---
title: "How to create a recipe?"
description: "Steps to create your own recipes"
url: https://support.coachkit.co.uk/en/articles/30-how-to-create-a-recipe
collection: "Recipes"
updated: 2025-08-28
language: en
---

# How to create a recipe?

Steps to create your own recipes

To create a recipe simply navigate to **Recipes**. Here you will see two tabs:

-   My Recipes - Any recipes you have created
    
-   CoachKit Recipes - CoachKit recipes available to all clients and coaches
    

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To add a new recipe, click **"Add"**, and you'll be taken to a **blank recipe template** to start creating.

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Start by adding a name, cooking time, serving size, description and a photo.

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## Adding Ingredients

To add ingredients, click the plus icon on the ingredients section.

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You can then use our database of 1.6 million foods or utilise your own database of foods.

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Simply **search and select** an item or **add a food manually**.

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Click **"Add"**, and it will be included in your ingredient list.

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Repeat until you have all the ingredients to create the recipe.

## Add instructions

To add **cooking instructions**, click the **add icon** in the **Method** section.

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Enter each step to create the recipe.

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To **reorder steps**, hover over the row and use the **drag icon** to **drag and drop** them into your preferred order.

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## Allergens

Ensure to add any allergens for clients to be aware of when creating and eating this recipe.

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## Created Recipe

Once you have completed all the steps and clicked create your recipe will be created and available to all your clients.

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It will also be available in the **My Recipes** section.