diff --git a/examples/icp-motoko-recipe/greeter.did b/examples/icp-motoko-recipe/greeter.did
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ec46f7504
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/icp-motoko-recipe/greeter.did
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+service : {
+  greet : (name : text) -> (text) query
+}
diff --git a/examples/icp-motoko-recipe/icp.yaml b/examples/icp-motoko-recipe/icp.yaml
index a14ffcfc5..97c680ab6 100644
--- a/examples/icp-motoko-recipe/icp.yaml
+++ b/examples/icp-motoko-recipe/icp.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-canister:
+canisters:
   - name: my-canister
     recipe:
-      type: "@dfinity/motoko" 
+      type: "@dfinity/motoko"
       configuration:
         main: src/main.mo
         args: --incremental-gc
+        # optional
+        candid: greeter.did
diff --git a/examples/icp-rust-recipe/greeter.did b/examples/icp-rust-recipe/greeter.did
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ec46f7504
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/icp-rust-recipe/greeter.did
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+service : {
+  greet : (name : text) -> (text) query
+}
diff --git a/examples/icp-rust-recipe/icp.yaml b/examples/icp-rust-recipe/icp.yaml
index e9774bbfb..646a421a6 100644
--- a/examples/icp-rust-recipe/icp.yaml
+++ b/examples/icp-rust-recipe/icp.yaml
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ canisters:
         # cargo package for canister (required field)
         package: icp-canister
         shrink: true
+        # optional
+        candid: greeter.did
         metadata:
           - name: "crate:version"
             value: 1.0.0