Homemade Spice Blends

Spice blends are one of my specialties as a recipe developer, and when I realized how difficult it was to find shawarma seasoning locally, I decided to create my own homemade version. Turns out it’s super easy and you may have most of the ingredients already!

I always get rave reviews from my readers about my seasoning blends, and I have a feeling that this one will be no different! Blackening seasoning creates a deliciously rich crust on whatever meat you’re searing. Chances are you have all the ingredients on hand now so you could use it tonight!

This isn’t a typical cinnamon sugar mixture. It’s a MAGICAL cinnamon sugar mixture with a few special ingredients that you probably already have! This cozy blend adds a fun twist to cinnamon toast, hot chocolate, ice cream, or where ever you’d like to add a little magic.

I love making homemade spice blends! You can customize them how you want and honestly, it makes me feel super cheffy to use a blend that I made myself. Here are our favorite ones that I always have on hand! I also included links to recipes that use these blends so you can get cooking …

If you’ve been using the same old jar of pumpkin pie spice for years and years, it’s time to upgrade! Making your own is so easy, and I’m willing to bet you already have the ingredients in your cupboard.

If you have trouble finding garam masala in the grocery store it’s easy to make your own blend! I included directions for grinding whole spices or using pre-ground.

If you’ve been following along for a few years, you’ve probably tried my Homemade Taco Seasoning. It’s one of the oldest and most beloved recipes on my site. (If you haven’t — you should. It’s the best basic homemade taco seasoning you’ll use! I know several of my readers have gifted it during Christmastime. Yep.) …

Did you know my readers give my seasoning blends away as gifts? True story. They’re my signature and one of my favorite things to create! Using a homemade steak seasoning blend will allow you to customize your steaks how you like and make you feel “cheffy” when you pull it out. Montreal steak seasoning is …

I’ve been talking a lot on Instagram about a gut healing protocol I’ve been doing — similar to Auto-Immune Protocol (AIP).  (But not the same.) The idea is to remove foods that commonly cause inflammation in the body or are triggers for a lot of people to allow the gut to heal. Why? Lots of …

Italian seasoning is pretty straightforward, right? Why make homemade Italian seasoning? It’s usually a blend of 4-5 herbs. No fillers or sweeteners or weird ingredients. As far as seasoning blends go, it’s pretty clean. So, why bother making it? Because the regular stuff is boring. There. I said it.

Did you know that spice blends are my speciality? I have over a dozen delicious blends my site and some of my readers give them away as gifts! I’m obsessed with this Chai Spice Mix, though, and I’ll show you ALLL the ways you can use it!

Enjoy a jar of everything bagel seasoning — whether you live by a Trader Joe’s or not! Just 6 ingredients and delicious on just about everything.

I had a short fling with Chipotle’s pork-chicken chorizo before they pulled it off their menu. It was a sad day, but I used my superpowers to hack their recipe at home! Making homemade chorizo is so easy, you guys.

Creating spice blends is my thing. My “signature” if you will. I keep lots of little jars stocked in my cupboard, but this Greek Seasoning get used the most. I’m a little obsessed, and I know you will be, too.

Seasoning blends are my signature! I have over 20 different custom blends and they’re some of my most popular recipes. This sriracha blend is a dried version of everyone’s favorite spicy condiment!

Did you know creating seasoning blends is one of my specialties? I have over a dozen custom blends on my site and always keep them, including this Thai Spice Blend, in my pantry! (Sometimes my readers give them away as gifts. Truth.)

I’ve been making sweet potato fries for over 15 years and THIS easy seasoning blend is by far our favorite! It’s just equal amounts of four ingredients you probably already have. (And you can use it for more than just sweet potato fries!

Making your own paleo ranch dressing is SO easy and having a dry paleo ranch mix on hand makes it super easy without having to keep fresh herbs on hand.

I’ve been in love with pancakes for a long time, and I’ve had quite an evolving journey these past few years as we’ve tried to make healthier food choices. We started at Bisquick and now here were are at buckwheat. That’s quite a jump, but it didn’t happen overnight. Making drastic jumps like that (when …

If your only experience with curry powder is the sad yellow dust with the red lid, stick around. I’ll show you how to make homemade curry powder and it may change your curry life. You can grind it from whole spices or use pre-ground. I included instructions for both in the recipe notes!

If you’re tired of spending oodles of money on taco seasoning packets with fillers instead of flavor, you’ve come to the right place. Once you try this deeply flavored taco seasoning blend, you’ll never go back to the pricey store-bought packets.

Middle Eastern Spices seem exotic and out of reach for most home cooks, but what if I told you that you already had most of the ingredients to make this fun spice blend? It’s true! You probably do!