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Home ยป 35 Homemade Spice Mixes and How to Use Them

35 Homemade Spice Mixes and How to Use Them

by Adrienne 48 Comments Published July 30, 2015 Updated: Apr 17, 2020

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Making Homemade Spice Mixes is a great (and delicious) step to take towards having a healthier lifestyle. It's a simple thing to do, helps you avoid the additives in the store bought packages, and it helps save money too. These 35 Homemade Seasoning Mixes are sure to become faves in your home!

Homemade Spice Mixes

I've enjoyed making my own homemade spice mixes for a very long time and thought I would share the fun by pulling together this post of 35 Homemade Seasoning Blends--and how to use them.

First, Why Bother Making Your Own Seasoning Blends?

Save Money with Homemade Spice Blends

When you make your own food, rather than buying packaged, pre-made products, you save money.  Plain and simple.

Having someone else make things for you costs more.  Plus, since you are buying more things (the raw ingredients and the finished product), you are likely wasting more as food does spoil. Spices don't really spoil, but they do lose flavor.

Get Control Over Ingredients with Homemade Spice Mixes

My oldest has life-threatening food allergies, so it's been important for us to have control over what goes into our food.  And now that our whole family is gluten-free (due to my thyroid disease and us just trying to be healthier), this has become a "family affair."

Besides food allergies, however, there are other ingredients in typical store-bought spice blends that you may not want to be consuming.

Things like:

Silicon Dioxide - a free-flowing agent.  Some think this could cause blood issues.
Maltodextrin - can lead to gastro intestinal problems
MSG - reportedly can lead to brain cell death
Natural Flavors - these can be just about anything -- including the "brain-cell-killing" MSG
Modified Food Starch - typically sourced from wheat (a gluten concern), or corn (a GMO concern)
Hydrolyzed Proteins

Substituting Spices When Making Your Own Spice Blends

Don't have all the spices to make one of these homemade seasonings? No problem! You can most likely find an appropriate substitute here.

No need to buy spice mixes when you can make them yourself! From curry power to taco seasoning these homemade spice mixes are free of additives. Great ways to use them too!

35 Homemade Spice Mixes and How to Use Them

The “Best” Basic Chili Powder

We love this in Chili Mac, on veggies, salads, and more.

Chili Powder No Writing

Our Family’s Favorite Spice Blend – Chat Masala

We LOVE this on these Moroccan Carrots, but it is literally on our table all the time.

Homemade Chaat Masala Recipe

Pumpkin Pie Spice

Great not only for pumpkin pie (of course), but perfect for pumpkin dishes, in coffee or tea, or on hot cereal.

This is great to use in Pumpkin Custard, Pumpkin Pie Coffee Creamer, or any of these Healthy Pumpkin Recipes.

Homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice in a glass jar with clove, cinnamon and nutmeg and ginger on a white towel an wooden table

Mild Curry Powder

This is a great mild, kid-friendly curry that tastes amazing in this Pakistani Kima and on so many other dishes.

homemade curry powder in glass jar

Herbes de Provence

There are loads of uses in the post including a really special one--Herbes de Provence Popcorn!

Herbes de Provence Herbs de Provence

Celery Salt

Great on so many kinds of foods and it's a main ingredient in this delicious and useful Vegetable Broth Mix.

Have you seen celery salt but wondered how to use it? Here's How to Make Celery Salt - and How to use it. Celery Salt tastes great on so many things, and I'm sharing some of the best options, but I've also included an extra special way to use it - our family favorite!

Sage, Rosemary, and Garlic Salt

Would be great on so many things!

Vegetable Broth Mix Recipe | All-Purpose Seasoning

Great in any recipe calling for broth, and in a pinch can be used as a sub for chicken or beef broth as well.

Vegetable Broth No Writing

Apple Pie Spice Blend

Perfect for apple pie, of course, but also would be great on oatmeal and other hot cereals, on pancakes, and more!

All Purpose Spice Blend

Great for many uses--sides, mains, and salads.

Gingerbread Spice Mix

Gingerbread Spice Mix

Taco Seasoning

Great with tacos served with these Grain-Free Taco Shells and Grain-Free Tortillas. Fabulous on salads and veggies and popcorn too!

Homemade Chai Spice Blend

Sweet Potato Spice Blend

Use on sweet potatoes, of course :).

St. Peter's Spicy Fish Seasoning

Versatile Sausage Seasoning Blend

Lemon Pepper Seasoning

This is great to use on Lemon Parmesan Popcorn and roasted chicken.

The Best Cinnamon Sugar – Made Healthier

Use for cinnamon toast, on hot cereal, as a pancake topping, etc.

Cinnamon Sugar Recipe

Paprika Chicken Rub

Breakfast Sausage Seasoning

Fajita Seasoning

Use it as a seasoning for your fajitas, tacos and burritos.

Copycat Lawry's Seasoning Salt

According to the blogger behind this,

"This seasoning is used in the traditional Chex Mix  recipe and is also good sprinkled on chicken or other meat, added to vegetables, etc.

It can add an extra dash of flavor to casseroles and even to egg dishes in the morning. One of my favorites is to make 'smashed' potatoes in the oven with homemade Lawry’s seasoning salt on top!"

Homemade BBQ Chicken Rub

Homemade BBQ Chicken Rub

Homemade Garlic Powder

Use in any recipe that calls for fresh garlic--1/8 tsp = 1 clove garlic.
Or use in seasoning blends and recipes like Chili Powder, Crispy Green Bean Chips, and "DORITO®" Popcorn

Garam Masala

According to the blogger behind this spice,

"Think of garam masala as a finishing spice that is added almost at the end of the cooking. Usage of garam masala is not restricted to curries or biryanis, sprinkle it on your salads, add it to your marinades or use it as dry rubs for meat before grilling."

Garam Masala

Homemade Mustard Dry Rub

Easy Ranch Seasoning

Easy Ranch Seasoning

Allspice Alternative

Use in any recipe that calls for allspice.

Homemade Allspice Alternative

Spicy Steak Rub with Secret Ingredient

Everything Bagel Seasoning

Of course, great on homemade bagels, but fantastic on avocado toast--and salads, pastas--whatever!

Homemade Bagel Seasoning

Lemon Pepper Seasoning

This would taste amazing on roasted chicken, roasted veggies, and popcorn (specifically this Lemon-Parm Popcorn).

5-Spice Cajun Seasoning

Easy Cajun Seasoning

Blackening Seasoning

Blackened Seasoning

Which of these homemade spice blends is YOUR favorite?
Do you make homemade seasonings?

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Adrienne Urban is the Founder and Owner of Whole New Mom. She has a background in research, journalism, insurance, employee benefits, financial markets, frugal living, and nutrition. Seeking a better life for herself and her family, she uses research and consults with many physicians and other practitioners to find solutions to the variety of issues they have dealt with including life-threatening food allergies and thyroid and adrenal concerns. WholeNewMom.com is the result of her experiences and knowledge gained throughout the process. Posts are reviewed and verified by the Whole New Mom team.

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