As of 13 August 2026, AI can only partly adapt recipes for your food allergy.

What to actually do

1. Hand it to a person

   The route this page recommends

   A person who owns the outcome does this end to end, worth it when the failure is dear.

2. Use a tool built for this

   Second choice

3. Do it yourself

   The distant third

   A chat interface, no skill needed, and roughly 30 minutes until you can act on the result.

   How to actually do it

   1. Open the original recipe and copy its complete ingredient list, quantities and method into a note.
   2. Write down the confirmed allergen, the form it takes, and whether you have had a severe reaction or anaphylaxis; do not use the chatbot to decide whether a symptom is an allergy.
   3. Photograph or copy the current ingredient and allergen information for each packaged ingredient, including stock, sauces, spice mixes and replacement products.
   4. Paste the recipe, the allergen, and the label information into a chatbot with the supplied prompt.
   5. Compare the adapted ingredient list against every current package label and remove any product whose ingredients or cross-contact information is unclear.
   6. Prepare the dish using the revised method, with clean surfaces and utensils and separate ingredients where cross-contact could occur.
   7. If the allergy is severe, the labels are unclear, or the chatbot identifies an unresolved risk, ask a qualified healthcare professional or allergy specialist before eating the dish; seek urgent help through NHS 111 for worrying symptoms.

   Prompt

   Adapt the recipe below for my confirmed food allergy to [ALLERGEN]. I am in the UK. Do not diagnose me, decide whether I have an allergy, or guarantee that the recipe is safe. If the allergy is severe, I have previously had anaphylaxis, or the ingredient information is incomplete, say that I should get advice from a qualified healthcare professional and not rely on this recipe.
   
   Recipe:
   [PASTE THE FULL RECIPE, INCLUDING INGREDIENTS, QUANTITIES AND METHOD]
   
   Return:
   1. A revised ingredient list with quantities and clear substitutions.
   2. A revised method, including separate utensils, surfaces and cooking steps where cross-contact could matter.
   3. A list of every ingredient or packaged product that needs checking on the label, including possible hidden sources of [ALLERGEN].
   4. Any places where you cannot tell whether the recipe is safe from the information provided.
   5. Suitable alternatives only where they are ordinary cooking substitutions, not medical recommendations.
   
   Use UK spelling and measurements. Tell me to check the current packaging and allergen information for every packaged ingredient before cooking. Do not say the recipe is allergy-safe or free from [ALLERGEN] unless that fact is explicitly established by the product information I provide.

   Open it prefilled in ChatGPT or Claude, or copy it into Gemini, which takes no prefill link.