diff --git a/.changeset/grumpy-suns-doubt.md b/.changeset/grumpy-suns-doubt.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bd707f2fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/grumpy-suns-doubt.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@vanilla-extract/recipes": patch
+---
+
+Improve IDE hover of `RecipeVariants` type by explicitly resolving its output
diff --git a/packages/recipes/src/types.ts b/packages/recipes/src/types.ts
index f9ec697f9..6206778c8 100644
--- a/packages/recipes/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/recipes/src/types.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 import type { ComplexStyleRule } from '@vanilla-extract/css';
 
+type Resolve<T> = {
+  [Key in keyof T]: T[Key];
+} & {};
+
 type RecipeStyleRule = ComplexStyleRule | string;
 
 export type VariantDefinitions = Record<string, RecipeStyleRule>;
@@ -48,5 +52,6 @@ export type RuntimeFn<Variants extends VariantGroups> = ((
   classNames: RecipeClassNames<Variants>;
 };
 
-export type RecipeVariants<RecipeFn extends RuntimeFn<VariantGroups>> =
-  Parameters<RecipeFn>[0];
+export type RecipeVariants<RecipeFn extends RuntimeFn<VariantGroups>> = Resolve<
+  Parameters<RecipeFn>[0]
+>;