sun Currant 1 Draculamb Milk 1 Lavender Powder | 20 Energy | Buy Cooking for Vampires |
 Ginger Tea | 1 Dried Glow Ginger 1 Honey | 2 Energy | Buy Cooking for Vampires |
 Iced Coffee | 1 Coffee Powder 1 Frosteria 1 Piggoat Milk | 15 Energy | Dig Up Spiral Spots |
 Irish Coffee | 1 Coffee Powder 1 Draculamb Milk 1 Moonshine | 4 Energy | Dig Up Spiral Spots |
 Lavender Tea | 1 Dried Lavender 1 Sweet Wicca | 25 Energy | Buy Cooking for Vampires |
 Mocha | 1 Coffee Powder 1 Cocoa Powder 1 Piggoat Milk | 5 Energy | Dig Up Spiral Spots |
 Mom’s Milkshake | 1 Blood Orange 1 Draculamb Milk 1 Glow Ginger Powder | 40 Energy | Buy Cooking for Vampires |
 Moon Milkshake | 1 Draculamb Milk 1 Moonfruit | 20 Energy | Buy Cooking for Vampires |
 Pumpkin Spice Latte | 1 Coffee Powder 1 Draculamb Milk 1 Honey 1 Pumpkin | 5 Energy | Buy During Evernight Festival (Fall) |
 Raspberry Milkshake | 1 Raspberry 1 Cowcula Milk | 2 Energy | Buy Starter Cookbook |
 Strawberry Milkshake | 1 Strawberry 1 Cowcula Milk | 2 Energy | Buy Starter Cookbook |
All Recipes that Restore Mana in Moonlight Peaks and How to Unlock Them
Want to restore energy and mana? There are just a handful of recipes that will get the job done, and most of them can be found in Mina’s aptly named Mana Cookbook. Here’s every magical recipe we’ve uncovered:
| Recipe | Ingredients | Energy & Mana Restored (Varies with Quality) | How to Unlock |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bloody Mana Mary | 1 Blood Tomato 1 Mana Essence 1 Moonshine | 15 Energy 3 Mana | Buy Mana Cookbook |
 Fishy Mana Quiche | 1 Flour 1 Mana Essence 1 Moonflutter | 20 Energy 3 Mana | Buy Mana Cookbook |
 Icy Mana Wicca | 1 Coffee Powder 1 Mana Essence 1 Weeping Wicca | 4 Energy 3 Mana | Buy Mana Cookbook |
 Mana Coffee | 1 Coffee Powder 1 Draculamb Mik 1 Mana Essence | 3 Energy 3 Mana | Buy Mana Cookbook |
 Mana Milkshake | 1 Draculamb Milk 1 Mana Essence 2 Sweet Wicca | 50 Energy 3 Mana | Buy Mana Cookbook |
 Mana Mandrake Soup | 1 Happy Mandrake 1 Mana Essence 1 Nightshade Powder | 95 Energy 4 Mana | Buy Mana Cookbook |
 Mana Moon Cupcake | 1 Flour 1 Mana Essence 1 Moonfruit | 20 Energy 2 Mana | Buy Mana Cookbook |
 Mana Stew | 1 Frosteria 1 Mana Essence 1 Void Radish | 50 Energy 3 Mana | Buy Mana Cookbook |
 Red Velvet Mana Cake | 1 Cocoa Powder 1 Flour 1 Mana Essence | 3 Energy 4 Mana | Buy Mana Cookbook |
 Twilight Mana Maki | 1 Dried Seaweed 1 Mana Essence 1 Rice 1 Twilight | 25 Energy 3 Mana | Buy Mana Cookbook |
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