Copycat Old Bay Seasoning
Skip the store-bought! Our Copycat Old Bay Seasoning is our version of this classic spice blend is so easy to make and a much more affordable option with an even greater depth of flavor!
You’ll also love our Homemade Taco Seasoning!
We love recreating a store staple in this house, and spice blends are one of the easiest ways to not only add a little from scratch flair to your cooking, but also eliminate extra, unnecessary ingredients and control exactly what’s in your blend! Our Copycat Old Bay Seasoning is our latest spice blend recreation, and it is for sure one we’ll be making on repeat!
Ingredients Needed
- Celery Salt and Smoked Paprika – The base spices for this blend, and they make a delicious duo combining earthy, grassy, salty, with another kind of earthy flavor that’s smoky, warm, and subtly sweet.
- Ground Ginger, Black Pepper, and Ground Mustard – These three bring subtle citrus, slightly bitter, and sharp and pungent woody flavors altogether.
- Cardamon, All Spice, Cloves, and Cinnamon – Just a teeny touch of these warming spices to add depth!
- Ground Bay Leaves – If you can find ground bay leaves in the store, great! If not, no problem, it just takes an extra minute to grind up some dried bay leaves.
Ready in Minutes
The first step is to create that ground bay by using a trusty mortar and pestle (or spice grinder) to grind up the bay leaves. For this recipe, 3 good-sized bay leaves gave us just enough.
Finally, add it all to a bowl and mix! That’s it!
Copycat Old Bay Seasoning, from scratch, done!
Best Used On
Shrimp and seafood are what this classic spice blend is most often (and best) used on. We absolutely loved our Copycat Old Bay Seasoning on some simple sauteed shrimp in butter! It is also delicious to use in place of the spice blend for our 10 Minute Spicy Grilled Shrimp Skewers!
You’ll Also Love
- Homemade Lemon Pepper Seasoning
- Homemade Italian Seasoning
- Homemade Taco Seasoning
- Homemade Everything Seasoning
- Homemade Chai Spice
- Homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice
Ready in minutes and ready for all of your upcoming summer seafood recipes! Stay tuned for the recipes we’ll be using our new homemade spice blend!
Enjoy! As always, if you make this recipe or any of my others, I love to hear what you think! Leave a comment below, email me, or you can find me on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest!
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Copycat Old Bay Seasoning
Equipment
- small mixing bowls
- mortar and pestle optional
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons celery salt .85 oz
- 2 1/2 tablespoons smoke paprika .75 oz
- 2 teaspoons ground mustard .2 oz
- 3/4 teaspoon cayenne .5 oz
- 3/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon ground bay leaves about 3 large dried bay leaves
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cardamon
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/8 teaspoon all spice
Instructions
- Grind Bay Leaves: Add the bay leaves to a mortar or to a spice blender and crush with a pestle or blend until the leaves are ground.
- Mix: Add all of the spices to a small bowl and mix well.
- Store: Store in a small jar with the rest of your herbs and spices!
