This Post: 12 BEST Cookbooks for Teens
Most teens are pretty good at whipping up a bowl of Ramen Noodles, heating up a frozen dinner in the microwave, or boiling water so they can make a bowl of pasta, but for a lot of teens, that’s about as far as their cooking talent takes them.
Help your teen become far more comfortable in the kitchen by passing along one or two of these amazing cookbooks created especially for teens! Every single cookbook is highly rated and jam-packed with cooking tips, techniques, and recipes that will turn your teen into a culinary whiz… after all even the world’s top chefs had to start somewhere, right?
Plus, cooking isn’t simply about being able to chop a few veggies or pull together a tempting casserole, it’s a life skill they’ll carry with them when they venture off to college and out into the real world.
Check out these BEST cookbooks for teens that’ll have your teen making YOU a fabulous dinner in no time. (They make great gifts for birthdays and holidays, too!)
12 BEST Cookbooks for Teens
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Hey teens! Want to learn how to make the best-ever cupcakes? Or, maybe you’re looking to impress your friends at your next sleepover? Or, maybe you want to surprise your family with a delectable breakfast on the weekend? Well…it’s all here and it’s a whole lot easier than you think! This cookbook has over 100 easy-to-understand and make recipes that’ll turn you into an expert chef in no time!
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This cookbook makes it easy for any teen to whip a snack, breakfast, or a full-blown dinner like an expert! It has 100 tasty and familiar recipes like Nachos, Sloppy Joes, and Easy Shrimp Scampi and includes cooking fundamentals so they can learn key skills like food safety, common cooking techniques, and how to read a recipe. Also, each recipe includes space to write down new ingredients to try so teens can experiment with flavors and textures and learn what worked (and what didn’t!).
3. The Super Easy Teen Cookbook: 75 Simple Step-by-Step Recipes
This cookbook is a great option for beginner cooks. It includes a Quick Start Guide, handy kitchen tips and tricks, and helpful explanations of cooking vocabulary with straightforward definitions for common culinary terms. Recipes include detailed, step-by-step instructions and use easy-to-find, affordable ingredients. The Super Easy Teen Cookbook is filled with options for breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert, and snacks that teens can whip up without any cooking experience.
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Teaching your teen how to bake is easier when they have a cookbook that’s made just for them. This easy-to-follow cookbook provides all the necessary step-by-step guidance and illustrations to create scrumptious treats for themselves, family, and friends! The cookbook has 75 easy-to-follow recipes so your teen create amazing sweet treats like Raspberry Melt-Aways, Homemade Macarons, Jalapeño Cornbread, and Sausage and Cheese Calzones. Yum!
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The Cookbook for Teens offers the easiest recipes to get aspiring chefs cooking with confidence – even if they’ve never cooked more than a slice of toast. This cookbook starts with the basics: practice preparation and cooking techniques, how to read recipes, and how to shop for groceries. Once these fundamentals are mastered, teens will learn how to make their own easy dishes, with super simple recipes for appetizers, entrées, and snacks.
6. The Complete Cookbook for Teen Chefs: 70+ Teen-Tested and Teen-Approved Recipes to Cook, Eat and Share
What makes this cookbook SO cool is that every recipe has been tested and approved by thousands of teens across the country and it’s the first time that “America’s Test Kitchen Kids” brings their rigorous testing, kitchen know-how, and hands-on learning to teenagers in the kitchen. Whether your teen is looking to make TikTok-worthy sticky buns or a simple egg and cheese breakfast sandwich before school, The Complete Cookbook for Teenage Chefs has something for everyone!
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Does your teen not know the difference between baking and broiling? This book offers them a crash course in cooking basics as well as lessons on creating everything from classic entrées to yummy desserts. It includes step-by-step instructions, a glossary of cooking terms, and 60 easy-to-grasp recipes so your teen can learn all there is to know about becoming comfortable and successful in the kitchen.
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Will you be sending your teen off to college soon? Or, do you have a teen in college who’s a bit clueless in the kitchen? Well… this cookbook is JUST what they need! Now they can whip up great snacks and meals using only 5 ingredients. Plus, college students don’t typically have a lot of time, money, or kitchen space to get fancy with their meals – which means good and cheap is the name of the game. This 5-ingredient college cookbook makes it easy for them to prepare fresh, balanced meals for themselves on a budget.
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Creativity, hard work, and lots of fun—that’s what it takes to cook like a master. The beloved television competition show MasterChef Junior fosters all of this within each of its pint-size home cooks. This book aims to give young chefs the tools they to hone essential cooking skills, with 100 recipes inspired by dishes that the contestants on the show!
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Young chefs will learn to follow a recipe, set up their workstation, clean as they go, plate a dish, and more. There’s also a glossary of cooking terminology and a comprehensive guide to staying safe in the kitchen. With 120+ recipes to choose from, teens will learn how to cook Quick Sticky Buns, Ricotta and Spinach Pizza, Thai Noodle Salad, Ratatouille, Chicken Vegetable Soup, and much more!
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Teenagers like what they like, and they will only eat what they like. But instead of causing mealtime strife, now they can learn to cook those foods themselves. With over 75 delicious recipes for meals at all times of the day—breakfast, snacks, sides, dinners, and dessert, too—Teens Cook is a guide to everything teenagers (and tweens) need to learn about conquering the kitchen without accidentally setting the house on fire.
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Since air fryers are SUCH a big thing, we just HAD to include a cookbook that offered great air fryer recipes… and this is IT! From quick snacks and side dishes to main meals and sweet desserts, your teen will find a ton of great recipes that are quick, easy, and delicious. Most of the recipes are for beginners, but they offer recipes for advanced cooks, too, so your teen can try more recipes as they gain confidence.
Here’s to your teenagers making YOU a delicious dinner soon!
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