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Home » Easy Homemade Granulated Garlic

Easy Homemade Granulated Garlic

by Adrienne 63 Comments Published September 23, 2014 Updated: Oct 08, 2020

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Does your garlic spoil before you use it all? Here's how to Easily Make Homemade Garlic Powder or Granulated Garlic!!
collage of homemade garlic powder in a white bowl and in a measuring spoon

Is your garlic always going bad? Here's how to make Easy Homemade Garlic Powder or Garlic Granules to keep your garlic from spoiling!

homemade garlic powder in a measuring spoon with garlic in a jar on wood table

Being the ultra-frugal, whole food mom that I am, there are few things in life that excite me more than saving money on real food. So when I saw an amazing deal on fresh garlic cloves at my local Costco, I jumped at it. Hint for all you fellow frugal moms: don't buy something in bulk if you can't use it before it'll go bad. (Another hint: don't ever buy peeled garlic.)

So anyway... here I was with my 5 pounds of fresh garlic stored in my fridge awaiting use.

And while we do use a lot of garlic in this house, I was unaware of just how quickly peeled garlic goes bad. It's pretty quick. Within a week or so, my garlic was sprouting.

No prob., I thought, I'll just plant the sprouting ones.

So I did. But then I noticed some of the cloves getting shriveled and moldy.

No good.

Sigh, what is a frugal mom to do with multiple pounds of garlic that needs to be used ASAP?

Homemade Garlic Granules

Turns out, granulated garlic is super easy to make yourself. Thankfully... And unlike fresh, raw, peeled garlic, it lasts a loooong time. 😉

Homemade Garlic Powder

Just make sure you don't leave a plate full of it within reach of a curious 2-year old... 😉

 

Supplies You will Need

  • A sharp butcher knife
  • Parchment paper
  • Dehydrator or oven
  • Blender

Recipe Notes

  • For help with peeling garlic, see Easiest Way to Peel Garlic.

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Aluminum & Corn-Free Baking Powder - works great!
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Powdered Sugar Substitute, and
Liquid Stevia Drops - this saves TONS of money!

Stop Your Garlic from Rotting - Easy Homemade Granulated Garlic

See how easy it is to make homemade granulated garlic or garlic powder in your own home! No more spoiled garlic going to waste!
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Course: Dressings, Seasonings, etc.
Cuisine: AIP, Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free, Grain-Free, Keto, Low-Carb, Paleo, Vegan, whole30

Ingredients

  • fresh peeled cloves of garlic (as much as you want / have)

Instructions

  • Set your oven to as low of a temperature as possible. In other words, play "how low can you go?" with your oven. Mine goes down to 170. Alternatively, get your dehydrator ready.
  • Slice peeled cloves of garlic as thinly as possible, trying to get them all about the same thickness. The thinner you slice them, the faster they'll dry out.
  • Place on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet, making sure the slices don't touch each other.
  • Dehydrate until dried (I did mine overnight in my oven).
  • Take dried pieces of garlic and dump them into your blender/food processor. Grind to desired texture--a more coarse grind will be like granulated garlic. A more fine grind will be like powder. Store in an airtight jar. Use in any dish calling for garlic.
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This is not only a great way to prevent your garlic from spoiling, but it also allows you to have garlic on hand at all times.

No more running to the store at the last minute because you used up your last clove, which saves on gas costs and those last minute impulse purchases.

Make a bunch of this instead and store it up for the future.

What dish would you use this granulated garlic in first?

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  1. Ms. Linda

    July 02, 2019 at 2:01 pm

    I tried to give this 5 stars but it wouldn't click. I use some form of garlic everyday in my meals. Fresh, powder, cultured, or granules. This is a great way to keep from spoilage. Thanks for the instruction on DIY.

    Reply
    • Adrienne

      July 02, 2019 at 10:21 pm

      Thank you! You helped us find a bug on the blog! Thank you for letting me know! Actually there was ONE issue w/ coding that was affecting 3 things! Thanks to you they are fixed now. You can go back and check and leave all the 5 Stars you want :). Thanks much--it really is a blessing to us bloggers when you leave great star ratings for us. Really helps us when these days it's harder for our things to be seen by Google. Hope to see you around again!

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      • Ms. Linda

        July 02, 2019 at 11:55 pm

        5 stars
        Happy to help!

        Reply
        • Adrienne

          July 03, 2019 at 9:12 pm

          :)!!

          Reply
  2. Merle Johannsen

    November 01, 2018 at 11:40 am

    Hey you should look into the Problem of allicines. This ist why industry Schock frosts garlic because with too Long kontact to Air the garlic produces allicines wich are supposed to be harmful. Greetings

    Reply
  3. Keith

    August 31, 2018 at 7:15 pm

    5 stars
    Thanks so much for this recipe! I bought a huge bag of peeled garlic cloves at Costco and its going bad already! I hate throughing out food/money. I will definitely make use of this recipe with my garlic and tomatoes too.

    Reply
    • Adrienne

      August 31, 2018 at 7:18 pm

      I'm eating garlic from Costco too :). Glad it's a help!

      Reply
  4. Tera

    May 10, 2018 at 2:50 pm

    5 stars
    Thank you so much for this recipe! I just discovered that my garlic powder has sugar - boo.

    I can only trust myself in the kitchen. 🙂

    Reply
    • Adrienne

      May 10, 2018 at 4:34 pm

      Wow. Sugar everywhere!

      Reply
      • Adrienne

        May 10, 2018 at 4:35 pm

        You are welcome, by the way!

        Reply
  5. nanc

    January 25, 2018 at 7:44 am

    5 stars
    I bought a bag of garlic last summer for the canning and pickling season. I needed this reminder to dry the rest of them.This time of year (dry winter in Minnesota), garlic will dry on a plate in the kitchen. I don't grind the slices into powder unless I specifically need powdered garlic.

    Reply
  6. Sarah

    January 22, 2018 at 11:48 pm

    Once you make your granulated garlic, how long does it last? And how much of a spoonful equals a garlic clove?

    Reply
    • Adrienne

      January 26, 2018 at 1:42 pm

      I have read that commercially prepared spices don't spoil but lose their potency so this will depend on how you prepare it. I personally think they could go rancid with enough time. Typically 1/8 tsp = 1 clove.

      Reply
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