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 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 of 1 can). It works well as a substitute for canned soup in pretty much any recipe that calls for it.
Homemade Cream Soup Mix
Ingredients
- 2 cups instant 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.
Jean
It works. V good when scaling down a recipe. Tnx.
Lydia Beiler
You are so welcome, Jean! I’m glad you are finding this recipe helpful.
Rachel
What can I use instead of potato? My daughter is allergic.
Lydia Beiler
I’m sorry, but I’m not sure what would work well as a substitute.
Hannah Wolf
Hi, do you think this mix would store well long-term in sealed mylar bags?
Lydia Beiler
I don’t know what sealed mylar bags are but I assume they are like a FoodSaver sort of thing? At any rate, I think it should work great! I keep it in my pantry in a Tupperware container and it has stayed okay for probably close to a year (I make a big batch). There’s not really anything in it that will go bad quickly.