The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

The new cooking mechanic in the latest Legend of Zelda entry, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, requires Zelda to blend up smoothies. By mixing different ingredients, the resulting smoothies can recover hearts, provide buffs, or both. However, mixing the wrong ingredients will result in an Unfortunate Smoothie, which is this game's version of Dubious Food.

While not all smoothies are created equal, and some are much better than others, several quests require you to craft at least 30 different smoothies. Ingredients can be found across Hyrule from monster drops, quest rewards, and even purchased from shops. Here are the recipes for every smoothie (and potion) in Echoes of Wisdom.

Basic Smoothies

Smoothies Using Regular Ingredients

Basic smoothies are those crafted from the general ingredients that only provide recovery buffs. These ingredients will provide healing or energy recovery, but no additional effects. The other ingredients provide specific buffs for damage mitigation, utility, and traversal. All of these ingredients can be found somewhat easily, or purchased from specific shops.

Recipe Ingredient 1 Ingredient 2 Effect Sweet Smoothie Floral Nectar Floral Nectar 2 Hearts Milky Sweet Smoothie Floral Nectar Fresh Milk 15 Hearts

15 Energy Refreshing Smoothie Refreshing Grapes Refreshing Grapes 5 Hearts Refreshing Mixed Smoothie Refreshing Grapes Electro Apple 7 Hearts Sweet Refreshing Smoothie Refreshing Grapes Floral Nectar 10 Hearts Refreshing Milky Smoothie Refreshing Grapes Fresh Milk 13 Hearts Milky Smoothie Fresh Milk Fresh Milk 7 Hearts Mixed Milky Smoothie Fresh Milk Electro Apple or Chilly Cactus 13 Hearts Salted Milky Smoothie Fresh Milk Rock Salt 10 Hearts

40 Energy

These smoothies don't have any special effects outside of recovering Hearts and Swordfighter Form energy. They can be blended fairly early in the game, as the ingredients are easier to come by and less expensive. Some of these basic smoothies, such as the Salted Milky Smoothie, are still considered one of the best smoothies even later in the game due to how much healing and recovery it provides. Austin John Plays provides further clarification on which smoothies are best at different stages of the game, as well as a useful chart of all combinations.

Simple Defensive Smoothies

Basic Smoothies That Provide Reduction Or Resistances

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This next type of smoothie requires slightly rarer ingredients, although they can all be purchased through shops or found while exploring. These smoothies provide strong defensive buffs, such as Damage Reduction or resistance to specific elements.

Recipe Ingredient 1 Ingredient 2 Effect Tough Smoothie Tough Mango Tough Mango 7 Hearts

Damage Reduction for 1min Mixed Tough Smoothie Tough Mango Radiant Butter 15 Hearts

Damage Reduction for 1min Sweet Tough Smoothie Tough Mango Floral Nectar 15 Hearts

Damage Reduction for 3mins Milky Tough Smoothie Tough Mango Fresh Milk 18 Hearts

Damage Reduction for 1min Salted Tough Smoothie Tough Mango Rock Salt 40 Energy

Damage Reduction for 1min Cactus Smoothie Chilly Cactus Chilly Cactus 2 Hearts

Fire-Proof for 1min Salted Cactus Smoothie Chilly Cactus Rock Salt 10 Energy

Fire Proof for 3mins Warm Smoothie Warm Pepper Warm Pepper 10 Energy

Chill-Proof for 1min Warm Mixed Smoothie Warm Pepper Chilly Cactus 15 Energy

Chill-Proof for 1min Warm Rocktato Smoothie Warm Pepper Rocktato 15 Energy

Chill-Proof for 3mins Warm Mixed Special Warm Pepper Fresh Milk or Refreshing Grapes 30 Energy

Chill-Proof for 1min Apple Smoothie Electro Apple Electro Apple 2 Hearts

Lightning-Proof for 3mins Mixed Apple Smoothie Electro Apple Riverhorse, Floral Nectar, Chilly Cactus, or Rocktato 5 Hearts

Lightning-Proof for 3mins Salted Apple Smoothie Electro Apple Rock Salt 30 Energy

Lightning-Proof for 1mins

The Tough Mango smoothies provide Damage Reduction effects that will reduce damage taken overall by 25%. Not only that, but smoothies can also stack with equipped items, so combining a Tough Smoothie with the Curious Charm will give Zelda an overall 75% reduction in damage. Consider using these when going up against tough bosses or areas with difficult enemies.

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The Warm Pepper and Chilly Cactus smoothies are perfect for safely passing through areas of extreme temperatures, such as Eldin Volcano or Hebra Mountain, that have scorching-hot and freezing temperatures, respectively. The Electro Apple smoothies provide resistance to lightning damage, which is very prevalent in the Faron Wetlands region.

Traversal Smoothies

Smoothies To Get Around Faster

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Travel is very important in Echoes of Wisdom, with a large map to explore either on foot or horseback. Using Echoes can help make traversal much easier, but there are also specific smoothies that make swimming and climbing faster, or allow you to dive for longer.

Recipe Ingredient 1 Ingredient 2 Effect Bubble Smoothie Bubble Kelp Bubble Kelp 2 Hearts

Dive Time Up for 1min Mixed Bubble Smoothie Bubble Kelp Refreshing Grapes, Electro Apple, or Roctato 5 Hearts

Dive Time Up for 1min Pumpkin Bubble Smoothie Bubble Kelp Twisted Pumpkin 10 Hearts

Dive Time Up for 1min Milky Bubble Smoothie Bubble Kelp Fresh Milk 10 Hearts

Dive Time Up for 1min Salted Bubble Smoothie Bubble Kelp Rock Salt 15 Energy

Dive Time Up for 1min Rapid Smoothie Riverhorse Riverhorse, Bubble Kelp, Warm Pepper, Floral Nectar, Roctato, Rock Salt, or Tough Mango 5 Hearts

Swim Speed Up for 1min Milky Rapid Smoothie Riverhorse Fresh Milk 10 Hearts

Swim Speed Up for 1min Climbing Smoothie Rocktato Rocktato 2 Hearts

Wall-Climb Speed Up for 1min Mixed Climbing Smoothie Rocktato Refreshing Grapes, Chilly Cactus, or Radiant Butter 5 Hearts

Wall-Climb Speed Up for 1min Sweet Climbing Smoothie Rocktato Floral Nectar 5 Hearts

Wall-Climb Speed Up for 3mins Milky Climbing Smoothie Rocktato Fresh Milk 10 Hearts

Wall-Climb Speed Up for 1min Mango Climbing Smoothie Rocktato Tough Mango 10 Hearts

Wall-Climb Speed Up for 3min Salted Climbing Smoothie Rocktato Rock Salt 15 Energy

Wall-Climb Speed Up for 1min

Blending smoothies with Bubble Kelp will increase the duration of time that Zelda can spend underwater, which is particularly useful in dungeons featuring long, underwater puzzle sections. Alternatively, you could use one of the Riverhorse smoothies to increase your swim speed. This way, you'll spend less time underwater overall.

Rocktatos give you a boost to climbing speed to help traverse steep cliffs and walls, such as those in the Eldin Volcano Trail area. However, using Echoes instead, such as the Crawltula, is already pretty quick. You may not end up needing to use climbing smoothies very often.

Utility Smoothies

Smoothies For Specific Situations

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Utility smoothies consist of two specific types of buffs: Glow and Winding Speed. Each of these buffs is highly situational, but can be useful depending on what you need to do. The Glow buff in particular can be useful in some dark dungeons to avoid falling into pits or traps.

Recipe Ingredient 1 Ingredient 2 Effect Radiant Smoothie Radiant Butter Radiant Butter or Bubble Kelp 2 Hearts

Glow for 1min Apple Radiant Smoothie Radiant Butter Electro Apple 5 Hearts

Glow for 1min Mixed Radiant Smoothie Radiant Butter Chilly Cactus 5 Hearts

Glow for 1min Sweet Radiant Smoothie Radiant Butter Floral Nectar 5 Hearts

Glow for 3mins Pumpkin Radiant Smoothie Radiant Butter Twisted Pumpkin 10 Hearts

Glow for 1min Milky Radiant Smoothie Radiant Butter Fresh Milk 10 Hearts

Glow for 1min Salted Radiant Smoothie Radiant Butter Rock Salt 15 Energy

Glow for 1min Twisty Smoothie Twisted Pumpkin Twisted Pumpkin 5 Hearts

Winding Speed Up for 1min Mixed Twisty Smoothie Twisted Pumpkin Riverhorse, Refreshing Grapes, Electro Apple, or Rocktato 10 Hearts

Winding Speed Up for 1min Sweet Twisty Smoothie Twisted Pumpkin Floral Nectar 10 Hearts

Winding Speed Up for 3mins Milky Twisty Smoothie Twisted Pumpkin Fresh Milk 13 Hearts

Winding Speed Up for 1min Mango Twisty Smoothie Twisted Pumpkin Tough Mango 15 Hearts

Winding Speed Up for 3mins Salted Twisty Smoothie Twisted Pumpkin Rock Salt 40 Energy

Winding Speed Up for 1min

Winding Speed Up is a specific buff related to Automatons. Automatons are clockwork-style creatures that you can deploy against enemies. They can be collected and built throughout the game after completing the Automaton Engineer Dampé quest.

You can start this quest by speaking to Dampé in Hyrule Field after completing the Still Missing quest. He is just north of Hyrule Ranch.

Winding up Automatons can take a while, and Zelda is vulnerable while doing so. Using a Winding Speed Up smoothie will allow her to wind them faster. However, it's still recommended to find a safe area to do so if possible.

Golden Smoothies

Highest Healing From Rarest Ingredient

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Golden Smoothies are the highest healing in the game and provide the maximum duration for each buff. These smoothies require Golden Eggs, which are rare and limited ingredients found through quest rewards and treasure. There is also a very small chance to obtain them from scanning a Legend of Zelda Amiibo, but you can only scan three total per day.

Recipe Ingredient 1 Ingredient 2 Effect Golden Smoothie Golden Egg Golden Egg, Floral Nectar, Refreshing Grapes, Fresh Milk, or Rock Salt 20 Hearts Golden Tough Smoothie Golden Egg Tough Mango 20 Hearts

Damage Reduction for 5mins Golden Chilly Smoothie Golden Egg Chilly Cactus 20 Hearts

Fire-Proof for 5mins Piping-Hot Smoothie Golden Egg Warm Pepper 20 Hearts

Ice-Proof for 5mins Golden Electro Smoothie Golden Egg Electro Apple 20 Hearts

Lightning-Proof for 5mins Golden Bubble Smoothie Golden Egg Bubble Kelp 20 Hearts

Dive Time Up for 5mins Golden Rapid Smoothie Golden Egg Riverhorse 20 Hearts

Swim Speed Up for 5mins Golden Climbing Smoothie Golden Egg Rocktato 20 Hearts

Wall-Climb Speed Up for 5mins Golden Radiant Smoothie Golden Egg Radiant Butter 20 Hearts

Glow for 5mins Golden Twisty Smoothie Golden Egg Twisted Pumpkin 20 Hearts

Winding Speed Up for 5mins

The value of these smoothies lies in their health restoration. Though the duration of the effects is a maximum of five minutes, there are also potions that can be crafted that use Monster Parts, which are much easier to come by. If you do want to use Golden Smoothies, the Golden Tough Smoothie is the best option, as it provides Damage Reduction. This makes it a perfect smoothie to use in case of an emergency during a difficult fight.

Monster Potions

Guts, Glory, and Buffs

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The final category of smoothies isn't exactly, well, smoothies. These potions are crafted using Monster Parts as half of the recipe, though they can also be blended up at Smoothie Shops. They provide maximum buff duration, similar to the Golden Smoothies, but without health recovery.

Recipe Ingredient 1 Ingredient 2 Effect Tough Potion Monster Guts Tough Mango Damage Reduction for 5mins Chilly Potion Monster Guts Chilly Cactus Fire-Proof for 5mins Warming Potion Monster Fang Warm Pepper Chill-Proof for 5mins Piping-Hot Potion Monster Guts Warm Pepper Ice-Proof for 5mins Electro Potion Monster Guts Electro Apple Lightning-Proof for 5mins Bubble Potion Monster Fang Bubble Kelp Dive Time Up for 5mins Rapid Potion Monster Fang Riverhorse Swim Speed Up for 5mins Climbing Potion Monster Fang Rocktato Wall-Climb Speed Up for 5mins Radiant Potion Monster Fang Radiant Butter Glow for 5mins Twisty Potion Monster Fang Twisted Pumpkin Winding Speed Up for 5mins

Thankfully, Monster Parts can be farmed by repeatedly defeating enemies that drop them. They are more plentiful than Golden Eggs, so most of your needed buffs will come from potions instead of smoothies.

The Warming Pepper works for both Monster Guts and Monster Fangs. However, the outcome is slightly different. The Chill-Proof effect only protects Zelda from cold temperatures. The Ice-Proof buff instead protects her from temperatures as well as freezing when hit by ice attacks. The Piping-Hot Potion is better than the Warming Potion for this reason.

Be mindful of the Monster Part type! Like Breath of the Wild, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom uses different parts, specifically the Monster Guts and Monster Fangs. Potion recipes require the correct usage of Guts or Fangs, or else you'll wind up with an Unfortunate Smoothie. Make sure to mix up as many smoothies as you can, as the Recipes, Please! quest needs you to make a total of 30 unique recipes.

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