Everyday Nutritional Yeast Broth Powder

It takes less than 5 minutes to make your own soup broth powder. This receipe makes about 2 cups + 6 tbsps of a concentrated powder that you can store in a mason jar- Just add 2 tsp of powder to 1 cup of hot water. This recipe has enough powder to make 57 cups of broth. It goes a long way!

Why would I make my own broth powder when I could just as easily buy it? Have you SEEN the ingredients in a typical soup broth powder? I wouldn’t feed it to my worst enemy. I was at Bulk Barn (a Canadian store where they sell food ingredients in bulk) recently. They had several bouillon powders to choose from. Not one of them had any natural ingredients in them. I was surprised to see sugar as the first ingredient in all of them, followed by corn syrup solids, industrial seed oils, MSG, salt (ok salt is a natural ingredient- but no moderation whatsoever), food colourings and flavourings. Disgusting. People consume this not knowing that it’s full of harmful ingredients.

By making your own broth powder concentrate:

You control the ingredients. The ingredients in a typical store bought broth are bad. All the ingredients in this broth powder are REAL FOOD ingredients. Nutritional yeast forms the base of the recipe. (Never heard of nutritional yeast? Keep reading).

You consume way less sodium. Store bought bouillon usually has more salt per cup than the recommended daily limit.

You get more nutrients, less junk. Nutritional yeast + herbs and spices = B vitamins, antioxidants and phytonutrients instead of empty flavour.

You get a better tasting broth. This broth tastes so good! Full of flavour.

You save money.  While nutritional yeast is kind of expensive (at least in Canada it is), one batch goes a long way. You can make 57 cups of broth with this recipe.

If you’re not familiar with nutritional yeast, it is an inactive yeast (not the baking kind) that looks like dried yellow flakes. It has a natural savoury, unami flavour- which makes it perfect for soups and broths. It adds depth and richness without dairy, gluten or questionnable additives. It is wildly popular among the health conscious, especially the vegan crowd. It can be found in most grocery stores. Look in the “healthy food” aisle first. Even my local Wal-Mart has it.

This recipe is super healthy (nothing but the best for you!) and very easy to make.

This recipe is naturally gluten free, grain free, dairy free, vegan/plant-based.

Here’s a list of some more soups:

Lentil Soup

 Sundried Tomato Lentil Soup

5 minute Instant Pot Cauliflower Soup

Roasted Carrot Soup

Anti-inflammatory Cabbage Soup

Sheet Pan Butternut Squash Soup

Leek & Cauliflower

Broccoli Soup with Curry & Kale

Roasted Carrot & Sweet Potato Soup

How to Store Broth Powder

Store broth powder concentrate in a glass container with a sealable lid (mason jar works well). Store in a cupboard with your other spices. The expiry date will be the expiry date of your nutritional yeast.