Iowa Recipes

The following recipes will introduce you to the foods of Iowa. Some of the recipes are for easier items that are good for classroom state report projects such as Chocolate Macaroons and Deviled Eggs. There are also recipes that are a bit more exotic, such as the Banana Worm Bread (yes, we really mean worms). Relax and enjoy yourself as you explore the tastes of Iowa.

Iowa Egg Recipes
Eggs are big business in Iowa. This large collection of recipes include Herbed Deviled Eggs, Mini Meringue Pies, and Chocolate Macaroons.
Source: Iowa Egg Council

Iowa Recipes
Iowa Corn Casserole and Family Fruit Soup are two of the delicious recipes available here.
Source: Vernalisa

Iowa Applesauce Cake
This classic recipe was donated by the former Governor Terry E. Branstad.
Source: 1st Traveler’s Choice

Iowa Pork Recipes
October is National Pork Month and everyone in Iowa will be celebrating. On this site you can look up recipes by type of cut, type of meal, or ethnicity. The Pork Apple Meatballs or Ham and Dried Fruit Spread would be good choices for school projects.
Source: Iowa Purebred Swine Council

Iowa Beef Recipes
If you’re a red meat lover, you’ll love this site. There are hundreds of recipes broken into handy categories for easy browsing. The Beefy Bagel Spread or BBQ Beef Cups would be interesting recipes to try for classroom projects.
Source: Iowa Beef Industry Council

Iowa State University’s Tasty Insect Recipes
This has got to take the cake as the weirdest collection of recipes that we’ve found. How about making Banana Worm Bread, Chocolate Chirpie Cookies, or Chocolate Covered Grasshoppers? Yuck?
Source: Iowa State University Department of Entomology