This homemade ranch seasoning is SO easy to mix up. It's all dried spices you already have on hand. Making a big batch at once is super convenient for when you need dip or dressing.
Why You Need This Recipe
- You have all these dried herbs already in your cabinet, I'm sure! And if not, they are good ones to keep on hand for all recipes.
- Ranch dip and dressing are really popular (because it's goooood) - but the ingredients on the bottles aren't the best.
- Buying the dry packet or ready made dip at the store really adds up quick. Making your own is much more affordable.
Key Ingredients
Minced onions - The backbone of the recipe. These give some texture to the finished dip.
Garlic powder - Tangy and zippy!
Salt - Pick your favorite, such as Real Salt, or whatever you have on hand that you use as table salt.
Dried parsley - Also for colour, as the larger flakes are what you really see when you look at ranch.
Dill, thyme, and basil - These add color and the final "ranch" flavour. Some people leave out the dill; you can customize to your liking!
Here's a way I like to serve the dip: Honey Sweetened Sweet Chile Sauce and Crispy Oven Fries with turkey lettuce wraps!
How to Make Ranch Seasoning
Measure everything out! That's it. Really.
You can stir it up in a bowl or just add it straight to a storage jar and shake well.
How to Make Ranch Dip
Add the ranch seasoning mix on top of equal parts mayo and sour cream and boom - dip!
Tips and Tricks
- Depending on how frequently you use ranch seasoning mix, you can double, triple, or however much this recipe. Buying individual spices in bulk helps you make fun mixes like ranch or taco seasoning.
- Store your ranch mix in an airtight container. I think the bail-type lids are more airtight than plastic screw-on lids.
- Making a big batch? Store in a mylar envelope and pop it in one of your food buckets.
Homemade Ranch Dip keeps for a week in the fridge. Label jar of dry mix with mixing instructions and store in cupboard for future use. I make a pint jar of this every week. We adore it!
You can use right away, but best if sits in fridge for a good half hour first. This helps the onions soften and the flavors mingle.
Another jar I keep in the pantry? Dairy-Free Hot Chocolate Mix! I promise once you start making your own mixes you won't know when to stop.
Substitutions
Don't like sour cream or fresh out? Try yogurt instead.
Thin out your sour cream with buttermilk or kefir to make a pourable salad dressing instead of dip.
FAQs
Definitely! Use your favorite non-dairy milk, tofu-cheese, etc. You can add this ranch seasoning to anything sort of yogurt you like to make a great veggie dip.
Sprinkle over chicken before grilling. Add to oven fries or grilled potatoes (or any roasted veggie!).
We love to take ranch dip on picnics, days in the woods, or to the beach. Looking for more great "on the go" recipes? This Ranch Dip Mix is included in my Anywhere You Go eBook. This resources has so many recipes that you can easily freeze, store, or take with you.
Bonus tip! My new favourite way to put our snacks for the kids is in this mini loaf pan. Isn’t it so cute?!
This mix is just so pretty on its own! You can totally use it as a gift. Place in a pretty jar and attach a label with the dip recipe.
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Kate's Ranch Dip Mix
Ingredients
Ranch Dip Spice Mix
- 5 Tablespoons dry minced onions
- 1 Tablespoon garlic powder
- 4 teaspoons salt
- 2 Tablespoons dry parsley
- 1 teaspoon dill
- 1 teaspoon thyme
- 1 teaspoon basil
Ranch Dip
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 1 cup sour cream or yogurt, more like thick dip buttermilk or kefir (more like pourable dressing)
- 2 Tablespoons dip mix
Instructions
Ranch Dip Spice Mix
- In a half pint jar shake together the onions, garlic powder, salt, parsley, dill, thyme, and basil.
Ranch Dip
- To make the dip, mix together the mayonaisse, sour cream and 2 tablespoons of dip mix.
Notes
- The dip keeps for a week in the fridge. Label jar of dry mix with mixing instructions and store in cupboard for future use. I make a pint jar of this every week. We adore it!
Nutrition
Enjoy!
Judy Holbrook
You really could sell “Kate’s Famous Ranch Dressing. It REALLY is soooo good!!! I’ve never had anyone turn it down after they try it.
Lori
This Ranch Mix is simply outstanding, and I always have some at-the-ready in my fridge.
My grown daughter, who does not like ranch dressing, can't seem to stop eating it. She declared, "this is delicious!"
Susie
Thank you so much for the recipe! We like it a lot!
Julie
This recipe is SO GOOD. I’ve tried others and this is a new favorite.
Melissa Davenport
Best ranch dressing ever! I don't make anything else or buy dressing. My kids beg me to make it.
Judy Holbrook
Sooooo wonderful
Kaeleigh
LOVE this dip mix!! I have directed many friends to this recipe and always set a bowl of dip out when people come over. So easy to throw together a dip if you have this mix on hand! I think I will even be gifting some small jars of it for christmas this year!
Helen
This ranch is perfect! We use it all the time for carrots and other veggies and I always make sure I have a jar of mix in the cupboard ready to use.
Lori Miller
I have made this ranch dip recipe so many times and it's a family favorite now. I have been adding it to my homemade yogurt for a great vege dip and it's also amazing on burgers.
Caitlin Gray
I used to hate ranch until I tried this!! It’s so yummy.
Rebecca
Best homemade dressing/dip I have ever tasted. I love this with fresh veggies, pretzels or chips. So good, and so easy and quick to make. 10/10 on this one Kate!!
Heather
This is a fantastic recipe, everyone always asks for it! Way better than what comes in a bottle from the store!
Christina
The best ranch dip!
Shannon Gardner
This is simply the best ranch out there!! I make it ALL the time and it is ALWAYS a hit. It is one of my favorite things to gift as well. It makes a great hostess gift, or sirsy. I will even make a pint jar of it and give it as a gift, my daughter asks for that every Christmas. Thank you for this recipe.
Cami
I've made this quite a few times, it is SO good!! Great for a vegetable dip and stays good for a while in the fridge! I used sour cream but might try out the alternatives next?
Hope
Awesome! So easy and I love that I don’t have to cringe at the thought of the ingredients when my kids dip everything in ranch. I hate store bought ranch now. ?
Hilary
This is AMAZING. So awesome to have the seasonings ready to go and make dip or dressing anytime I want. I've also tossed potatoes in it. Fantastic seasoning combo.
Debra L
This makes the best ranch dip I’ve ever had! Sometimes I use the mix as a quick seasoning addition in recipes that need a little more flavour, too.
Robin
Kate’s claim to fame recipe. I make it every week!
ChelseaBeaudreau
I love this dip! I now have all my friends and family obsessed with it too and they always ask if I can make it whenever we have family dinners!
Lexie
Best Ranch Dip! Seriously - when my kids don't like something I say "want some of Kate's ranch on it"? Gets them to eat it almost every time!
jessicaksmith
We have tried alot of make your own ranch and Venison for Dinners ranch is by far our favorite. The mix is also really good on popcorn.
kateschat
i will have to try it on popcorn!!
Ashley Hart McIntyre
I literally started buying these herbs/spices in bulk for this recipe. My picky (VERY PICKY) husband agrees that this is so much better than store bought. We always have a jar of dip/dressing in the fridge and one of mix in the pantry! Ran out of mix tonight and about to make some more...
Emily Higgins
This ranch recipe just blew my mind!!! All other ranch is ruined forever because I now know how inferior it is ?
Gonna be making this all the time! Thank you!
Alana
So good! I’ve been wanting to start making my own ranch mix for a while, and Kate’s is so flavorful I just refilled a spice jar with it and love it so much. I’m always wanting veggies and dip now.
Noel
So, my doc put me on a low sodium diet because too much sodium makes my ear clogged and muffled. (Weird, I know - called Meniere's disease.) I mixed up a single batch of this tonight but left out all the salt. Also added 2 full green onions (chopped). Mixed with 8 oz cream cheese and 1 c Greek yogurt. Less than 70 mg sodium, and it tasted amazing! Spread it out on some mini bell pepper halves. As soon as I restock my minced onion stash I'll be mixing up a full jar.
kateschat
Thats awesome!!
Samantha
This Homemade Ranch Dip , seems delicious and unique . Super excited to try this one, thanks for sharing this with us . Hope my little members will love this!!!
Ronda Garner
Thank you for this awesome recipe! I agree with others, it is the best I have tasted! Plus it is so easy to make the Mix and the Dip. I did make 1 mistake I discovered when I was writing both recipes on their containers. And 2 changes for the differences. I added closer to 6 Tbs of mix. For the dip I added a 16oz tub of sour cream. And I substituted just shy of 1 cup of home mixed buttermilk for the mayonaise. I swear it said buttermilk when I was making the dip. LOL It didn't make it too thin. (Buttermilk- Mix 1/4 Lemon juice into 3/4 Cup Milk. Let sit 5 minutes. Stir again.)