Little-known fact: Forge has a CraftingHelper. And that helper suppors nbt data. God I wish they'd document these things...

src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/UItems.java

@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import net.minecraft.client.Minecraft;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.color.ItemColors;
 import net.minecraft.creativetab.CreativeTabs;
 import net.minecraft.init.Blocks;
-import net.minecraft.init.Enchantments;
 import net.minecraft.init.Items;
 import net.minecraft.item.EnumAction;
 import net.minecraft.item.Item;
@@ -34,10 +33,6 @@ import net.minecraft.item.ItemFood;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemSeedFood;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
 import net.minecraft.item.crafting.FurnaceRecipes;
-import net.minecraft.item.crafting.IRecipe;
-import net.minecraft.item.crafting.Ingredient;
-import net.minecraft.item.crafting.ShapedRecipes;
-import net.minecraft.util.NonNullList;
 import net.minecraft.util.ResourceLocation;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.relauncher.Side;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.relauncher.SideOnly;
@@ -52,7 +47,6 @@ import com.minelittlepony.unicopia.edibles.ItemEdible;
 import com.minelittlepony.unicopia.edibles.Toxicity;
 import com.minelittlepony.unicopia.edibles.UItemFoodDelegate;
 import com.minelittlepony.unicopia.forgebullshit.BuildInTexturesBakery;
-import com.minelittlepony.unicopia.forgebullshit.FUF;
 import com.minelittlepony.unicopia.forgebullshit.ItemModels;
 import com.minelittlepony.unicopia.forgebullshit.RegistryLockSpinner;
 
@@ -245,29 +239,8 @@ public class UItems {
     }
 
     static void registerFuels() {
-        FurnaceRecipes.instance().addSmeltingRecipe(
+        FurnaceRecipes.instance().addSmeltingRecipe(new ItemStack(zap_apple), new ItemStack(cooked_zap_apple), 0.1F);
-                new ItemStack(zap_apple, 1),
+        FurnaceRecipes.instance().addSmeltingRecipe(new ItemStack(juice), new ItemStack(burned_juice), 0);
-                new ItemStack(cooked_zap_apple, 1), 0.1F);
-        FurnaceRecipes.instance().addSmeltingRecipe(
-                new ItemStack(juice),
-                new ItemStack(burned_juice), 0);
-    }
-
-    @FUF(reason = "There is no way to register custom recipe types that support nbt data. Waiting for mixins...")
-    static void initRecipes(IForgeRegistry<IRecipe> registry) {
-        Ingredient dewdrop = Ingredient.fromItem(dew_drop);
-        Ingredient cloud = Ingredient.fromStacks(new ItemStack(cloud_block, 1, 0));
-
-        ItemStack bookStack = new ItemStack(Items.ENCHANTED_BOOK, 1);
-        bookStack.addEnchantment(Enchantments.FEATHER_FALLING, 1);
-
-        Ingredient book = Ingredient.fromStacks(bookStack);
-
-        registry.register(new ShapedRecipes("", 3, 3, NonNullList.from(Ingredient.EMPTY,
-                dewdrop, dewdrop, dewdrop,
-                cloud, book, cloud,
-                cloud, cloud, cloud
-        ), new ItemStack(cloud_block, 1, 2)).setRegistryName(Unicopia.MODID, "id_dont_care_just_use_it"));
     }
 
     @SideOnly(Side.CLIENT)

src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/Unicopia.java

@@ -129,11 +129,6 @@ public class Unicopia implements IGuiHandler {
         UBlocks.init(event.getRegistry());
     }
 
-    @SubscribeEvent
-    public static void registerRecipes(RegistryEvent.Register<IRecipe> event) {
-        UItems.initRecipes(event.getRegistry());
-    }
-
     @SubscribeEvent
     public static void registerPotions(RegistryEvent.Register<Potion> event) {
         UEffects.init(event.getRegistry());

src/main/resources/assets/unicopia/recipes/enchanted_cloud_block.json

@@ -7,50 +7,41 @@
   ],
   "key": {
     "#": [
-      {
+      { "item": "unicopia:cloud_block", "data": 0 }
-        "item": "unicopia:cloud_block",
-        "data": 0
-      }
     ],
     "$": [
-      {
+      { "item": "unicopia:dew_drop" }
-    	"item": "unicopia:dew_drop"
-      }
     ],
     "*": [
       {
     	"item": "minecraft:enchanted_book",
-    	"data": 2,
     	"nbt": {
-    	  "StoredEnchantments": [
+    	  "ench": [
-             { "id": 2, "level": 1 }
+             { "id": 2, "lvl": 1 }
           ]
       	}
       },
       {
       	"item": "minecraft:enchanted_book",
-      	"data": 2,
       	"nbt": {
-      	  "StoredEnchantments": [
+      	  "ench": [
-               { "id": 2, "level": 2 }
+               { "id": 2, "lvl": 2 }
             ]
           }
       },
       {
     	"item": "minecraft:enchanted_book",
-    	"data": 2,
     	"nbt": {
-    	  "StoredEnchantments": [
+    	  "ench": [
-             { "id": 2, "level": 3 }
+             { "id": 2, "lvl": 3 }
           ]
         }
       },
       {
     	"item": "minecraft:enchanted_book",
-    	"data": 2,
     	"nbt": {
-    	  "StoredEnchantments": [
+    	  "ench": [
-             { "id": 2, "level": 4 }
+             { "id": 2, "lvl": 4 }
           ]
         }
       }
@@ -59,6 +50,6 @@
   "result": {
     "item": "unicopia:cloud_block",
     "data": 2,
-    "count": 4
+    "count": 5
   }
 }