Spice Blends so you can make your very own spices right at home! These are especially helpful if you realize last minute you are missing your favorite seasoning mix. Not to mention, now you know exactly what’s in your spice bottle.
Making your own spices at home is really easy. It may seem simpler to just buy a packet but the thing about making them homemade, is that once you’ve got it mixed you can use it over and over! All you need to do is measure out the spices, mix together and store.
Homemade Spice Blends
(free printable guide below)
Turns out, when I started looking into making all of my own seasonings, that I had most of the ingredients already in my kitchen. My guess is that you have most of these ingredients, too!
Go grab whatever you are missing and some empty spice jars and let’s get going.
7 Recipes for Spice Blends
Taco Seasoning
Ingredients You Will Need:
- Chili powder
- Paprika
- Ground cumin
- Onion powder
- Garlic powder
- Cayenne pepper
- Oregano
- Salt & Pepper
- Crushed red pepper – optional
Here are the directions for Taco Seasoning.
Fajita Seasoning
Ingredients You Will Need:
(full amounts in recipe box below)
- Chili powder
- Ground Cumin
- Smoked Paprika
- Garlic Powder
- Onion Powder
- Granulated Sugar
- Black Pepper
- Kosher Salt
- Cayenne Pepper
Cajun Seasoning
Cajun seasoning is a blend to form a flavor base for Cajun inspired recipes. This spice mix can be used to season seafood, chicken, vegetables, soups and more.
Ingredients You Will Need:
(full amounts in recipe box below)
- Paprika
- Salt
- Garlic Powder
- Black Pepper
- Onion Powder
- Cayenne Pepper
- Dried Oregano
- Dried Thyme
Chili Seasoning
This chili seasoning recipe is better than anything that is store bought.
Ingredients You Will Need:
- Ground cumin
- Cayenne pepper
- Mild red chile powder or sweet paprika
- Garlic powder
- Ground black pepper
- Salt
- Dried oregano
Here are the directions for chili seasoning blend.
Old Bay Seasoning
This is the most versatile seasoning, ever! We use it on almost everything.
Ingrediends You Will Need:
(full amounts in recipe box below)
- Celery Salt
- Paprika
- Cayenne
- Black Pepper
- Garlic Powder
- Onion Powder
- Ground Mustard Seed
- Ginger
- Allspice
- Ground Nutmeg
- Bay Leaves
Italian Seasoning
This is great for not just Italian pasta dishes but chicken and beef, too.
Ingredients You Will Need:
(full amounts in recipe box below)
- Marjoram
- Basil
- Oregano
- Thyme
- Rosemary
- Garlic powder
- Onion powder
- Sage
Here are the directions for Italian seasoning blend.
Pumpkin Pie Spice
This is a definite must have for Fall! We find ourselves putting this on desserts, coffee, hot cocoa and of course, pie.
Ingredients You Will Need:
(full amounts in recipe box below)
- Ground Cinnamon
- Ginger
- Nutmeg
- Allspice
- Cloves
You can purchase Cooking Spices HERE and Baking Spices HERE to get your Homemade Spice Blends started.
Down below we made you a cheat sheet so you have all of the spice blends in one place. Make sure you hang onto it by printing or saving in to a Pinterest board.
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Homemade Seasoning Blends
Ingredients
Fajita Seasoning
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
Cajun Seasoning
- 2 ½ tablespoons paprika
- 2 tablespoons salt
- 2 tablespoons garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon onion powder
- 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
- 1 tablespoon dried oregano
- 1 tablespoon dried thyme
Old Bay Seasoning
- 2 Tablespoons Celery Salt
- 1 tablespoon Paprika
- 1 teaspoon Cayenne
- 1 teaspoon Black Pepper
- 1 teaspoon Garlic Powder
- 1 teaspoon Onion Powder
- ¼ teaspoon Ground mustard seed
- ⅛ teaspoon Ginger
- ⅛ teaspoon Allspice
- ⅛ teaspoon Ground Nutmeg
- 3 Bay leaves
Pumpkin Pie Spice Seasoning
- 3 tablespoons ground cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
Instructions
- Stir all the ingredients together and pour into an air-tight container.
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33 comments on “Homemade Spice Blends”
for the Old Bay Seasoning, do you just put the 3 bay leaves in the air tight container or do you grind them up?
Hi Gordon. You will want to grind them up or use powdered bay leaves.
Do you have one for Greek Sauce spices ??
Thanks
In your reply to Janice’s question about amount to use per recipe you said “to taste” essentially, but could you provide a starting amt with others as you did with the Taco seasoning. (ie approx 2 Tblsp per pound of meat)
I made your taco seasoning, but I can’t find how much to use for 1 pound of ground meat.
Hi Michael. 2 tablespoons of the taco seasoning is equivalent to 1 packet of store-bought taco seasoning.
This is the absolutely the best way to have your own seasoning blends!!!! I’ve been making my own Taco Seasoning for approximently 25yrs due to food allergies with my children. Thank you for all of the Spice Blend Recipes. I really appreciate them. I was wondering though, is it 2TBSP Seasoning per recipe, like the Taco one, or is there a different quantity per Recipe??
Thanks Janice! The amount really depends on the recipe, however you can increase or decrease to your taste.