Homemade Ranch Seasoning Mix with No Sugar
This Homemade Ranch Seasoning Mix with No Sugar is great to have on hand for dips, dressings, salads, popcorn, chicken and more. You can make this homemade ranch seasoning recipe in advance so your pantry is always stocked!
If you’re looking for more better than store bought ingredient recipes, check out some of my other favorites like Homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice Mix, Organic Homemade Taco Seasoning, Homemade Dark Brown Sugar, or Homemade Gingerbread Spice Mix.
A Quick Look At The Recipe
- Recipe Name: Homemade Ranch Seasoning Mix with No Sugar
- Ready In: 5 minutes
- Makes: 9 tablespoons
- Main Ingredients: buttermilk powder, nutritional yeast, dill, garlic powder
- Flavor Profile: savory ranch
- Dietary Info: gluten free, no seed oils, eggless
- Difficulty: Easy!
- Why You’ll Love It: homemade ranch blend in a convenient pantry seasoning mixture to use on everything
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Why You'll Love This Recipe
- Organic & Homemade: This homemade Ranch Seasoning Mix with no sugar is organic and homemade. Many Ranch dressings or Ranch seasoning mixes you find at the grocery store will have added ingredients like soy, canola oil, or other things that I don’t think are “needed”. So, when you make your own, you leave out all the junk!
- No Sugar: Ranch is also known to have sugar. But I don’t really think it needs it. So, I leave the sugar out here as I believe the nutritional yeast does a great job of adding flavor and umami to this recipe. This homemade dry ranch seasoning mix has no maltodextrin, corn syrup solids, or sweeteners!
- Pantry Stocked: When you make this homemade organic Ranch Seasoning Mix you can stock your pantry with it. This allows you to make Ranch dressing or dip at a moment’s notice! Because this is just made up of spices, it will last in your pantry for up to 3 months.
- Use on Everything: This is one of my husbands favorite recipes as he loves adding this ranch mix to popcorn, dips, salads and more. This is so good you'll want to make it in bulk!
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- A Quick Look At The Recipe
- Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Ingredients
- Tips for Homemade Ranch Seasoning Mix With No Sugar
- How to Make Homemade Ranch Seasoning Mix With No Sugar
- How to Use Homemade Organic Ranch Seasoning Mix – Easy Dry Ranch Packet Substitute
- Recipe FAQ’s
- More Homemade Ingredients
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Ingredients
- Garlic Powder: Use organic garlic powder, this brings lots of flavor to this mix.
- Buttermilk Powder: I use organic buttermilk powder, which is crucial for the Ranch flavor. If you are vegan or dairy free, you can use a coconut milk powder in its place. It won't have the same exact flavor, as we're missing the tang of the buttermilk, but it will still be delicious.
- Nutritional Yeast: This is my secret ingredient in this Ranch Seasoning! This brings a salty, slightly cheesy flavor with added protein!
*For a full list of ingredients and measurements, visit the recipe card below.
Tips for Homemade Ranch Seasoning Mix With No Sugar
- Mix well to ensure that everything is combined.
- If you are vegan or dairy free, you can swap the buttermilk powder for a coconut milk powder. This will be similar, but not exactly the same. I like adding a pinch more nutritional yeast when making this vegan for a bit more flavor.
- 3 tablespoon of homemade ranch seasoning mix will equal about 1 packet of store bought.
- Store homemade ranch seasoning mix in a spice jar (or airtight container) in your pantry for up to 6 months.
- Make “healthy Ranch dressing” by adding this mix to EVOO for a ranch dressing that is healthy and not creamy!
How to Make Homemade Ranch Seasoning Mix With No Sugar
- In a small dish, add the buttermilk powder, garlic powder, onion powder, parsley, dill weed, nutritional yeast, pepper, and fine sea salt.
- Mix together. Then transfer to a spice jar or airtight container.
How to Use Homemade Organic Ranch Seasoning Mix – Easy Dry Ranch Packet Substitute
Make Ranch Salad Dressing
To make Ranch salad dressing: Add ½ cup sour cream, ½ cup whole milk (or buttermilk), and 1 tablespoon homemade organic Ranch Seasoning Mix to a bowl and mix together. Store in the fridge for at least 4 hours or overnight before using as I think the flavor is much better when it has time to marinate.
To make healthy Ranch salad dressing: Drizzle extra virgin olive oil and balsamic vinegar over your salad. Sprinkle with homemade organic Ranch Seasoning Mix and mix together. Adjust ingredients to taste. You can do this with individual salads or even with a large one. Use this on Simple Green Salad With Homemade Dressing for a ranch take instead!
Make Ranch Dip
To make Ranch dip: Add 1 cup organic sour cream and 1 tablespoon of homemade organic Ranch Seasoning Mix to a bowl and mix together. If you want a tangier dip, use 2/3 cup sour cream and 1/3 cup mayo instead!
Store in the fridge for at least 4 hours or overnight before serving, as I think the flavor is much better when it has time to marinate a bit. Use as a dip for your favorite chips, Homemade Sourdough Discard Whole Wheat Crackers, and fresh veggies like carrots, broccoli or bell peppers.
Use in Other Recipes
You can use this homemade organic Ranch Seasoning Mix on French fries, try it in place of the herbs in Lemon Herb French Fries. If there’s a seasoning on a recipe that you would prefer it be Ranch, then use this! You can also use this in my recipe for Garlic Ranch Pretzels With White Cheddar or Healthy Ranch Pasta Salad With Olive Oil. You could also replace the spices in Baked Butter Lemon Pasta Without Cheese with this.
Use as a Dry Mix
You can use this as a dry Ranch seasoning mix for recipes like fried chicken. You can also mix this onto popcorn! Try it on Pink Himalayan Sea Salt Popcorn and add at the end with the salt for a Ranch inspired twist.
Recipe FAQ's
This recipe is made without added sugars, where store bought varieties can have sugar, maltodextrin, corn syrup solids, or other sweeteners. So, it's much better to just make your own as you don't need sugar in ranch seasoning.
While you can use coconut milk powder, you will miss a little bit of tang that the buttermilk powder provides.
1 packet of Ranch seasoning is about 3 tablespoons.
Yes, just use 3 tablespoons of this homemade ranch seasoning mix in place of a “packet” if that's what a recipe calls for.
Mix together 1 tablespoon of ranch seasoning mix with 1/2 cup of sour cream and 1/2 cup of whole milk (or buttermilk). Shake it up or mix together well and then let it chill in the fridge for at least 4 hours or overnight. This helps the flavors meld into the dressing for the best flavor.
To make Ranch dip: Add 1 cup organic sour cream and 1 tablespoon of homemade organic Ranch Seasoning Mix to a bowl and mix together. If you want a tangier dip, use 2/3 cup sour cream and 1/3 cup mayo instead!
This is best stored in a spice jar! Typical spices and herbs will last for about 6 months, so depending on the life span of the spices you used, this should last for a few months in your pantry.
Use it on fries, popcorn, potatoes, chicken, pretzels, pasta salad, salads, anywhere you wan to infuse some ranch flavor, go for it!
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Homemade Ranch Seasoning Mix with No Sugar
Equipment
- Mixing Bowl
Ingredients
- ¼ cup buttermilk powder
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon onion powder
- 2 teaspoons nutritional yeast
- 2 teaspoons dried parsley
- 1 teaspoon dried chives
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
- ½ teaspoon dried dill weed
Instructions
- In a small dish, add the buttermilk powder, garlic powder, onion powder, parsley, chives, nutritional yeast, pepper, fine sea salt, and dill weed. Mix together.
- Store in an airtight container in the pantry for up to 3 months.
- To make Ranch salad dressing: Add ½ cup sour cream, ½ cup buttermilk (or whole milk), and 1 tablespoon homemade organic Ranch Seasoning Mix to a bowl and mix together. Store in the fridge for at least 4 hours or overnight before using as I think the flavor is much better when it has time to marinate.
- To make Ranch dip: Add 1 cup organic sour cream and 1 tablespoon of homemade organic Ranch Seasoning Mix to a bowl and mix together. Store in the fridge for at least 4 hours or overnight before serving, as I think the flavor is much better when it has time to marinate a bit.
Notes
- Mix well to ensure that everything is combined.
- If you are vegan or dairy free, you can swap the buttermilk powder for a coconut milk powder. This will be similar, but not exactly the same. I like adding a pinch more nutritional yeast when making this vegan for a bit more flavor.
- 3 tablespoon of homemade ranch seasoning mix will equal about 1 packet of store bought.
- Store homemade ranch seasoning mix in a spice jar (or airtight container) in your pantry for up to 6 months.
- Make “healthy Ranch dressing” by adding this mix to EVOO for a ranch dressing that is healthy and not creamy!
- High Altitude – Follow the recipe as noted.
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