Easy Homemade Ranch Dressing is the absolute best, super flavorful ranch dressing made from scratch! Learn how simple it is to make your own ranch at home!
We are undeniably a bunch of ranch dressing freaks in my house! Of course, the common thing to do is put it on a salad, but, I can't lie, we even eat it with PIZZA! Bottled ranch is fine, and I don't mind it one bit. But, homemade is always better when it comes down to flavor. The best thing is, this ranch is made with ingredients I always have on hand and only takes a few minutes to whisk up. I like keeping this dressing on hand so that I can put out a veggie tray to go along with dinner too, the quickest side dish ever!
How To make Homemade Ranch Dressing:
I've done a couple of process shots for this recipe so that you can see the starting point, the texture in between, plus the end result. I like to use mayonnaise and sour cream for this recipe. You can use Greek yogurt in place of the sour cream if you prefer.
You will want to whisk together your mayonnaise, sour cream, and seasonings until well combined. You will see that at this point you have a very thick mixture. This is a starting point for you to make the dressing as thick or thin as you prefer. If you want a nice thick dip, you can add less buttermilk, if you like your dressing quite thin for your salads, simply add more!
I start with ¾ Cup of Buttermilk for this recipe. If you know you want a thick dip-like consistency, start with ½ cup and work your way up from there. Note that you can also use regular milk for this dressing. I would recommend using whole milk for the creamiest texture.
At this point, taste your dressing and then add in any extra seasoning to taste. You can serve this right away, but, it has the best flavor after it has been chilled for a couple of hours. This ranch dressing can be stored in an airtight container for up to one week.
Enjoy!
~Nichole
Easy Homemade Ranch Dressing
Ingredients
- ½ Cup Mayonnaise
- ¼ Cup Sour Cream, or Greek yogurt
- 2 teaspoons Dried Chives
- ½ teaspoon Dried Dill
- ½ teaspoon Dried Parsley
- ½ teaspoon Garlic Powder
- ½ teaspoon Onion Powder
- ¼ teaspoon Salt
- ⅛ teaspoon pepper
- ¾ Cup Buttermilk, or regular whole milk
Instructions
- In a medium sized bowl whisk together the mayonnaise, sour cream, and all of the seasonings.
- Whisk in the buttermilk or milk until smooth.
- Serve this dressing immediately, or for best flavor chill for 2 hours before serving.
We love,love,love this recipe. What great flavor! The only thing I change is the amount of milk. I use less for a thicker dressing. But this is my go to recipe for ranch dressing. Yum!
Thank you for this great recipe! We make it with vegan mayo and yogurt, and now we have ranch dressing in our lives again!
10/10. I absolutely LOVE THIS RECIPE!! I make it at least twice a week and add less milk when want like a dip, and then add what the recipe calls for when I want it for a dressing!!!! It’s AWESOME!!! Undoubtedly ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This ranch dressing recipe is restaurant quality.
I substituted the buttermilk for half and half .
I only used 1/2 C and it was a perfect texture.
I highly recommend this recipe.
I will never buy store bought ranch again. So tasty! I think the consistency is perfect and the taste is bang on. Hands down the best ranch I've ever had! So glad we ran out, which forced me to look up a recipe to see if we can make it, I came across this recipe and we will never go back to store bought again.
Love the taste, but my dressing is thin, not creamy. I made my buttermilk by adding 1/2 T. Vinegar to 3/4 c. Whole milk. I followed all other measurements. Could the vinegar be the cause?
LOVED this! Thanks so much!
I substituted fresh parsley, chives, and dill for the dried.
for the mayo, do you use a miracle whip type or a hellmanns?
Use regular mayo, not miracle whip.
Just as you want it! Thick and creamy, delicious. Recipe saved!
How cool is it to have the ingredients with checkboxes? Kudos!
Perfect and flavorful! I'll continue to use this base formula. Thank you.
THE ABSOLUTE BEST HOMEMADE RANCH DRESSING EVER!!!!!!!!!! I've made this about 10 times and every time I'm like .... dang..... THE BEST! And, if it lasts, it gets better and better in the fridge! Next time, I swear I'm doubling the recipe! Nice work Nichole! I will never ever but store bought dressing again! HUGE FAN!!!
Thank you so much for sharing such an amazing and simple recipe. This will be the only ranch recipe I will ever use from now on. So good!
This dressing recipe is wonderful as is. I'd give it an A. If you want to bring it to an A+, use fresh dill and chives instead of dried. It takes it to the next level!
The ABSOLUTELY BEST ranch dressing EVER!! My fam LUVS it, especially my sweet hubby...thank you! 🙂
Amazingly delicious! I will never buy store bought dressing again.
Made this to top a garden salad. Better than ANY bottled I have tried! I didn't have any dill, so I just used dill pickle juice, I also added a sprinkling of parmesan cheese as well.
First time I've made a homemade sauce (fresh out of college and learning how to cook more than a pizza lol) and honestly this is DELICIOUS. I can't believe how easy it is to make this! 10/10. I'm making baked zucchini to go with it 🙂
Easy, quick, and delicious! Better than store bought! If you don’t have buttermilk, just add 1tbsp of vinegar to any milk!