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Stop underpricing your food
Most cottage food sellers lose money on their best-selling products because they've never calculated the true cost per serving. This tool fixes that in under two minutes.
The problem
Your $3 cookie might cost you $1.80 to make
Ingredients are only part of the cost. Add packaging, labor, and platform fees — and that comfortable margin disappears. The sellers who profit are the ones who do the math first.
Ingredient costs hide
A cup of vanilla extract costs more than a cup of flour. When your recipe uses 14 ingredients, the per-unit cost is impossible to estimate in your head.
Labor is real money
Two hours of prep and baking at $15/hour is $30 added to every batch. If your batch makes 24 items, that's $1.25 per unit before a single ingredient.
Packaging adds up
Bags, labels, boxes, ribbon, stickers — $0.15 to $0.75 per unit depending on presentation. It's invisible until you count it.
Try it now
Recipe Cost Calculator
Edit the sample recipe below or enter your own numbers. The summary updates instantly.
| Ingredient | Qty | Unit | $/Unit | Cost |
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Overhead & Labor
Cost Summary
Suggested Price
The full tool saves recipes to your account, auto-updates costs when ingredient prices change, and links directly to your product listings so you always price for profit.
Start costing recipes →Full tool features
Recipe costing that grows with your business
Save every recipe, track ingredient price changes over time, and see real margins on every product. Available to Artisan Pro and Founding members.
Ingredient Linking
When butter goes from $4.50 to $5.00 a pound, every recipe using butter updates automatically. No manual recalculation.
Margin Alerts
Set a target margin per recipe. If ingredient costs push you below it, you'll know before your next batch — not after.
Listing Integration
Connect a recipe to a product listing. See your real margin on every sale, including platform fees and processing costs.
Recipe Library
Save unlimited recipes. Duplicate and adjust for seasonal variations. Compare costs across recipe versions side by side.
CSV Export
Export your full recipe cost breakdown for tax prep, wholesale pricing discussions, or your own records.
Pricing Suggestions
See suggested retail prices at 40%, 50%, and 60% margins — factoring in every cost, not just ingredients.
Ready to price for profit?
Every recipe. Every ingredient. Every dollar accounted for.
The full Recipe Costing Tool saves your recipes, tracks ingredient prices over time, and connects to your listings. Available to Artisan Pro and Founding members.