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
Homemade Cool Ranch Doritos Recipe
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Ingredients
- uncooked small corn tortillas I used one package
- 2 1 ounce packets dry ranch seasoning
- 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon ground garlic
- 1 teaspoon ground onion
- 1 teaspoon salt
- peanut oil or canola oil for frying
Instructions
- Heat oil in a dutch oven or deep fryer and heat to 350F. You want about 2 inches of oil minimum.
- Cut the uncooked tortillas into wedges, like pizza slices.
- In a medium bowl, mix together the ranch seasoning, paprika, garlic, onion, and salt. The seasoning works best super fine, so you can pulse in a blender if you would like, but its optional.
- Working in batches, fry the tortillas until crispy, about 3 minutes per batch. I used a wooden spoon to press the tortillas down one at a time to let some of the air out, otherwise they can puff up very easily. Be careful with this step because the oil can bubble up.
- Place the fried tortillas on a paper towel lined plate and sprinkle with seasoning. Toss to combine, then sprinkle the flip side. You want to do this right after removing from the oil. Allow to cool.
- Repeat with the rest of the tortillas. This will make quite a bit of tortillas, about 5-6 dozen for the amount of seasoning. You can also keep the seasoning in an airtight container for later use!
- Store chips in an airtight container for up to two weeks. Enjoy!
Last step! Don’t forget to show me a pic of what you made! Upload an image or tag me @thecookierookie on Instagram!
Nutrition Information
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.
2 1oz packs or 2 packs equaling 1oz in total?
The recipe calls for ground onion and garlic. This may be a silly question, but can I use onion and garlic powder or so I need to actually grind the onion and garlic?
Would love to know the answer to this also
NEED ALL THE CHIPS!!! What an incredible idea! Definitely trying these out for myself.. I mean, for the kids of course! ;)
You’re killing me, Becky! Now I can make my Doritos MYSELF???? This is gonna be dangerous. Thanks, though. Shared!
So much better than store bought…this would be fun to make with the kids and so easy!
Now why didn’t I think of these? Another great idea and fun photos from The Cookie Rookie!
Genius! Cool Ranch Doritos are totally my guilty pleasure and I’ll have to try these!