# Turn a family recipe into a 30-second animated how-to video

> Each ingredient drops into the bowl with its exact amount on a label, like a cooking show graphic.

Paste a recipe and Claude animates it from empty bowl to finished dish, with each ingredient and amount dropping in as you'd add it. Share it with family or post it.

- Page: https://thesolocreators.com/prompts/recipe-as-animated-how-to-video/
- Category: Upgrade your everyday
- Made for: Everyone, Creators, Small business owners
- Works in: Claude, Gemini, ChatGPT
- Time: About 10 minutes
- Effort: A few steps
- Note: Works on every Claude plan, on your computer or phone, and in Gemini Canvas. In ChatGPT, click Preview on the code block.

## The prompt

Fill in the parts in [square brackets], or leave them and the AI will ask you for them.

```text
Make a 30-second animated recipe video as one web page that plays by itself in the preview. Make it feel like the graphics on a cooking show.

The recipe: [RECIPE NAME, e.g. Grandma Rose's buttermilk pancakes]. Ingredients and steps:
[PASTE YOUR RECIPE]

Show it from start to finish: an empty bowl, glass or pan at the start, then each ingredient drops in one at a time with its exact amount as a label, in the order you'd really add it. Draw each step in a simple, friendly way (whisking, pouring, flipping), show a small timer for any waiting, and end on the finished dish with its name and [CLOSING LINE, e.g. Made with love by Rose].

Use only the amounts I gave you. Warm colors, rounded shapes, no sound. Make it [VIDEO SHAPE, e.g. vertical 9:16 for phones]. Start on one blank second, hold the last frame for 2 seconds, and add a Replay button below the frame.
```

## Step by step

1. Open Claude and paste the prompt with your recipe typed under it.
2. Watch the animation and check every amount against your recipe.
3. Ask it to fix any amount, or slow down a step.
4. Record it with Shift-Command-5 (Mac) or Windows+Shift+R (Windows), or your phone's screen recorder.
5. Send the clip to the family chat, or post it with the full recipe in the caption.

## What you'll get

A 30-second animated recipe that shows every ingredient and amount going in, ready to record and share.

## Good to know

**Which AI tools does this work in?** It works in Claude, Gemini and ChatGPT. On this page, Claude and ChatGPT open with your prompt already typed in. Works on every Claude plan, on your computer or phone, and in Gemini Canvas. In ChatGPT, click Preview on the code block.

**How long does it take?** About 10 minutes. It's rated "A few steps". There are 5 steps, listed above.

**What do I need before I start?** Just your details for 4 blanks: recipe name, paste your recipe, closing line and video shape. You can skip any, and your AI will ask for them.

**What will I get back?** A 30-second animated recipe that shows every ingredient and amount going in, ready to record and share.

Idea spotted on X, shared by @Ror_Fly: https://x.com/Ror_Fly/status/2102853258582880547. The prompt is The Solo Creators' own version.

## Go further

Ready-made skills in the Solo Creators AI Studio (https://thesolocreators.com/studio/) that fit this: TLDR (Your AI stops writing walls of text: every reply leads with the next action, numbered and skimmable); Second Brain (Give your AI a memory it reads across every project, so it finally knows your business).

From AI Use Cases and Prompts by The Solo Creators: https://thesolocreators.com/prompts/. Free to use; please link back to the page when you share it.