diff --git a/internal/cli/create.go b/internal/cli/create.go
index 14ae07bb..1e6e2834 100644
--- a/internal/cli/create.go
+++ b/internal/cli/create.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func NewCreateCmd() *cobra.Command {
 my-recipe
 ├── %[2]s
 ├── %[3]s
-│   └── README.md
+│   └── README.md.tmpl
 └── %[4]s
     └── defaults
         ├── %[5]s
diff --git a/pkg/recipeutil/examples.go b/pkg/recipeutil/examples.go
index 7112f5ec..1b5e6747 100644
--- a/pkg/recipeutil/examples.go
+++ b/pkg/recipeutil/examples.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ func CreateExampleRecipe(name string) *recipe.Recipe {
 		{Name: variableName, Default: defaultValue},
 	}
 	r.Templates = map[string][]byte{
-		"README.md": []byte("{{ .Variables.MY_VAR }}"),
+		"README.md.tmpl": []byte("{{ .Variables.MY_VAR }}"),
 	}
 	r.Tests = []recipe.Test{
 		{