Homemade Ranch Seasoning

Homemade Ranch Seasoning is easy to make and convenient to keep on hand. Use it for dips and dressings or in any recipe that calls for a packet of ranch seasoning.

My girl is obsessed with all things ranch. And while she’s loved Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing as a dip for fresh veggies for years, she’s recently wanted to try all the ranch things after I showed her Dawn Farmer’s TikTok (@dawnnfarmer).

If you aren’t familiar with Dawn, she is a young girl that lives in the U.K. and is known for trying American snacks. After trying ranch dressing for the first time, she too became obsessed with it and people starting sending her every available ranch product from American grocery stores.

Now Elle and I like to browse our local grocery stores for ranch flavored items and we’ve been having so much fun taste testing new to us products like ranch popcorn seasoning, Ranch Corn Nuts and Ranch Pringles and Ranch Veggies Straws. So naturally I thought, let’s try to make our own homemade ranch seasoning mix.

Homemade ranch seasoning ingredients

You know by now that I’m a big fan of making homemade seasoning mixes. I go through loads of homemade pumpkin pie spice, chai spice blend, apple pie spice, and homemade taco seasoning.

I just think it’s more convenient to keep jars of the homemade stuff in my pantry than to have to remember to buy packets at the grocery store every time I want to make a recipe. Plus, it’s nice to be able to control how much of each spice goes into the mixes.

So is anyone really surprised that I had to whip up a recipe for Homemade Ranch Seasoning?  

I definitely don’t have anything against the packets of ranch mix you can buy at the store, but have you ever tasted the actual mix? It’s super salty and not really very flavorful. 

So I grabbed my favorite dried herbs and spices to make this homemade mix:

• Dry buttermilk powder 
• Garlic powder
• Onion powder 
• Mustard powder
• Dried parsley
• Dried dill (sometimes labeled a dry dill weed)
• Dried chives 
• Dried tarragon 
• Fine sea salt
• Fresh cracked black pepper
• Sugar 

Out of all of these ingredients, the only one I didn’t have on hand at the time was the buttermilk powder, which you can usually find in the baking aisle at the grocery store by the powdered milk. 

You can use leftover buttermilk powder in baking in a pinch, but I usually just keep it on hand for making this Homemade Ranch Seasoning.

How to make my homemade ranch seasoning

You know those recipes that feel silly to even write down? This is one of them.

To make this Homemade Ranch Seasoning, all you have to do is put all of the ingredients into a small bowl and whisk them to combine.

Yep, that’s it! 

You can easily double or even triple the recipe to make a big batch if you want to have lots on hand or gift it when going to cookouts this summer.

If you want the mix to be a finer powder, you can pulse the ingredients in a mini food processor to break down the dried herbs into the buttermilk powder.

Storage tips

I keep my ranch mix in a small glass jar, but any airtight container will work. Just store the container in a cool, dry place. 

It will keep for months, although I doubt it will last that long!

Note that most buttermilk powders are shelf stable as long as they are stored in a cool, dry place. If you purchase a buttermilk powder that recommends refrigerating after opening, you may want to store your ranch seasoning in the refrigerator instead of in the pantry.

Ways to use it

You can use this Homemade Ranch Seasoning anywhere you might use a store-bought ranch packet.

To substitute the homemade mix for store bought, use 2 tablespoons of the homemade mix to replace 1 (1-ounce) packet of ranch mix. Try it in Mississippi Pot Roast, Ranch Burgers, Cheesy Ranch Pull-Apart Bread, or Bacon Ranch Cheese Ball. 

You can also use the mix to make homemade ranch dip and homemade ranch dressing. Combine the mix with 1 cup milk or buttermilk and 1 cup mayonnaise for an easy dressing, or with equal parts mayo and sour cream for an easy dip.

Or use it to add extra flavor to other dips, such as baked potato dip and fiesta ranch dip.

And you can add it to any of your favorite savory recipes! Try it on Air Fryer Roasted Potatoes, in Twice-Baked Potatoes, or in the breading for Ritz Cracker Chicken.