Honeyglow Woods Recipes Disney Dreamlight Valley: Honey Charlotte and More

The Honeyglow Woods pack is reserved for buyers of the Disney Dreamlight Valley DLC - no recipes available without it. Once inside, you unlock 12 new dishes, split into desserts (we're starting with the most indulgent one, you'll notice...), main courses and starters. Most of the ingredients are unique to the new realm, so expect to explore its various biomes before you can cook everything. Some can only be obtained in specific areas of Honeyglow Woods, others come straight from the base game.

Golden honey: the key ingredient

Almost all the DLC's recipes revolve around golden honey. It's obtained via Beehives, which you can build as soon as you arrive in the DLC. Set them up as early as possible. Without a stock of golden honey, half the list below stays locked - it's as simple as that.

Some ingredients, however, come from the base game: Milk and Mushrooms in particular. Take the opportunity to gather them in your valley before even setting foot in Honeyglow Woods. It'll save you precious time once you're in the DLC.

Ingredients exclusive to the DLC: where to find them

Before getting into the details recipe by recipe, here's a quick recap of the ingredients specific to Honeyglow Woods and how to get them:

• Golden honey - produced by the Beehives you build in the DLC. Top priority.
• Sweet jelly - picked up in the floral areas of Honeyglow Woods, on the ground.
• Puffbud pod - harvested from puffbud plants that grow in the DLC's damp biomes.
• Tree resin - collected by interacting with certain specific trees in Honeyglow Woods.
• Golden pattypan squash - a growable vegetable, seeds are bought from the DLC's merchant.
• Plush fish - caught in the ponds and rivers of Honeyglow Woods.
• Truffle - dug up in dark forested areas, often with your companion.
• Acorn snail - picked up on the ground in the oak tree area of Honeyglow Woods.
• Juniper berry - picked from juniper bushes scattered throughout the DLC.
• Chestnut - available in the base game AND in certain areas of the DLC.

Desserts (4 recipes)

• Honey Macarons ⭐⭐⭐⭐ — 1x golden honey, 1x sweet jelly, 1x grain (any), 1x chestnut. Sweet jelly and golden honey both come from the DLC, the other two ingredients are easily found in the base game.
• Honey Charlotte ⭐⭐⭐⭐ — 1x puffbud pod, 1x golden honey, 1x tree resin, 1x juniper berry. Four ingredients exclusive to Honeyglow Woods. This recipe really only unlocks after you've thoroughly explored the DLC.
• Little Brunch ⭐⭐⭐⭐ — 1x sweet jelly, 1x butter, 1x egg, 1x fruit (any). Only the sweet jelly comes from the DLC here - butter, egg and fruit are easily found in the base game. The most accessible recipe of the four desserts.
• Winnie's Birthday Cake ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ — 1x golden honey, 1x flavoring (any), 1x protein (any), 1x fruit (any), 1x grain (any). The only five-star among the desserts. The flexibility of the "any" categories gives you plenty of leeway, but golden honey remains essential.

Main courses (4 recipes)

• Miss Bunny's Farmer's Pie ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ — 1x golden pattypan squash, 1x parsnip, 1x puffbud pod, 1x carrot, 1x grain (any). Golden pattypan squash and puffbud pod come from the DLC; parsnip, carrot and grain are from the base game. A very cost-effective five-star once you've grown your golden pattypan squash.
• Honey-Glazed Plush Fish ⭐⭐⭐ — 1x plush fish, 1x vegetable (any), 1x golden honey. Simple and quick. Plush fish is caught in the DLC, the rest poses no problem. Good ease-to-stars ratio to get started.
• Forest Quiche ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ — 1x fish (any), 1x protein (any), 1x juniper berry, 1x truffle, 1x golden pattypan squash. Careful: it's protein, not dairy. Juniper berry, truffle and golden pattypan squash come from the DLC.
• Grilled Picnic Sandwich ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ — 1x golden honey, 1x parsnip, 1x protein (any), 1x tree resin, 1x spice (any). Same note: protein, not dairy. Tree resin and golden honey come from the DLC.

Starters (4 recipes)

• Crispy Honey Bar ⭐⭐ — 1x chestnut, 1x golden honey. Two ingredients, two stars. The simplest recipe in the DLC, ideal for using up your golden honey stock early on when you're still short on rare ingredients.
• Windy Day Soup ⭐⭐⭐⭐ — 1x protein (any), 1x mushroom, 1x truffle, 1x golden honey. Mushroom comes from the base game, truffle and golden honey from the DLC. And once again: protein, not dairy - see the section below.
• Sweet Acorn Porridge ⭐⭐⭐ — 1x acorn snail, 1x fruit (any), 1x grain (any). Acorn snail is exclusive to Honeyglow Woods, the other two ingredients can be found everywhere. A recipe without golden honey, which makes it a good alternative while your Beehives are still empty.
• Warm Honey Milk ⭐⭐ — 1x golden honey, 1x milk. Milk comes from the base game. Easy, quick, and perfect for early DLC quests.

What differs from other guides

Several lists in circulation list any dairy for Windy Day Soup, Grilled Picnic Sandwich, Forest Quiche and Winnie's Birthday Cake. The most recent sources - IGN and gameplay videos published after the latest patches - correct this to any protein. If a recipe won't validate quest progression, this is probably where the issue lies. Consider yourself warned.

I tried the wiki recipes for the quiche and the sandwich, but the game won't validate the progression. » u/anonyme, r/DreamlightValley

The distinction matters: any protein is not the same as any dairy in the game's recipe engine. Valid proteins include eggs, chicken, beef - not cheese or butter, which belong to the dairy category. Take the lists above as the corrected reference, they reflect the game's behavior after the latest patches.