Little House on the Prairie Recipes

Fire up your oven and tie on your apron as you explore the wonderful recipes inspired by Laura Ingalls Wilder’s writings and the television series. Browse through the recipes below or click here for a complete list.

Make Your Own Old-Fashioned Rock Candy Recipe

“When all the trading was done, the storekeeper gave Mary and Laura each a piece of candy. They were so astonished and so pleased that they just stood looking at their candies.” Little House in the Big Woods Rock candy or sugar candy has been around for centuries, so it’s almost certain that Laura and…

Plum Preserves Inspired by Little House on the Prairie

“When they came to a plum thicket they set down their big pails. They filled their little pails with plums and emptied them into the big pails till they were full.” On the Banks of Plum Creek Laura loved exploring the plum thickets with her sister Mary and would carefully shake the trees so that…

Little House on the Prairie Lemonade Recipe (With Strawberry Lemonade Variation)

“A glossy white cloth covered the table. On it was a beautiful sugar-white cake and tall glasses… ‘Is your lemonade sweet enough?’ Mrs. Oleson asked. So Laura knew that it was lemonade in the glasses. She had never tasted anything like it.” On the Banks of Plum Creek Lemonade is a timeless beverage that…

Little House on the Prairie Cinnamon Chicken

In a classic episode of “Little House on the Prairie,” (Back to School Part 2, Season 6, Episode 2) Laura offers to cook dinner for a special date between Nellie and the handsome bachelor in town, Almanzo Wilder. Nellie’s not the only one with her eye on Almanzo, so Laura has an ulterior motive. She…

Butternut Squash Recipes We Love

“The pumpkins and squashes were piled in orange and yellow and green heaps in the attic’s corners.” Little House in the Big Woods Squash was a perfect produce for early settlers and pioneers to grow in their gardens because the thick skins of winter squashes allowed the fruit to store for a long time. Another…

Little House Creamed Carrots Recipe

There are many challenges that come from life on a farm, but there’s a big payoff, too. Food on the table at a farmhouse is as good as it comes. In Farmer Boy, the third book in the Little House on the Prairie series, we learn about life on the Wilder family farm in Upstate…