diff --git a/docs/_newsfragments/1820.misc.rst b/docs/_newsfragments/1820.misc.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..918590d54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/_newsfragments/1820.misc.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Added type annotations to the recipe snippets covering ``request_id_*`` middleware/context examples and the ``plain_text_main`` / ``pretty_json_main`` custom media handler examples (see :ref:`recipes`).
diff --git a/examples/recipes/plain_text_main.py b/examples/recipes/plain_text_main.py
index aad21f997..17a77a404 100644
--- a/examples/recipes/plain_text_main.py
+++ b/examples/recipes/plain_text_main.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import functools
+from typing import IO
 
 import falcon
 
@@ -8,13 +9,15 @@ class TextHandler(falcon.media.BaseHandler):
 
     @classmethod
     @functools.lru_cache
-    def _get_charset(cls, content_type):
+    def _get_charset(cls, content_type: str) -> str:
         _, params = falcon.parse_header(content_type)
         return params.get('charset') or cls.DEFAULT_CHARSET
 
-    def deserialize(self, stream, content_type, content_length):
+    def deserialize(
+        self, stream: IO[bytes], content_type: str, content_length: int
+    ) -> str:
         data = stream.read()
         return data.decode(self._get_charset(content_type))
 
-    def serialize(self, media, content_type):
+    def serialize(self, media: str, content_type: str) -> bytes:
         return media.encode(self._get_charset(content_type))
diff --git a/examples/recipes/pretty_json_main.py b/examples/recipes/pretty_json_main.py
index bd1a02d33..32dd8eb91 100644
--- a/examples/recipes/pretty_json_main.py
+++ b/examples/recipes/pretty_json_main.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import json
+from typing import Any, IO, Optional
 
 import falcon
 
@@ -6,13 +7,15 @@
 class CustomJSONHandler(falcon.media.BaseHandler):
     MAX_INDENT_LEVEL = 8
 
-    def deserialize(self, stream, content_type, content_length):
+    def deserialize(
+        self, stream: IO[bytes], content_type: str, content_length: int
+    ) -> Any:
         data = stream.read()
         return json.loads(data.decode())
 
-    def serialize(self, media, content_type):
+    def serialize(self, media: Any, content_type: str) -> bytes:
         _, params = falcon.parse_header(content_type)
-        indent = params.get('indent')
+        indent: Optional[int] = params.get('indent')
         if indent is not None:
             try:
                 indent = int(indent)
diff --git a/examples/recipes/request_id_context.py b/examples/recipes/request_id_context.py
index f4b514d20..2b74c38a5 100644
--- a/examples/recipes/request_id_context.py
+++ b/examples/recipes/request_id_context.py
@@ -1,16 +1,19 @@
 import contextvars
+from typing import Optional
 
 
 class _Context:
-    def __init__(self):
-        self._request_id_var = contextvars.ContextVar('request_id', default=None)
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        self._request_id_var: contextvars.ContextVar[Optional[str]] = (
+            contextvars.ContextVar('request_id', default=None)
+        )
 
     @property
-    def request_id(self):
+    def request_id(self) -> Optional[str]:
         return self._request_id_var.get()
 
     @request_id.setter
-    def request_id(self, value):
+    def request_id(self, value: str) -> None:
         self._request_id_var.set(value)
 
 
diff --git a/examples/recipes/request_id_log.py b/examples/recipes/request_id_log.py
index 0dbf84044..f326e4470 100644
--- a/examples/recipes/request_id_log.py
+++ b/examples/recipes/request_id_log.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 from my_app.context import ctx
 
 
-def create_widget_object(name: str):
+def create_widget_object(name: str) -> None:
     request_id = f'request_id={ctx.request_id}'
     logging.debug('%s going to create widget: %s', request_id, name)
 
diff --git a/examples/recipes/request_id_middleware.py b/examples/recipes/request_id_middleware.py
index e3c0fa928..a2e3d7852 100644
--- a/examples/recipes/request_id_middleware.py
+++ b/examples/recipes/request_id_middleware.py
@@ -3,12 +3,20 @@
 # Import the above context.py
 from my_app.context import ctx
 
+import falcon
+
 
 class RequestIDMiddleware:
-    def process_request(self, req, resp):
+    def process_request(self, req: falcon.Request, resp: falcon.Response) -> None:
         request_id = str(uuid4())
         ctx.request_id = request_id
 
     # It may also be helpful to include the ID in the response
-    def process_response(self, req, resp, resource, req_succeeded):
+    def process_response(
+        self,
+        req: falcon.Request,
+        resp: falcon.Response,
+        resource: object,
+        req_succeeded: bool,
+    ) -> None:
         resp.set_header('X-Request-ID', ctx.request_id)
diff --git a/examples/recipes/request_id_structlog.py b/examples/recipes/request_id_structlog.py
index 61b36fa83..ebb283245 100644
--- a/examples/recipes/request_id_structlog.py
+++ b/examples/recipes/request_id_structlog.py
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@
 # Optional logging package (pip install structlog)
 import structlog
 
+import falcon
+
 
 class RequestIDMiddleware:
-    def process_request(self, req, resp):
+    def process_request(self, req: falcon.Request, resp: falcon.Response) -> None:
         request_id = str(uuid4())
 
         # Using Falcon 2.0+ context style
@@ -15,5 +17,11 @@ def process_request(self, req, resp):
         req.context.log = structlog.get_logger(request_id=request_id)
 
     # It may also be helpful to include the ID in the response
-    def process_response(self, req, resp, resource, req_succeeded):
+    def process_response(
+        self,
+        req: falcon.Request,
+        resp: falcon.Response,
+        resource: object,
+        req_succeeded: bool,
+    ) -> None:
         resp.set_header('X-Request-ID', req.context.request_id)