I grew up thinking that onion soup mix had magical powers. It transofrmed plain old sour cream into something that made me want to eat raw broccoli by the pound, it made casseroles have the most amazing flavor, it even tasted good just added to water (when I was a starvig college student). Well over the years I have come to look deeper into the foods that I eat, especially when they come from a box or small white envelop. Alas, my magical onion soup mix was not so magical. It was full of the flavor enhancer MSG. Aw man! Just look at this ingredient list…
MSG is actually listed a few times, under different names. Plus, caramel color, corn syrup, and soybean oil? No thanks! I think I will just make my own homemade onion soup mix. So I did.
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup dry onion flakes — where to find
- 2 tsp sea salt — where to find
- 2 tsp celery seed
- 2 tsp paprika
- 2 tsp turmeric
- 2 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp dried parsley
- 1 tsp coconut sugar — where to find
Directions:
- Measure all ingredients into a bowl and mix well with a fork or whisk
- Pour into an airtight glass jar (like this)
- Use in place of the commercial onion soup mix in your recipes
Watch the video below to see a demo I did of this recipe on a local news show.
beautyisnotasizeAngie
August 28, 2014 at 5:31 pmHow much is in packet?
Gaylynn
October 7, 2014 at 10:32 pmCan you use minced onions,found on the spice aisle in place of the dried onion flakes?
Kate
October 8, 2014 at 5:02 pmAs long as they are dried, those should be the same thing. So yes 🙂
Jeanne Turvey
October 23, 2014 at 2:20 pmMy mom had a low sodium when my dad got high blood pressure, I sadly I never got the recipe this should be close. I know she didn't use coconut sugar. But I am going to try it.
Linda
February 21, 2016 at 10:51 amI have a question regarding this recipe ho much do you use for a recipe calling for a packet of onion soup mix?
Thanks, Linda
Kate
February 21, 2016 at 9:26 pmI would say 2-3 Tbsps
Dianne
March 21, 2016 at 9:06 amCan you use regular sugar?
Kate
March 22, 2016 at 8:10 pmSure 🙂 Pick cane sugar if you can, the rest is usually made from GMO beets
Kathie
April 2, 2016 at 10:21 amI’m surprised there’s no need for some beef boulion? I admit that I just wrote your recipe down and have not tried it yet; however, I didn’t want to go buy some of the ingredients you listed until I questioned you regarding the boulion.
Thank you for your time,
Kathie Birge
Kate
April 2, 2016 at 7:34 pmHi Kathie, most bullion contains MSG so I don’t ever use it in my recipes.
Robin
January 6, 2017 at 10:56 pmMake your own soup stock. Boil it down. Put it in a dehydrator or oven on low. It solidifies and you get your own bullion. It’s in Sally Fallon’s book about soup stock & there are demonstrations on the internet.
Nancy
September 17, 2016 at 11:49 amI am anxious to try this and pass it on to my grown health conscious children. Instead of boulion why not use organic beef broth if you are using it for soup or homemade stew.
Trevor
February 8, 2018 at 12:10 amHellow, Do you have a dry
Jamaican jerk rub recipe
Kate
February 14, 2018 at 12:48 pmNot yet, but that’s a good one to come up with!
Jenny
May 23, 2019 at 3:40 pmWhat is the base you used for your dip?
Kate
May 30, 2019 at 6:39 amSour cream 🙂
Harbarth Pam
May 28, 2019 at 10:20 amWhat do you mix this with for a healthy vegetable dip?
Kate
May 30, 2019 at 6:36 amSour cream 🙂