This french onion ranch dip made with homemade ranch, made from scratch without the packet layered with french onion and a hit of hot sauce. It takes 10 minutes to make and improves with time in the refrigerator. Make it the night before a party and it will be even better the next day. Serve it with tortilla chips, potato chips, or a platter of colorful vegetable dippers.
What Makes This Dip So Special
This ranch dip relies uses dry buttermilk, found in the baking aisle of most grocery stores, as the base, which gives it a cleaner, tangier flavor that the packet version can’t match. The onion flakes add french onion depth without requiring any cooking. A tablespoon of Tapatio hot sauce brings just enough heat to make it interesting without overwhelming the other flavors. Greek yogurt makes it lighter than a pure sour cream version while keeping it just as creamy.
Ingredients
Copycat Ranch Dip Mix
This replaces one pre-packaged packet of Ranch dip powder.
- 2 tablespoons dry buttermilk found in the baking section of the supermarket
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- ¼ teaspoon dried dill
- ¼ teaspoon garlic salt
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon sugar
- ⅛ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon MSG - optional
For the Spicy Ranch French Onion DiP
- One 16-ounce container of plain Greek yogurt or sour cream
- Copycat Ranch Dip mix or one packet powdered Ranch dip mix if you want to make it easier.
- 3 tablespoons dried chopped onion flakes
- 1 tablespoon hot sauce I used Tapatio
- ½ teaspoon paprika
Instructions
- Mix all of the ingredients together with the dried dip mix. It's easier to mix if you use a butter knife instead of a spoon or spatula. Refrigerate for at least 15 minutes, Serve with chips or colorful veggie dippers.
