Learn how to make homemade vegetable bouillon powder for a quick broth or bouillon cube substitute in this simple tutorial. While bone broth simmering on the stove for hours has its charms and health benefits, sometimes you need homemade broth fast when you’re in the middle of a recipe and realize you don’t have bouillon cubes or are short a cup or two of broth and can’t make a run to the grocery store.
Why make homemade bouillon powder?
We began using homemade vegetable broth powder when we discovered my monosodium glutamate sensitivity about 15 years ago. Back then, there were no options on the grocery store shelves for bouillon cubes, chicken stock, or vegetable broth that didn’t have some sort of MSG or glutamate by another name added (i.e. yeast extract, hydrolyzed protein, maltodextrin, etc.).
While making homemade chicken broth isn’t complicated and works great in most of your soup recipes, there are times when a recipe calls for a bouillon cube or I’m short a cup of broth for a recipe and it’s not worth running to the grocery store at the last minute. That’s when homemade vegetable bouillon powder can really save the day!
There’s also the added bonus of saving money on your grocery bill. All the ingredients in homemade vegetable bouillon powder are inexpensive and it’s easy to make a whole jar of powder for pennies. Super simple and inexpensive way to clean up your diet of unnecessary chemicals and additives!
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Health Benefits of Homemade Broth Powder
- No MSG or flavoring additives
- No salt added – great for those on low-sodium diets!
Ingredients for Homemade Bouillon Powder
You probably already have all of these in your spice cabinet. No need for a grocery store run!
How to use Homemade Bouillon Powder
There are two simple ways to use your homemade vegetable broth powder:
- Use 1 tbsp per 1 cup water to replace a cup of broth in a recipe
- Use 1 tbsp of powder to replace a single bouillon cube in a recipe
Adding broth powder to your recipes is a great way to boost flavor. Some of our favorite ways to use homemade vegetable bouillon powder is in:
- Soups
- Stews
- Gumbo
- Rice
- Anytime a bouillon cube is called for in a recipe
Homemade Vegetable Bouillon Powder – Quick Broth Substitute
Description
Quick and simple broth or bouillon cube substitute.
Ingredients
Instructions
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Combine all in a small jar and shake to mix well.
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Use 1 tbsp per 1 cup water to replace a cup of broth in a recipe.
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Or use 1 tbsp of powder to replace a single bouillon cube.
