25 Free Printable Recipe Cards (2024)

I have put together a list of 25 free printable recipe cards for recipe keeping, or to create a homemade gift for someone special. You’ll find a variety of themes, with each one beautiful and ready to usefor preservingfamily recipes for future generations.

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Here are my most favorite free printable recipe cards for recipe keeping. I think all of them are beautifully designed — and they won’t cost you much more than a sheet of paper and some printer ink to use.

To print these cards, you’ll simply just visit the links I have provided below and you’ll either be able to save the card to your computer or print right from their site. Be sure that you have aprinter and printer ink, as well as printer paper.

If you have the time, spend some time on their sites and check out what else they have to offer…who knows, you might find a new favorite blog or website!

One of my most favorite free printable recipe cards is this set byJulianna Smith. It’s kind of hard to believe that she is offering them for free, but they are. The link will take directly to the PDF for these beautifully illustrated recipe cards— but you might want to explore her beautiful blog too.

I love the colors on these recipe cards! Perfect for summer recipes! You can find them over at Club Crafted

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This vintage style recipe card is so pretty! I love the style of it! You can find this and another version of it over at Call Me Victorian

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I love how cute this bird recipe card! So cute! You can find it at Life of Amy J Delightful.

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Lindsay at Artsy Fartsy Mamais offering free printable recipe cards in 4 colors: red, yellow, purple and green. What I specifically like is that she has downloads for both 3×5″ and 4×6″.

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The Brown Floral Recipe Cards are from The frugal Home. They have a floral and shape theme. You can find even more Free printable recipe cards on her website!

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This simple Print your own Recipe Cards can be blue or pink. You can find both download links and how to print them on A Beautiful Mess.

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These Mason Jar Printable Recipe Cards are too cute! I love that you can print them in blue or white! You can find these recipe cards at I should be mopping the floor.

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These cute recipe cards can be found at Somewhat Simple. These simple cards have a beautiful font that is a call out to old school recipe cards.

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These super cute pie themed recipe cards can be found over at The Cottage Market. These would be perfect for your favorite pie recipes!

25 Free Printable Recipe Cards (10)These vintage style recipe cards can be found at The Graphics Fairy. You will get four different syles to pick from!

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When designer, Melissa Esplin, made recipe cards for a family member for Christmas, she put up a printable PDF of them so the rest of us could download and use for free: Lemon Recipe Cards.

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These Floral Pop Recipe Card is a pop of color that I love! You can find these at Mess Vegan Cook.

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These very cute Christmas Recipe card can be found at Pastry Chef Online. You can find two more Christmas-themed recipe cards on Jenni’s site!

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Isn’t this pretty? This Vintage ModernRecipe Card matches a fabric design by Moda Fabrics of the same name. There is even a free gift tag you can print too.

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I love the little mason jar in the corner! Super cute! You can find these pretty recipe card at The Graphics Fairy.

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This very pretty floral recipe card can be found at Carrie Elle. I love the colors!

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This simple recipe card can be found at Paper Trail Design. Gotta love when the recipe card has prep time and cook time sections on it!

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I absolutely love this Fall theme Recipe Card! They are beautiful and perfect for Thanksgiving recipes! You can find this card over atDesignthusiasm.

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These colorful retro cards are too cute! I love the little drawings! You can find them at Canning Crafts.

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I love the colors and that cute wording! You can find these recipe cards over at Weekend Craft.

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I love owls, so I was very excited when I found these Owl Recipe Cards.

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Another great simpe Recipe Card! You have an option to add the prep time, total time, and even how much it serves! You can find them over at Pjs and Paint!

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I love red andCelebrations at Home has these great recipe cardswith red striped borders and cooking icon of a stand mixer and whisks.

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These super cute Salt and Pepper Recipe Cards are one of my top favorites! You can find them over at White Deer Stationery.

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Have a favorite Halloween recipes? These recipe cards are a must for saving your family-favorite treats: Halloween Monster Recipe Cards by Home Cooking Memories.

I hope you enjoy this collection of free printable recipe cards! I’ll be keeping my eye out for future free recipe cards and will be sure to share them with you when I find them. Also, check out all the other cool recipe keeping stuff I have to share.

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FAQs

Can you print recipe cards in a printer? ›

For the most part, printing recipe cards at home on your standard desktop printer is quick and easy to do.

Is there an app to make recipe cards? ›

Recipe Card 4+

Recipe Storage: Easily store and manage your recipes in both text and photo formats. Capture your culinary creations with photos or type in the details of your recipes, including ingredients, measurements, and cooking instructions.

How to make recipe cards free? ›

Microsoft Word offers a free manual recipe card template that you can use through their application. The blank recipe cardstock includes a format you can edit and customize to input your information. You can also print blank recipe card templates when recording dishes and cooking ideas in the development stage.

What printer prints recipe cards? ›

The Canon PIXMA TS8120 is perfect for a project like this because you can print on different paper formats and not sacrifice any of the colors or quality of the prints. And it's so nice being able to print them at home, as there's no limit to the number of recipe cards you can print!

How can I make my own recipe cards? ›

You can print your recipes on regular paper or cheap card stock. You can then cut out the recipes and tape or paste them to the cards. If your printer has an option to print on index cards, you can print directly onto the cards.

How to make a standard recipe card? ›

Your standardised recipe should include:
  1. Menu item title.
  2. Yield – (this is the usable amount obtained for the recipe)
  3. Portion size.
  4. Serving instructions and presentation.
  5. Ingredient list.
  6. Quantity (QTY) of each ingredient.
  7. Cooking time and temperature.
  8. Special equipment needed to produce and serve it.
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Can my HP printer print card? ›

You can print on plain or specialty paper. Load plain paper, legal size paper, envelopes, or index cards in the printer's input tray.

Is it legal to print cards? ›

Is it legal to order a company to print copyrighted material like on a t-shirt, playing cards, etc.? What about doing it yourself at home as long as it's for personal use? It's perfectly legal if you have permission from the copyright owner. It's illegal if you don't.

What is best free recipe app? ›

The best free recipe apps are now at the palms of food lovers' hands.
  • Yummly. Used on iOS, Apple TV, and Android products. ...
  • Whisk. Used on iOS, Android, and the Galaxy Store. ...
  • Food Monster. Used on Apple iOS Devices. ...
  • SideChef. ...
  • Tasty. ...
  • BBC Good Food. ...
  • Food Network Kitchen. ...
  • Mealime Meal Plans & Recipes.
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Is Yummly free to use? ›

The Yummly app is free to download, and you can use the thermometer controls in the app without a paid subscription. Yummly also has millions of recipes that you can search and save into your account for free. You can use the Yummly bookmarklet to add recipes from around the internet to your saved recipes for free.

Can I make recipe cards on Google Docs? ›

Once you have logged in, head to the top right section and click the Template gallery. That automatically lets you choose a bunch of templates that Google has to offer. You can even transform any template into a recipe card template, tri-fold brochure template, recipe pamphlet, or any related cookbook template.

How do I make recipe cards? ›

You can print your recipes on regular paper or cheap card stock. You can then cut out the recipes and tape or paste them to the cards. If your printer has an option to print on index cards, you can print directly onto the cards.

How to print double sided recipe cards? ›

To print the card double-sided, first print page 1 of 1 only. Then, feed the same paper back into the printer and only print page 2 of 2. Once your recipe cards are printed, cut them, leaving a 2/8″ border on the left and right, and a 3/8″ border on the top and bottom. This will create an exact 4″ x 6″ recipe card.

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