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Golden Apple Recipe Back

by ArthurOrsi

Golden Apple Recipe Back restores the classic crafting recipe for the golden apple, using eight gold ingots around one apple on a crafting table.

FabricForgeNeoForgeQuiltServer-side onlyAll rights reserved1.20.1 – 1.21.11

What it does

Golden Apple Recipe Back reactivates the older golden apple recipe that Minecraft used before it changed, so players can craft the item from eight gold ingots and an apple. Crafting the enchanted version also follows the earlier layout. The mod is server-side only, so players join without installing anything, while the server needs it for the recipe to change. Builds cover 1.20.1 – 1.21.11 on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, and Fabric API is required on Fabric.

Key features

  1. Classic golden apple recipe

    Eight gold ingots surrounding one apple on a crafting table yield a golden apple, matching the recipe used in older versions.

  2. Enchanted golden apple crafting

    The enchanted golden apple can be crafted, bringing back a recipe that many players remember from earlier releases.

  3. Compatible with other recipes

    The mod is listed as working alongside most mods and datapacks, and it can alter other recipe mechanics.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.21.x8 of 8 versions with builds
1.21.111.0.0Not availableNot availableNot available
1.21.81.2.0Not available1.0.0Not available
1.21.51.0.0Not available1.0.01.0.0
1.21.41.0.0Not available1.0.01.0.0
1.21.31.0.0Not availableNot available1.0.0
1.21.21.0.0Not availableNot available1.0.0
1.21.11.0.0Not available1.0.01.0.0
1.211.0.0Not availableNot available1.0.0
1.20.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.20.11.0.01.0.0Not availableNot available
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

How it compares

Full comparison

Enchanted Golden Apple Recipe is a Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt option under the MIT License, published for 1.13 – 26.3 and needed on the server with the client optional. Bring back enchanted golden apple recipe is NeoForge only, for 1.21.8, and is also server-side only but not open source. Craft Enchanted Golden Apple covers 1.16 – 26.3 on all four loaders, open source under the MIT License.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Golden Apple Recipe BackFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.20.1 – 1.21.11Server-side only2026-03-07
Enchanted Golden Apple RecipeFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.13 – 26.3Server required, client optional2026-09-18
Bring back enchanted golden apple recipeNeoForge1.21.8Server-side only2026-05-05
Craft Enchanted Golden AppleFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.16 – 26.3Server required, client optional2026-10-14

Questions

Does Golden Apple Recipe Back need Fabric API?

Fabric API is required on Fabric. The Forge, NeoForge and Quilt builds do not list it as a requirement.

In the catalog

Golden Apple Recipe Back is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.

Equipment mods17,631Fabric modsMods for 1.21.1119,862

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What the author says

🟡 Golden Apple Recipe Back A simple mod that brings back the classic Golden Apple recipe! This mod reactivates the classic Golden Apple recipe in Minecraft, allowing you to craft it using 8 gold blocks + 1 apple on a crafting table, just like in the older versions of the game.
ArthurOrsi, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
ArthurOrsi
Published
2025-04-29
Updated on Modrinth
2026-03-07
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

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