Cool Ranch Doritos are fun, tasty, easy, and cheap to make at home! This homemade Doritos recipe will impress your family and is sure to be made again and again. Once you learn How to Make Doritos you’ll never go back to buying bag after bag. You’ll be in love with this Cool Ranch Doritos Recipe and want to learn how to make all the flavors.
Cool Ranch Doritos Recipe
Cool Ranch Doritos are so easy to make for yourself at home. This homemade Doritos recipe costs less and tastes even better than the original!
Cool Ranch Doritos are one of our favorite snacks. Unfortunately, they are not cheap and they aren’t exactly healthy either! The good news is that you can make Doritos at home, and they taste amazing (even better than store bought). This homemade Doritos recipe is incredibly easy, and it takes no time at all to make.
You can have sticky cool ranch fingers and a happy hubby in under 30 minutes! If you’re like me, you’ll have all the Doritos ingredients in your house already (except for maybe the tortillas), so you can whip these up in no time. These homemade Cool Ranch Doritos are so fun and simple, I can’t believe I hadn’t made these before!
I love snacking on these while watching reality TV, and they are the PERFECT snack for the Super Bowl or any big game day. Kids will love them, and you will feel good knowing exactly what’s in them.
Make these delicious Homemade Cool Ranch Doritos and start snacking away!
Homemade Doritos Recipe
Pat almost died when I made this copycat Doritos recipe. I mean, this is his version of heaven. And since they’re homemade Doritos, we are telling ourselves they are healthy. Of course they’re fried, which means they are not actually healthy, BUT…we are in denial. And I’m okay with that! Besides, I’ll always take a homemade version, where I know exactly what’s in them, over a bag of chips made in a factory.
The only negative with these homemade Cool Ranch Doritos is how messy your fingers get. But that happens whether you buy them at the store or make them at home. And I don’t know if that really counts as a negative, because that’s kind of part of the fun of Doritos, right?
Doritos Ingredients
Have you ever looked at the Doritos ingredients on a bag at the store? They are…well, it’s a typical list of ingredients you’d find in processed foods. Which is I am all about this homemade doritos recipe, despite the fact that they aren’t necessarily “healthy”. I want to indulge in junk food, and I’d rather do it with homemade junk food!
Luckily, there are less ingredients than you might think in this homemade version. Just tortillas and a few seasonings to get the perfect cool ranch flavor!
Homemade Doritos Ingredients:
- Corn Tortillas
- Dry Ranch Seasoning
- Smoked Paprika
- Garlic Powder
- Onion Powder
- Salt
Plus some oil for frying. These Homemade Cool Ranch Doritos are a must make! I want to try a bunch of different Doritos flavors with this recipe, or even create my own. I definitely want to try it with my Homemade Taco Seasoning…yum! How good does that sound?
This homemade Doritos Recipe is sure to make you famous with your kids and spouse!
How to Make Cool Ranch Doritos at Home
All you need is a few ingredients and about 30 minutes to make these Cool Ranch Doritos. They are so easy to make, so delicious, and so fun for parties. It’s the best thing to snack on in front of the TV, while watching movies, or on game day!
How to Make Cool Ranch Doritos:
- Heat oil in a dutch oven or deep set pot. Oil should reach 350°F before frying.
- Cut the uncooked tortillas into triangular wedges (like chips!)
- In a mixing bowl, combine ranch seasoning, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, and salt.
- Fry the tortillas in batches for about 3 minutes, until they get crispy. Use a wooden spoon to carefully press them and de-puff them (they will fill up with air while frying).
- As soon as you remove the tortillas from the oil, place them on a paper towel lined plate. Then sprinkle and toss them in the cool ranch seasoning.
This homemade Doritos recipe makes about 5-6 dozen chips, so plenty to snack on. Store them in an airtight container or resealable plastic bag, and they will last up to 2 weeks (assuming you don’t eat them all!).
Now that I’ve conquered making homemade Cool Ranch Doritos, there are so many other flavors I can’t wait to try. SO EASY! You’re gonna love it.
Watch the video and See the recipe card below for full details on How to Make Doritos. Enjoy!
If you like this homemade doritos recipe, try these other fun snack recipes:
- Homemade Tortilla Chips (Garlic Parmesan)
- Best Chex Mix Recipe
- Garlic Parmesan Pasta Chips
- Homemade Gardetto’s Recipe
- Hot Buttered Cheerios Snack Mix
- Best Puppy Chow Recipe
- Tequila Lime Tortilla Chips
- Mexican Spice Cheese Crackers
I’ve been using up my tortillas like this for years only just salting them. I very, very rarely buy any kind of chips so I never connected my fried tortillas to Doritos. I fry them & put them on a rack in the oven as I finish a batch. Drains a lot of the residual oil while I’m finishing. I also truly enjoy them salted & warm.
Happy to hear you enjoyed this recipe!
Hello Becky! Could flour tortillas be used for this recipe?
Thanks
You definitely could use flour, but corn will give you a more authentic Doritos flavor!
Is ground onion and garlic the same as onion and garlic powder?
The powder is finer! Think of powdered sugar versus granulated sugar.
OMGGGGG I just found this recipe yesterday and I knew I had to try them. I bought all the ingredients today and make them and OMGGGG I’M OBSESSED!!!!!!! I can’t stop eating them. I also make them but dredged them in cinnamon and sugar and I almost lost my mind they were so good. PEOPLE DON’T WALK RUN TO MAKE THESE!
Thanks for sharing with us, Trisha!
I had some stale corn tortillas to use up…and powdered milk, but no Ranch or buttermilk, so I improvised, using this recipe as a base, and WOW!!!! I added some smoked paprika, extra garlic powder, white pepper, sugar, and coriander to the seasoning mix and ehrmagherd. Ultra-low-sodium Cool ranch Doritos for pennies. Thank you So Much <3
How awesome!! I’m glad you loved it so much!
I rolled wings in the seasoning mix. They were a hit.
That sounds so yummy!!
have you thought about using an air fryer instead of deep frying? might make it healthier and air drying gets it crispy as well…just a thought
I just got an air fryer for Christmas and I’ve really been wanting to revamp some recipes. This one might be great!! I LOVE the air fryer so far!!
I’m genuinely excited to try this. I’m unable to eat regular CR Doritos (my fave) because I have a nightshade sensitivity. I might try this recipe and take out the paprika to see if it’ll work that way (since that is the trouble with the store bought ones).
Awesome! I hope you love it!!
These are real good! thanks
SO glad to hear that!
On cool ranch how can it be 1 carb if using a package of tortilla? Nutrition value is wrong.