How to Make TNT in Minecraft

Use this simple recipe to make TNT in Minecraft. You can see the exact ingredients, recipe layout, and workstation below.

TNT recipe

Follow the recipe below. The pattern must use the correct slots when the recipe is shaped.

Place 5 Gunpowders and 4 Any item such as Sand in a Crafting Table to make 1 TNT.

The 3 × 3 pattern needs the 3 × 3 grid of a crafting table. Ingredients must stay in the shown positions, and most patterns can also be mirrored.
Each craft uses 9 ingredient items and produces 1 TNT. A full stack of 64 takes 64 crafts and 576 ingredient items in total.

Output: 1 TNT

This page shows the vanilla recipe for TNT. It includes the exact ingredients, recipe layout, required workstation, and amount produced.

The data comes from Minecraft Java 26.3. Recipes can change in later game versions, so check the version you play before crafting.