The cozy life-sim genre typically includes several key gameplay elements like material gathering, decorating both inside and out, crafting items, and cooking delicious, restorative meals. Disney Dreamlight Valley is no exception to this, offering all these well-known and enjoyable gameplay elements, set in a magical Disney-themed world populated by beloved characters.

For players specifically interested in culinary activities, Disney Dreamlight Valley offers players more than 300 unique cooking recipes to prepare. Cooking in this game is straightforward, lacking the skill-based minigames that some other titles include. All players require is a cooking station, like a stove, and the necessary ingredients to start cooking.

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What Are Prepared Meals Used For In Disney Dreamlight Valley

Well-fed hover buff in Disney Dreamlight Valley

Meals prepared by Cooking in Disney Dreamlight Valley have a variety of uses:

What Are 2-Star Meals in Disney Dreamlight Valley

Preparing 2-Star Meals in Disney Dreamlight Valley.

In Disney Dreamlight Valley, each cooking recipe has a corresponding Star Rating. This rating correlates with the number of ingredients players need to prepare that meal; 2-Star recipes require two ingredients, 3-Star recipes need three, and so on. Preparing and consuming 2-Star Meals is a great way to restore energy, as the low ingredient requirement makes them cheap and easy to craft.

Some 2-Star Meals, including Smoked Peanuts and Anglerfish and Baked Carp restore an exceptional amount of energy, making them great for refilling the player’s energy bar and for maintaining their well-fed buff. Most 2-Star Meals will recover, on average, 400 - 700 energy depending on the recipe. This provides a healthy boost to the player’s energy gauge, which maxes out at 5000 energy when fully well-fed.

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All 2-Star Meal Recipes in Disney Dreamlight Valley

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Players have a plethora of choices when it comes to 2-Star Meals, offering over 35 unique recipes which are sorted into three main categories: Appetizers, Entrees, and Desserts. Here is a complete list of recipes to cook up some delicious 2-Star Meals in Disney Dreamlight Valley: A Rift in Time.

To begin crafting recipes introduced in Disney Dreamlight Valley's A Rift in Time expansion, players are required to purchase the paid DLC. Additionally, the expansion is necessary for players wishing to engage in trading for ingredients, prepared meals, or any new items introduced with the expansion in the game's ValleyVerse multiplayer mode .

All 2-Star Appetizer Recipes in Disney Dreamlight Valley: A Rift in Time

Meal

Recipe

Star-Rating

Energy

Barbecued Brilliant Blue Starfish

  • Brilliant Blue Starfish
  • Mint

★★

+3118

Barbecued Pretty Pink Starfish

  • Pretty Pink Starfish
  • Paprika

★★

+2812

Clam Juice

  • Tomato
  • Clam

★★

+289

Coleslaw

  • Carrot
  • Cabbage

★★

+387

Crab Melts

  • Crab
  • Cheese

★★

+2549

Nuts & Bolts

  • Almonds
  • Robot Fish

★★

+3195

Roasted Almonds

  • Agave
  • Almonds

★★

+1070

Royal Ice Tea

  • Majestea
  • Slush Ice

★★

+610

Royal Latte

  • Majestea
  • Milk

★★

+814

Sand Worm Carpaccio Plate

  • Melon
  • Sand Worm

★★

+3004

Spicy Scorpion Skewer

  • Scorpion
  • Paprika

★★

+1792

Tomato Basil Soup

  • Tomato
  • Basil

★★

+255

All 2-Star Entrée Recipes in Disney Dreamlight Valley: A Rift in Time

Meal

Recipe

Star-Rating

Energy

Baked Beans

  • Beans
  • Pork

★★

+544

Classic Mac & Cheese

  • Cheese
  • Wheat

★★

+541

Hamburger Steak

  • Venison
  • Vegetable (Any)

★★

+855

Sesame Seed Bagel

  • Wheat
  • Sweet (Any)

★★

+160

All 2-Star Dessert Recipes in Disney Dreamlight Valley: A Rift in Time

Meal

Recipe

Star-Rating

Energy

Apple Sauce

  • Apple
  • Cinnamon

★★

+823

Cotton Candy

  • Sugarcane
  • Agave

★★

+298

Croissant

  • Wheat
  • Butter

★★

+566

French Macarons

  • Almonds
  • Egg

★★

+1461

Pineapple Soft Serve

  • Slush Ice
  • Pineapple

★★

+717

Popcorn

  • Corn
  • Canola

★★

+201

Raspberry Jam Sandwich

  • Wheat
  • Raspberry

★★

+549

Stuffed Dates

  • Almonds
  • Dates

★★

+1495

Sugar-Free Banana Muffin

  • Wheat
  • Banana

★★

+677

Sugar-Free Blueberry Muffin

  • Wheat
  • Blueberry

★★

+677

Sugar-Free Fruit Muffin

  • Wheat
  • Fruit (Any)

★★

+117

Sweet Tofu

  • Soya
  • Fruit (Any)

★★

+183

Taiyaki

  • Sand Fish
  • Beans

★★

+374

All 2-Star Appetizer Recipes in Disney Dreamlight Valley

Meal

Recipe

Star-Rating

Energy

French Fries

  • Canola
  • Potato

★★

+342

Green Salad

  • Vegetable (Any)
  • Lettuce

★★

+180

Latte

  • Coffee Bean
  • Milk

★★

+1358

Sweet Herring

  • Herring
  • Onion

★★

+723

Oyster Platter

  • Oyster
  • Lemon

★★

+1155

Roasted Asparagus

  • Asparagus
  • Canola

★★

+221

Sauteed Mushrooms

  • Mushrooms
  • Butter

★★

+712

Seafood Platter

  • Seafood (Any)
  • Seafood (Any)

★★

+458

Vegetable Soup

  • Vegetable (Any)
  • Vegetable (Any)

★★

+120

All 2-Star Entrée Recipes in Disney Dreamlight Valley

Meal

Recipe

Star-Rating

Energy

Baked Carp

  • Carp
  • Butter

★★

+1894

Crispy Baked Cod

  • Cod
  • Wheat

★★

+337

Fish Sandwiches

  • Fish (Any)
  • Wheat

★★

+337

Grilled Fish Entree

  • Fish (Any)
  • Vegetable

★★

+340

Pasta

  • Wheat
  • Tomato

★★

+117

Peanut Butter Sandwich

  • Peanut
  • Wheat

★★

+592

Porridge

  • Milk
  • Wheat

★★

+668

Sake Sushi

  • Salmon
  • Rice

★★

+1000

Savory Fish

  • Fish (Any)
  • Lemon

★★

+985

Scrambled Egg

  • Egg
  • Cheese

★★

+1070

Seafood Salad

  • Seafood (Any)
  • Lettuce

★★

+349

Smoked Peanuts And Anglerfish

  • Anglerfish
  • Peanut

★★

+3960

Sushi

  • Fish (Any)
  • Rice

★★

+405

Tamagoyaki

  • Egg
  • Sugarcane

★★

+689

Tasty Veggies

  • Vegetable (Any)
  • Herb (Any)

★★

+246

All 2-Star Dessert Recipes in Disney Dreamlight Valley

Meal

Recipe

Star-Rating

Energy

Boba Tea

  • Sugarcane
  • Milk

★★

+714

Caramel Apples

  • Sugarcane
  • Apple

★★

+638

Fruit Sorbet

  • Slush Ice
  • Fruit (Any)

★★

+857

Lemon Sorbet

  • Slush Ice
  • Lemon

★★

+1112

Minnie's Gingerbread Cookies

  • Wheat
  • Ginger

★★

+379

Mint Candy

  • Mint
  • Sugarcane

★★

+391

Mint Sorbet

  • Slush Ice
  • Mint

★★

+695

Sweet Slush

  • Slush Ice
  • Sweet (Any)

★★

+510

DISNEY DREAMLIGHT VALLEY
Disney Dreamlight Valley

Platform(s)
PC , PS4 , PS5 , Switch , Xbox One , Xbox Series X , Xbox Series S , Apple Arcade
Released
December 5, 2023
Developer(s)
Gameloft
Publisher(s)
Gameloft
Genre(s)
Life Simulation