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Homemade Copycat "Hidden Valley Ranch" dressing recipe - so easy and tastes just like the real thing!!!
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DIY Copycat Homemade Hidden Valley Ranch Mix

Mix up your own ranch dressing mix from scratch, with no MSG. 
Prep Time5 minutes
Total Time5 minutes
Course: Appetizer, condiment
Cuisine: American
Keyword: copycat, dressing, ranch
Servings: 216 servings
Calories: 2kcal
Author: Karrie

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup dry buttermilk powder
  • 1 tbsp dried parsley for blending, divided
  • 1 tsp dried dill weed, divided
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 1 tsp dried onion flakes or dried chopped onion
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 2 tbsp pieces organic portabella dried mushrooms
  • 1 tsp garlic salt
  • 1/4 tsp ground pepper
  • 1/2 tsp sugar

Instructions

  • Add all the dry ingredients except the reserved 1 tsp of dried parsley and the 1/2 teaspoon of dried dill to your blender. Blend until a nice powder.
  • Hand mix in the reserved parsley and dill - you want to see some herbs in your mix.
  • Store dry mix in an air-tight container or jar in your pantry for 2-3 months or in the freezer for 6 months or longer.

Notes

To make Hidden Valley Ranch Dip:
Mix 2 tablespoons of dry mix with 1/2 - 1 cup of Sour Cream. Chill for 2 hours and serve as a dip. If for some reason your sour cream isn't very thick, and you want your dip to really set up thickly add in 1/2 teaspoon of unflavored gelatin.
To make Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing for salads and such:
Mix together
3 Tablespoons Dry Ranch Dip mix
1 cup of mayonaise
2/3 cup buttermilk
Mix together and let sit in the fridge for 1-2 hours (gotta let those flavors deepen). Just to let you know I tried this recipe with regular milk instead of the buttermilk first and it was NOT great tasting. But using the buttermilk it tasted just like the real deal. So keep that in mind...real buttermilk is the key to the dressing.
Other ideas to use your dry ranch mix
After spreading butter on a 1/2 of a loaf of french bread, sprinkle some dry ranch powder on and bake it for a delicious ranch-y style of garlic bread.
Sprinkle some of this mix over your roasting potatoes as a seasoning.
Use 2 tablespoons of dry mix in any recipe asking for dry ranch mix.
NOTE: This recipe makes about 6 Hidden-Valley-Ranch packet sizes worth of dry powder. Each individual pack serves 36 (about 1/4 tsp of mix per person). 
 

Nutrition

Serving: 0.25tsp | Calories: 2kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 23mg | Potassium: 7mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 1IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 4mg | Iron: 1mg