Recipe costing for pastry chefs

Your recipes. Properly costed. Always current.

Still scaling recipes by hand? KitchenDesk replaces the spreadsheet every pastry chef is secretly using. Enter your ingredient prices once — costs calculate automatically, and one supplier update cascades everywhere.

No credit card required Free up to 15 recipes Cancel any time
Real-time cost updatesChange one price, every recipe updates instantly
Nested recipesRecipes built from other recipes, fully costed
Works offlineProgressive web app — syncs across all devices
Excel bulk importMigrate your existing spreadsheets in minutes
Ingredient Valrhona · 2026
Dark chocolate 70%
$ / kg
used in
Recipe
Chocolate ganache
Dark chocolate 70% · 200g $5.60
Heavy cream · 150ml $0.48
Butter · 30g $0.27
Food cost 28.9%
Total cost $6.35
used in
Recipe
Entremets au chocolat
Chocolate ganache · 1 batch $6.35
Dacquoise base · 1 base $8.20
Mirror glaze · 200g $3.15
Food cost 27.2%
Total cost $17.70
The core idea

One price update.
Everywhere at once.

Enter your ingredient prices once. Every recipe that uses that ingredient — directly or nested inside another recipe — updates automatically. When your Valrhona supplier changes the price of dark chocolate, every single cost in your range reflects it within seconds.

No re-entering figures. No hunting down which recipe uses what. No spreadsheet that's already out of date.

What it does

Built around how a kitchen actually works

01
Flexible recipe scaling

Scale any recipe to the exact portion count you need. Or flip the question: tell KitchenDesk how much of an ingredient you have on hand, and it instantly calculates how many portions you can produce — and at what cost.

Chocolate Fondant Tart — scaling
Chocolate Fondant Tart 12 portions base
Scale to
portions
Original: 12 portions ×2
IngredientPer 12For 24
Dark chocolate 70%320g640g
Unsalted butter175g350g
Heavy cream240ml480ml
Eggs4 pc8 pc
Flour T55120g240g
Cost per portion$1.20
Total cost$28.82
02
Preparation lists

Select the recipes you're producing, enter batch quantities, and KitchenDesk aggregates every ingredient — across all selected recipes — into a single consolidated pull list. No double-counting, no hunting through individual recipe cards.

Preparation List — adjust batches
Financiers
2
Chocolate ganache tart
1
Almond cake
1
Butter390g
Almond powder450g
Eggs12 pc
Caster sugar450g
Dark chocolate200g
Total cost $25.01
03
Supplier management

Link each ingredient to its supplier. Track contact details and pricing in one place. When a supplier changes a price, update it once — every recipe that uses that ingredient updates instantly.

Suppliers
V
Valrhona
valrhona.com · Premium chocolate supplier
Dark chocolate 70%4 recipes $31.00/kg
Cocoa powder2 recipes $18.50/kg
Cocoa butter1 recipe $42.00/kg
Last price update: 28 May 2026  ·  6 recipes affected
Pricing

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Pay for what you use.

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  • Up to 15 recipes
  • 1 user
  • Full cost calculation
  • Supplier management
  • Prep lists
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$ 35 /mo
 
  • Unlimited recipes
  • Up to 5 users
  • Role-based access (Admin, Editor, Viewer)
  • Supplier management
  • Prep lists
  • Excel bulk import
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Who it's for

Not a generic food app.
Built for pastry work.

KitchenDesk was built by pastry chefs who got tired of explaining to generic software why a tart shell is a component, not a recipe.

01
Solo pastry chefs

You're running your own operation and you need to know — precisely — what each product costs before you price it. KitchenDesk keeps your recipe library clean, current, and yours.

02
Independent professionals

Consultants, caterers, private chefs. Your recipes are your IP. KitchenDesk lets you cost work accurately, quote with confidence, and move between clients without losing anything.

03
Small pâtisseries

A team producing a range of pastry every day needs more than a shared spreadsheet. KitchenDesk keeps costs visible, prep lists accurate, and everyone working from the same numbers.

Ready to know your real kitchen costs?

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