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How to Craft Carrot on a Stick in Minecraft

Carrot on a Stick in Minecraft, drawn from the game's own item texture. Controlling saddled pigs. Minecraft has used the name Carrot on a Stick since 1.4.2.

Bring 1 Fishing Rod and 1 Carrot to a Crafting Table and you have a Carrot on a Stick. Place them as a single Fishing Rod in the top-left cell and a single Carrot in the bottom-middle cell. Done once, that is 1 Carrot on a Stick. One lasts 25 uses.

Carrot on a Stick Item ID and Give Command

The item ID for Carrot on a Stick is minecraft:carrot_on_a_stick. In commands the namespace may be left off, so carrot_on_a_stick works too. Checked against Minecraft Java 26.2.

Give yourself one
/give @p carrot_on_a_stick
Give several at once
/give @p carrot_on_a_stick 5
Give it to a named player
/give Steve carrot_on_a_stick 1

Cheats have to be on for Carrot on a Stick to appear this way, and the same command works on Bedrock Edition, where the name is written the same.

Repairing Carrot on a Stick

Carrot on a Stick lasts 25 uses, and a worn one is not scrap: two of them merged on an anvil give you a single item carrying the durability of both.

There is a cheaper way, and a catch. A grindstone merges two worn Carrot on a Stick items without costing levels, but it removes every enchantment while it does so.

Overview

Carrot on a Stick controls the direction of a saddled pig while riding it. Hold it to steer. Carrot on a Stick uses a shaped recipe: the ingredients only work in the pattern shown.

Minecraft has used the name Carrot on a Stick since 1.4.2, the oldest release whose language file lists it.

The materials come together from a few sources: you will be working with fishing rod (craft from sticks and string) and carrot (harvest carrots).

Stack Maths

A full stack of 64 carrots gives 64 carrot on a sticks, across 64 crafts at 1 for 1. You supply 64 fishing rods to go with it. Nothing is wasted: craft 64 takes the rest.

Materials Needed

ItemAmountWhere to Find
Fishing RodFishing RodFishing Rod1xCraft from sticks and string
CarrotCarrotCarrot1xHarvest carrots

Gather Fishing Rod (craft from sticks and string) and Carrot (harvest carrots), then take the lot to a Crafting Table.

The Full Chain

Stick, then Fishing Rod, then the Carrot on a Stick. All in: 1 Carrot, 2 String and 2 Planks.

  1. 1
    2StickStick4Stick
  2. 2
    StickStick3StringString2Fishing RodFishing RodFishing Rod
  3. 3
    Carrot on a StickCarrot on a StickCarrot on a Stickthis page

Gather this first

CarrotCarrotCarrotStringString2String2Planks

Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. 1

    Fishing RodFishing RodFishing Rod

  2. 2

    CarrotCarrotCarrot

  3. 3

    Carrot on a Stick

Minecraft crafting recipe for Carrot on a Stick: 1 x Fishing Rod, 1 x Carrot in a crafting table, making 1 Carrot on a Stick.

Tips & Notes

  • The whole pattern fits inside a 2x2 box, so you can make Carrot on a Stick in the four crafting slots of your own inventory without placing a Crafting Table.
  • One craft costs 1x Fishing Rod and 1x Carrot. Start with the Fishing Rod: craft from sticks and string.

Uses for Carrot on a Stick

  • Controlling saddled pigs

View detailed item stats, durability and properties for Carrot on a Stick on the Astroworld Items Database.

Frequently Asked Questions

What do I need to craft a Carrot on a Stick in Minecraft?
To craft a Carrot on a Stick you need 1 Fishing Rod and 1 Carrot at a Crafting Table. Copy the grid above cell for cell, and one craft produces one Carrot on a Stick.
What do you need to make a Carrot on a Stick from scratch?
Counting all the way down, a Carrot on a Stick comes to 1 Carrot, 2 String and 2 Planks, spread over 3 crafts.
How much durability does a Carrot on a Stick have?
A Carrot on a Stick has 25 durability, which is how many uses it takes before it breaks. Mending and Unbreaking both stretch that number further.
Can you craft a Carrot on a Stick without a crafting table?
You can, and without a table: the 2x2 grid in your inventory is enough for a Carrot on a Stick. It is laid out as a single Fishing Rod in the top-left cell and a single Carrot in the bottom-middle cell, which never leaves a 2x2 area.
Where do you find the materials for a Carrot on a Stick?
A Carrot on a Stick draws its parts from several different places. Fishing Rod: craft from sticks and string. Carrot: harvest carrots.
How many Carrot on a Sticks do you get from one craft?
The Carrot on a Stick recipe makes one Carrot on a Stick per craft.
Can you farm everything you need for a Carrot on a Stick?
Carrot on a Stick needs nothing you have to go find: fishing rod from stick and carrot from crops you replant. Set those up once and you can keep making carrot on a stick.
What is the item ID for Carrot on a Stick in Minecraft?
Carrot on a Stick is registered as minecraft:carrot_on_a_stick. Commands accept the short form carrot_on_a_stick as well, and Bedrock spells it the same. Checked against Java 26.2.
What is the give command for Carrot on a Stick?
The command for Carrot on a Stick is /give @p carrot_on_a_stick, with an optional count after it. It only runs with cheats enabled.
Is the Carrot on a Stick recipe the same in Java and Bedrock Edition?
It is the same recipe on both: 1 Fishing Rod and 1 Carrot at a Crafting Table gives you a Carrot on a Stick, in the layout shown above, one at a time.
What version of Minecraft added the Carrot on a Stick?
The name Carrot on a Stick goes back to Minecraft 1.4.2, and no older release we can read uses it. The recipe file cannot narrow that down, because recipes only became separate files in 1.12. Today the game builds it from 1 Fishing Rod and 1 Carrot, as shown above.

Sources

Grid, ingredients and yield
1 Fishing Rod and 1 Carrot in, 1 Carrot on a Stick out, Crafting Table. Java 26.2, .
That Bedrock agrees
Bedrock 1.26.40.05, same 2 ingredients.
How far back it goes
Java 1.4.2 is the earliest release that calls it this. From all 163 released Java clients, rd-132211 to 26.2.
That the ingredients come back
What drops, what villagers trade and what farms regrow in Minecraft Java, followed through the recipes to see what those ingredients can be turned into.
Stack size, durability
The Astroworld Items Database, built from the same jar.
The recipe book unlock
What unlocks it in the recipe book. Java 26.2.
The stack sum
Counted, not played: 1 Carrot on a Stick per craft against the stack size.

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