The Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom golden apple is a special fruit variant that restores more health and hearts than the regular red apple. But because the golden apple is quite rare and somewhat hard to farm in TotK, it’s worth cooking it in a recipe that’s worth making. Fortunately, any recipe in the game that uses apples or just fruit in general will work here. In general, the more complicated the recipe and the more golden apples you use, the greater the bonus effect. Here’s a list of golden apple recipes that you can try in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
Golden apple recipe list for Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
The following is a golden apple recipe list that uses either apples specifically or fruit in general, sorted by the simplest to the most complex meals:
- Baked Apple – Apple x 1
- Simmered Fruit – Any Fruit x 2 or x 3
- Copious Simmered Fruit – Any Fruit x 4
- Steamed Fruit – Fruit x 1, Vegetable or Flower or Herb x 1
- Meat Skewer – Any Fruit x 1, Any Meat x 1
- Fruit and Mushroom Mix – Any Fruit x 1, Any Mushroom x 1
- Honeyed Apple – Apple x 1, Courser Bee Honey x 1
- Hot Buttered Apple – Apple x 1, Goat Butter x 1
- Apple Pie – Apple x 1, Tabantha Wheat x 1, Cane Sugar x 1, Goat Butter x 1
- Fruit Cake – Any Fruit x2 or x3, Tabantha Wheat x 1, Cane Sugar x 1
A recipe that uses a golden apple will always be better than the same dish cooked with standard ingredients. The golden apple will also boost the rate of the critical cook, which increases all of the effects of the dish you’re making.
You’ll typically find golden apples on various Sky Islands, particularly those with a high number of trees. There’s also a small forest of apple trees next to the Sonapan shrine, which is along the southern road from the New Serenne stable.
For more guides on Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, here is whether Midna or Wolf Link is in the game, and the location of the Red Pillars for the Stand With Your Back to the Throne puzzle.
