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Printable recipe cards · 3×5, 4×6, 5×7 & 5×8

Recipe Card Templates

Twelve free printable recipe card themes covering all four common sizes — 3×5, 4×6, 5×7, and 5×8. Open the PDF and type the recipe right into the form fields, or print it blank and write by hand. Either way, print on heavy stock for cards that hold up in the kitchen.

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In-browser recipe card builders.

Pick the general-purpose builder for everyday recipes — 14 designer themes across all four sizes, with a live preview. Or hop into the holiday set when you want a card that matches the season.

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Recipe Card Builder
Build a custom card —
your recipe, your theme.
14 designer themes from Pasta Kitchen to Khokhloma Folk. Pick a size, drop in a photo, toggle prep / cook / servings, and watch the card render live as you type.
14 themes3×5 · 4×6 · 5×7 · 5×8Photo uploadLive previewSkip-bg-color print mode
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Holiday builders
Holiday Recipe Cards
Eight holidays live — Christmas, Easter, Halloween, Thanksgiving, 4th of July, Valentine's, Mother's Day, Father's Day.
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Life-event builders
Special Events Recipe Cards
All six event builders are live — Bridal/Wedding, Wedding Shower, Baby Shower, Housewarming, Birthday, and Anniversary. 30 hand-designed event-specific themes total.
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Full-page builder
8.5 × 11 Recipe Pages
Letter-size full-page builder for binders & family cookbooks — all 14 designer themes at 8.5 × 11.
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Print-and-go designs

Pre-designed PDF templates.

One thumbnail per theme — open the PDF, type or write your recipe in, and print. Pick the size you need from the pills below each card.

Citrus Grove printable recipe card template — Lemon and orange slices in opposing corners with a dotted gold border.NewPDF
Citrus Grove
Lemon and orange slices in opposing corners with a dotted gold border.
Farmhouse Gingham printable recipe card template — Red gingham bands with a typewriter heading and whisk doodle.NewPDF
Farmhouse Gingham
Red gingham bands with a typewriter heading and whisk doodle.
Japanese Sumi-e printable recipe card template — Ink-wash bamboo on warm paper with a red hanko stamp.NewPDF
Japanese Sumi-e
Ink-wash bamboo on warm paper with a red hanko stamp.
Mexican Talavera printable recipe card template — Cobalt-blue 8-petal tile pattern framing the recipe.NewPDF
Mexican Talavera
Cobalt-blue 8-petal tile pattern framing the recipe.
Vintage Roses printable recipe card template — Deep-red double border framing layered crimson rose clusters in opposing corners.NewPDF
Vintage Roses
Deep-red double border framing layered crimson rose clusters in opposing corners.
Botanical Herbs printable recipe card template — Soft cream with sage and rosemary sprigs along the left margin.NewPDF
Botanical Herbs
Soft cream with sage and rosemary sprigs along the left margin.
Mid-Century Modern printable recipe card template — Mustard arch and teal bullseye on warm cream — geometric, bold, vintage 60s.NewPDF
Mid-Century Modern
Mustard arch and teal bullseye on warm cream — geometric, bold, vintage 60s.
Scandinavian Folk printable recipe card template — Dark teal bands with tiled folk-art flowers and gold zigzag accents.NewPDF
Scandinavian Folk
Dark teal bands with tiled folk-art flowers and gold zigzag accents.
Fresh Herbs printable recipe card template — Elegant watercolor botanical border with a clean layout.NewPDF
Fresh Herbs
Elegant watercolor botanical border with a clean layout.
Culinary Arts printable recipe card template — Vibrant cooking illustration border with a colorful palette.NewPDF
Culinary Arts
Vibrant cooking illustration border with a colorful palette.
Classic themes

The originals.

The first three themes — Roses, Vegetables, Fruit. Long-running favorites in 3×5 and 4×6.

Roses printable recipe card template — Floral-rose border, fits a standard 3×5 recipe box.PDF
Roses
Floral-rose border, fits a standard 3×5 recipe box.
Download3×54×6
Vegetables printable recipe card template — Vegetable-illustrated border — a kitchen classic.PDF
Vegetables
Vegetable-illustrated border — a kitchen classic.
Download3×54×6
Fruit printable recipe card template — Fresh-fruit border, perfect for summer recipes.PDF
Fruit
Fresh-fruit border, perfect for summer recipes.
Download3×54×6
“The classic themes you see here I just can’t bring myself to delete. They were the first three recipe cards we ever made back in 2010 — I remember building them carefully in Photoshop, back in the day.”— David, Apollo’s Templates
How to use

Type or write — your choice.

  1. Open the PDF in any PDF viewer (browser, Preview, Acrobat).
  2. Type directly into the Recipe For, Servings, and Ingredients & Directions form fields — every template is fillable. Saving a filled copy works in Acrobat or with “Print to PDF.”
  3. Print on heavy stock — local paper stores carry “specialty board” that makes very durable cards. Set your printer to actual size (no scaling). Or print it blank and write the recipe in by hand.
Need a bigger size? Our notebook-sized 8.5×11 recipe cards also include room for a photo of the finished dish.
See notebook-sized 8.5×11 recipe cards