If I had to narrow down one condiment that my entire family is obsessed with, this is it. Homemade ranch dressing. Actually, as a family we judge restaurants on how good their ranch dressing is. That is how obsessive we are about it.
We aren’t wine snobs, we’re ranch snobs!
This ranch dressing tastes better than anything store-bought, I can assure you of that. Before I began making my own ranch, the most popular store brand was my go to. And now, I can’t even begin to think of eating any other ranch except this one.
The common thing to do is eat it on salads, of course. But for ranch freaks like us, it goes much further than just a lettuce topper. We dip everything in it from carrot sticks, to homemade chicken tenders, to pizza to my personal favorite, Doritos! Everything just tastes better dipped in ranch, can I get an Amen?
I know y’all came here to read the recipe, so I’ll get on with it.
| Prep Time | 10 minutes |
| Servings |
cups
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- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1 tbs sour cream
- 1 tbs Hidden Valley ranch seasoning
- 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
- 1 tbs white sugar
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp onion powder
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp chicken bouillon granules
Ingredients
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- In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the heavy cream, buttermilk, mayonnaise and sour cream. Whisk this very well until combined, all the lumps are gone and it's extra creamy.
- Add in all the remaining spices and mix this well to combine. Transfer to an air-tight container and refrigerate. I promise you, homemade ranch just won't taste good until you allow it to chill.
- If it is too thick add milk or buttermilk one tablespoon at a time until it's to your desired consistency. Though if you follow the recipe exactly, it should be the perfect consistency for either pouring or dipping.
- Because this recipe contains heavy cream, mayo, sour cream and buttermilk, it definitely needs to stay chilled. And it will keep in the fridge for about seven days...if you can keep from eating it all before then, that is! I can assure you it never lasts that long in this house.
