Honey Free Creole Seasoning
Bold, smoky, and layered with heat, this homemade Creole seasoning blend is the kind of pantry staple that makes everything it touches taste more alive. Many store-bought spice blends sneak in sweeteners — including honey powder or other natural sweeteners — to round out the flavor, which can be a real headache when you're trying to keep things strictly free of added sugars. This recipe skips all of that and builds its depth entirely from paprika, garlic, onion, three kinds of pepper, and earthy dried herbs. The double hit of black and white pepper alongside cayenne gives it a complex, slow-building heat that's anything but one-dimensional. Whisking everything together takes about two minutes, and once it's sealed in a jar it stays potent for up to six months. Shake it over chicken, stir it into rice, or rub it onto shrimp before a quick sear — the possibilities are genuinely endless. When you know exactly what's in your spice blend, cooking with confidence gets a whole lot easier.
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16 servings
- 2 tbsp paprika
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 1 tbsp onion powder
- 1 ½ tsp dried oregano
- 1 ½ tsp dried thyme
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp white pepper
- 1 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1 tsp salt
Instructions
- 1
Combine the paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, dried oregano, dried thyme, black pepper, white pepper, cayenne pepper, and salt in a small bowl.
- 2
Whisk or stir with a fork until the spices are evenly distributed and no clumps remain.
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