Easy Delicious Vegetable Broth Powder
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This Vegetable Broth Powder is going to literally knock your socks off (or if your socks don't come off, at least you'll be truly happy). It's incredibly delicious and wholesome with none of the additives in store-bought broth cubes and packets.
Plus it makes a great All-Purpose Homemade Seasoning that tastes great everything.
It's true that this spice blend is literally one of our favorite recipes of all time. It's great as a substitute for any recipe that calls for broth but also doubles as a fantastic all-purpose seasoning.
Growing up, my mom those terrible little fake orange-colored vegetable broth powder cubes with a plethora of ingredients (including MSG and hydrolyzed stuff) that would make any health-minded person's hair stand on end.
When we moved to Michigan I started purchasing organic vegetable broth cubes and powders by the case in order to save a bit of money while still having the convenience of a mix.
One day, however, it occurred to me that I could probably make my own vegetable broth powder.
And I was right. And here it is for you to enjoy as well.
Why You'll Love This Recipe
- Great Taste: This blend is incredibly delicious.
- Simple: You only need 9 ingredients and a few minutes to make it.
- Clean Ingredients: There’s nothing but spices included. Just clean ingredients. No MSG or hydrolyzed anything. Not even any sugars or fillers.
- Allergy and Special Diet Friendly: It's naturally gluten-free, vegan, keto, grain-free, and dairy-free, and is easily made AIP as well.
- Frugal: So much cheaper than buying store-bought cubes, powders, or cartons of broth.
- Versatile: Don't have a spice on the list or don't like one of them? You can easily swap them out for something else. I'm happy to help if you need a suggestion.
- Many Uses: This recipe is not only great for using in recipes that call for broth, but it's a great seasoning to have on your table for putting on veggies, main dishes, and salads, but it makes a great popcorn seasoning recipe too! I haven't tried this yet, but it would be great on seasoned nuts!
- Saves on Storage Space: Got a small pantry? This spice blend takes up a ton less room than boxes or cans of broth.
- Environmentally friendly: No need to buy cartons or cans. And if you buy your spices in bulk, you'll save on that packaging too!
What You Will Need
- Celery Salt (see Homemade Celery Salt)
- Dried Parsley Flakes
- Garlic Powder
- Salt
- Ground Savory (use summer savory: not the winter variety. If necessary, you can substitute thyme, marjoram, or sage)
- Dried Marjoram
- Dried Thyme
- Pepper
- Turmeric
- Ground Sage
Recipe Notes and Tips
- Multiple Batches: Make this in 2-3 batches at a time to save on preparation time.
- Savory Substitutes: If you can't find savory, you can try subbing thyme or thyme plus a little rosemary. I haven't tried them but that should make a decent substitution.
- AIP: For AIP, you can make Homemade Celery Salt using celery leaves instead of seeds and omit the pepper.
- Spice Brand: Most of my spices are Frontier brand.
- Measuring Spoon Tip: Store a small measuring spoon in your container so that you are not continually washing a rewashing the same spoon as I use this mixture so often. (See my post on saving time with tools for more ideas for your spoons!)
Vegetable Broth Powder
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons celery salt
- 4 tablespoons dried parsley flakes
- 4 tablespoons onion powder
- 2 tablespoons garlic powder
- 2 tablespoons salt
- 2 tablespoons ground savory (use summer savory — not the winter variety. If necessary, you can substitute thyme, marjoram, or sage)
- 2 teaspoons dried marjoram
- 2 teaspoons dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon turmeric
- 1 teaspoon ground sage
- 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast (optional, but recommended)
Instructions
- Combine all in a small bowl. Store in glass or plastic container with a tight fitting lid. Stir or shake occasionally before use to redistribute ingredients.
- Use 1 teaspoon mix plus one cup of water to make 1 cup of broth in a recipe. You may substitute this for chicken broth/bouillon in recipes as well. 1 teaspoon is the equivalent of 1 bouillon cube.
Notes
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- Time Saving Tip: Store a small measuring spoon in your container so that you are not continually washing a rewashing the same spoon as I use this mixture so often. (See my post on saving time with tools for more ideas for your spoons!)
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- Multiple Batches: Make this in 2-3 batches at a time to save on prep time.
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- Celery Salt: Here's how to make Homemade Celery Salt.
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- Savory Substitutes: If you can't find savory, you can try subbing thyme or thyme plus a little rosemary. I haven't tried it but I've read it's a decent substitution.
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- Spice Brand: Where do I buy my spices? Most of my spices are Frontier brand.
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- AIP: For AIP, try making Homemade Celery Salt using celery leaves instead of seeds and omit the pepper.
Nutrition
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If you enjoy the thought of making your own seasonings, check out my posts on Chat Masala and Homemade Taco Seasoning too.
Please note that this post was originally published in 2011, but the images were reshot at a later date. Following is the original image for reference.
What spice blends have you made?
This is way too much salt. We need to reduce the sodium in our diets. Tis leads to high blood pressure and will catch up with use as we age.
Hi Dolly. If you feel the need to cut back on the salt, by all means do so. From what I have been learning, the issue of salt is really convoluted and depends on the kind of salt you are using. Were you aware that most table salt has chemicals added to keep it free flowing? I’ve also seen salt w/ sugar added. There are some testimonials on the Real Salt site that might interest you: I have personally been eating a ton of salt and have no issues whatsoever.
Looks good, I will try it this weekend. Do you really need all that celery salt PLUS all that salt? Has anyone tried it? Has it been salty?
I use it all the time and then omit salt if the recipe calls for additional. As you may or may not have seen we also use it as a popcorn topping and it gets rave reviews all the time. I think there are a few comments of readers who have used it and been pleased. I hope you enjoy it! (I do like salt, but I haven’t had anyone complain yet :-).) I think if you use healthy salt (like the Real Salt) it is really good for you.
Thanks for the great recipe! Can’t wait to try this in my next soup.
Thanks so much for posting this! I just made chicken noodle soup the other day and told my husband I wanted to make another batch but I was out of broth. I refuse to use store bought boullion or canned/boxed broth.
Yea Denise! I don’t buy any store bought stuff anymore either! Thanks for sharing!
What is Summer Savory? I’m having trouble finding it. Can I leave it out? Thanks!!
Hi Denise. There are two kinds of savory – summer and winter. I never knew that and only used to use “savory” – can you find just savory? If not try substituting thyme. :-).
I can’t find savory anything. There’s already thyme in it. Do you mean just add 6 t more to replace the summer savory? Thanks so much for your help. I’m actually trying to make chicken noodle soup as we speak 🙂
Oh – so sorry. I was out and just got back about 20 min ago. I would just add more thyme in the same amount as the savory.
No biggie. I just left it out altogether and it was fine. Nice improvement to my regular chicken soup. I shared the spices with my mom too.
I’m thinking of bumping up the turmeric a little. It’s my understanding that’s one of the best spices to eat but I don’t have many recipes that use it.
I’ve ordered from Mountain Rose before. I’ll check it out. Thanks!
Great! Glad it worked out. I have a nice curry grain recipe that I hope to share soon too…..did you see my recipe for Homemade Mild Curry Powder? It’s quite good.
Finally! This is exactly what I was looking for. All I wanted was a recipe for chicken bouillon (or SOME kind of bouillon), and it took 15 minutes of intense Google searching to finally find a recipe (and I do know how to conduct a good search!). Every other result was telling me how to make broth, or what to buy at the store, and I couldn’t believe it was so hard to find a substitute for the seasonings themselves! So, big THANK YOU for creating and sharing this recipe. Can’t wait to try it in the soup I am about to make!
You’re so welcome! I love this recipe too! Tastes great on vegetables too! Thanks for the compliment – I’m so glad to have helped!
I tried the seasonings as a replacement for chicken bouillon in my homemade chicken noodle soup and the flavor turned out great! Thank you so much!
Oh great! Thank you so much for sharing! 🙂 I’m so glad you came back to tell me!
Great idea! Thanks! I’m gonna make this!
Hope you enjoy it!
This seasoning mix is a great idea! I can myself using it in all sorts of ways, not just for soups. Thanks so much for sharing this recipe with Sunday Night Soup Night. I’ll be hosting weekly through fall and winter, so I’d love to see you again with your next soup/stock/chowder recipe!
We’ve used this for so many things, including as a popcorn topping! I love sprinkling it on cooking veggies, eggs and meats. Thanks, Debbie!
Hi, Can you please tell me what “savory” is? I am really interested in how you make celery salt too. Just found your website the other day. Thanks for sharing great info.
I have looked into this with one company — Pacific Foods. Their chicken broth containers are not lined with BPA. So at least there is one good option out there :-).
There is a problem with those oh, so easy to use boxes of stock. They are lined with BPA. Probably best to make our own stock like Grandma did; except we have a crock-pot!