How often do Chris P's cravings change in Grow a Garden?

Chris P's cravings change every hour. You can see the timer above his head showing when his next craving change will occur.

What are the best recipes for rewards in Grow a Garden?

The best recipes for rewards are Pizza (Prismatic tier), Donut (Divine tier), and Sushi (Mythical tier). These higher-tier recipes offer better reward chances when feeding Chris P.

How do I get Gourmet Seed Packs in Grow a Garden?

Gourmet Seed Packs can be obtained by feeding Chris P higher-tier recipes like Pie, Sushi, Cake, Donut, and Pizza when he's craving them. The better the recipe tier, the higher chance of getting rare rewards.

Complete Grow a Garden Cooking Recipe

Best Recipes & Rewards - August 2025

Master the cooking system and maximize your rewards

How the Cooking System Works

The cooking system revolves around Chris P (the pig NPC) who changes his food cravings every hour. When you feed him the food he's craving, you get better rewards.

Craving Cycle

•Chris P's cravings change every hour
•Look at the speech bubble above his head to see what he wants
•His request rotates hourly - check the timer above his head
•Feeding him his current craving = better reward chances

Complete Recipe Table

Recipe	Ingredients	Cook Time	Tier	Cost	Reward	Huge Chance
Soup Common	Any ingredients (easiest option)	5:00	Common	⭐	⭐⭐	0.001%
Salad Common	2x Tomato	5:18	Common	⭐⭐	⭐⭐	0.002%
Ice Cream Uncommon	1x Corn + 1x Blueberry/Pineapple	5:48	Uncommon	⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐	0.015%
Waffle Uncommon	1x Pumpkin + 1x Watermelon OR 1x Pumpkin + 1x Sugar Apple	6:15	Uncommon	⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐	0.025%
Burger Rare	1x Pepper + 1x Corn + 1x Tomato	6:07	Rare	⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐	0.045%
Hotdog Rare	1x Pepper + 1x Corn/Banana	6:46	Rare	⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐	0.035%
Sandwich Rare	2x Tomato + 1x Corn	7:06	Rare	⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐	0.055%
Pie Legendary	1x Pumpkin + 1x Apple OR 1x Corn + 1x Coconut	7:52	Legendary	⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐	0.125%
Sushi Mythical	4x Bamboo + 1x Corn	8:30	Mythical	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	0.275%
Cake Mythical	2x Corn + 1x Watermelon	8:45	Mythical	⭐⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	0.245%
Donut Divine	1x Corn + 1x Blueberry + 1x Strawberry OR 1x Strawberry + 1x Tomato + 1x Apple	9:37	Divine	⭐⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	0.450%
Pizza Prismatic	1x Corn + 1x Tomato + 1x Pepper	9:15	Prismatic	⭐⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	0.825%

Best Value for Money Recipes

Most Cost-Effective Options:

1.
Soup - Only needs 1 carrot (cheapest ingredients)
2.
Salad - Just 2 tomatoes, quick cook time
3.
Ice Cream - 1 corn + 1 blueberry, reasonable ingredients
4.
Hotdog - 1 pepper + 1 banana (banana cheaper than corn)

Best Reward Potential:

1.
Donut (longest cook time = potentially better rewards)
2.
Pizza (3 diverse ingredients)
3.
Sushi (requires rare bamboo)
4.
Pie (good balance of ingredients)

Strategy Guide

For Maximum Efficiency:

•Check Chris P's current craving every hour
•Pre-cook popular items during downtime
•Focus on his craving for better reward tiers
•Stock up on common ingredients (corn, tomato, pepper)

Ingredient Farming Priority:

1.Corn - Used in most recipes
2.Tomato - Multiple recipe uses
3.Pepper - Good for burgers/pizza
4.Pumpkin - Waffle/pie ingredient
5.Bamboo - Rare, needed for sushi

Current Meta Strategy

Best Overall Approach:

Monitor Chris P's hourly rotation
Keep a stock of versatile ingredients (corn, tomato, pepper)
Focus on Gourmet Seed Packs and Gourmet Eggs as primary goals
Use Soup as filler when you don't have craving ingredients
Donut and Pizza when he's craving them (best reward potential)

Sheckle-Efficient Route:

Soup (cheapest) → Salad → Ice Cream → Hotdog → match cravings for expensive items

Pro Tips

Multiple recipe alternatives

exist for most foods - use cheaper ingredient combinations

Any fruit can fill

the 5-ingredient requirement if you want to use excess crops

Soup is universal

fallback - any ingredients work

Watch pot water color

to confirm you're making the right dish

Higher rarity ingredients

in recipes may increase reward chances

Time your cooking

to finish right when Chris P's craving matches your dish

🐷 Chris P Craving System Guide

How It Works:

•Cravings change every hour (check timer above his head)
•Feed him what he wants for significantly better rewards
•Speech bubble shows current craving
•Higher tier recipes = better reward chances

Pro Tips:

•Pre-cook popular items before craving changes
•Use Soup as fallback when you miss the craving
•Time expensive recipes to finish when he wants them
•Stock versatile ingredients (corn/tomato/pepper)

Reward Tiers & Drop Rates

Common

• Sheckles (currency)

• 5x Watering Can

• Mutation Spray Burnt

• Fork Fence

Uncommon

• Food Crate

• Reclaimer

• 3x Corn Seed

Rare

• Advanced Sprinkler

• Gourmet Seed Pack ⭐

• Artichoke

Legendary

• Gourmet Egg ⭐

• 2x Small Toy

• 2x Mutation Spray HoneyGlazed

Mythical

• Pretzel Cart

• Medium Toy

• 2x Gourmet Seed Pack

Divine

• 3x Mutation Spray Fried

• Pet Shard Fried

• 2x Food Crate

• Mochi Mouse (pet)

Prismatic

• Taco Fern (pet) ⭐⭐⭐

• 4x Gourmet Seed Pack

• 3x Gourmet Egg

• Pancake Stack