How to make a Glistering Melon Slice in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft a glistering melon slice (formerly called glistering melon) with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, a glistering melon slice is an important brewing item in your inventory and be used to make a Potion of Healing that gives you instant health.

glistering melon slice

Let's explore how to make a glistering melon slice.

Supported Platforms

A glistering melon slice is available in the following versions of Minecraft:

PlatformSupported (Version*)
Java Edition (PC/Mac) Java Edition (PC/Mac)Yes
Pocket Edition (PE) Pocket Edition (PE)Yes (0.12.1)
Xbox 360 Xbox 360Yes
Xbox One Xbox OneYes
PS3 PS3Yes
PS4 PS4Yes
Wii U Wii UYes
Nintendo Switch Nintendo SwitchYes
Windows 10 Edition Windows 10 EditionYes
Education Edition Education EditionYes

* The version that it was added or removed, if applicable.
NOTE: Pocket Edition (PE), Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Windows 10 Edition are now called Bedrock Edition. We will continue to show them individually for version history.

Where to find a Glistering Melon Slice in Creative Mode

Required Materials to make a Glistering Melon Slice

In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft a glistering melon slice:

How to craft a Glistering Melon Slice in Survival Mode

1. Open the Crafting Menu

First, open your crafting table so that you have the 3x3 crafting grid that looks like this:

3x3 crafting area

2. Add Items to make a Glistering Melon Slice

In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3x3 crafting grid. To make a glistering melon slice, place 1 melon slice and 8 gold nuggets in the 3x3 crafting grid.

When making a glistering melon slice, it is important that the melon slice and gold nuggets are placed in the exact pattern as the image below. In the first row, there should be 3 gold nuggets. In the second row, there should be 1 gold nugget in the first box, 1 melon slice in the second box, and 1 gold nugget in the third box. In the third row, there should be 3 gold nuggets. This is the Minecraft crafting recipe for a glistering melon slice.

Crafting recipe for glistering melon slice

Now that you have filled the crafting area with the correct pattern, the glistering melon slice will appear in the box to the right.

glistering melon slice

3. Move the Glistering Melon Slice to Inventory

Once you have crafted glistering melon slice, you need to move the new item to your inventory.

Completed glistering melon slice

Congratulations, you have made a glistering melon slice in Minecraft!

Item ID and Name

Give Command for Glistering Melon Slice

Things to Make with Glistering Melon Slice

You can use a glistering melon slice to make items in Minecraft such as: