I thought this was adorable - really liked the wizard sprite, their running around was very cute. The item sprites are all brilliant too while retaining the need for you to really search through them to find ingredients. An enjoyable take on the theme with cute visuals! I wanted to know more about who they were and what they were making.
I agree that removing the timer on level one would be good; maybe the first potion you make is accidentally a Potion of Looping 💞