This homemade cream soup mix is not only healthier than the bought version, but it’s also cheaper too! And I love that it allows you to make as little or as much as you want at a time.
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Maybe I’m strange, but I enjoy playing around with creating my own homemade version of convenience foods. I find it fulfilling partly because it is typically less expensive, but also partly because it is just so much healthier!
Recently I discovered how to make homemade cream soup mix and I love it! My method involves making a powdered mix which I really like because it is both easy to make the mix and also easy to mix up the actual cream soup once you are ready to use it in a recipe.
It is also very inexpensive, costing me right around $0.25 to $0.30 per serving (the equivalent to 1 can.) It works well as a substitute for canned soup in pretty much any recipe that calls for it.
Homemade Cream Soup Mix
Homemade Cream Soup Mix
Ingredients
- 2 cups instant nonfat dry milk powder
- 10 Tbsp. cornstarch
- 1/2 cup mashed potato flakes
- 1/4 cup chicken bouillon granules
- 2 Tbsp. dried vegetable flakes (optional- see Notes below)
- 1 tsp. onion powder
- 1/2 tsp. dried marjoram
- 1/4 tsp. garlic powder
- 1/8 tsp. pepper
Instructions
TO PREPARE MIX:
- In a food processor or blender, combine all the ingredients; cover and process until vegetable flakes are finely chopped.
- Store in an airtight container in a cool dry place for up to 1 year.
TO PREPARE SOUP:
- Whisk 6 tbsp. soup mix into 1 ⅓ cups water. Be sure to use a larger container since this will expand as it heats. I find a 2 cup glass measuring cup works perfectly.
- Microwave on high, uncovered, for 2 to 2 ½ minutes, stirring occasionally.
- For mushroom soup, add ¼ to ½ cup sauteed sliced mushrooms; for celery soup, add 1/8 teaspoon celery salt or one sauteed sliced or chopped celery rib.
- Use in place of 1 small can of cream soup.
Notes
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Paula Rockwell
Have you tried using a vegan powdered milk in place of the cow’s powdered milk? This would be great but I would need a dairy free option. Thanks!
Lydia Beiler
I have not, Paula, and I don’t know anything about vegan powdered milk. But I would think that it would work the same and could easily be substituted.