Hi Reader!

Last week, I shared recipes for my favorite homemade dry mixes and pantry staples. But did you know that it's also easy to DIY your own refrigerator staples?! 🙌

Having a fridge stocked with natural, pre-made recipes makes meal prep easier.

On top of convenience, we love making our own kitchen staples because:

1. They're quick & easy.
2. They're budget-friendly.
3. They can be made in bulk.
4. And YOU control the ingredients, so you can avoid any icky preservatives or unsavory additives!

I think you'll really love having these easy, all-natural recipes at your fingertips. 🤗

​Outstanding Homemade Pizza Sauce​
​Easy to make, luxuriously thick, and loaded with flavor, this scrumptious recipe will take your favorite pizza pie to the next level...and it also makes an amazing dipping sauce!

​Butter Pie Crust​
​This flaky, tender pie crust is THE BEST! It's unbelievably EASY to make this pie crust recipe from scratch with a few tricks and tips and just FOUR ingredients.

​Homemade Flour Tortillas​

Soft, tender tortillas are not only deliciously versatile, but this recipe is surprisingly easy to make with just FIVE simple ingredients!

​Homemade Chocolate Syrup​

This amazing recipe is made with five simple ingredients in about five minutes for a scrumptious ice cream topping or perfect chocolate milk! It's economical and easy to make using real, straightforward ingredients.

​Avocado Dressing or Dip​

This creamy, decadent-yet-healthy, dairy-free dressing is great on salads, as a dip, and so much more!

​30-Minute Fresh Tomato Marinara Sauce​

This delicious, homemade pasta sauce is bursting with ripe, juicy tomatoes, savory garlic, and fresh herbs…but the best part is that it’s ready in 30 minutes!

​Blueberry Compote​
​Frozen blueberries are cooked down into a glossy compote, sweetened with maple syrup, and delicious over waffles, pancakes, oatmeal, yogurt, pound cake, cheesecake, ice cream, and so much more!

​Healthy Honey Mustard​
​This lightened-up dipping sauce comes together in a few minutes with only five ingredients, including healthy Greek yogurt and no mayo!

​Yummy Burger Sauce​
​This homemade, creamy, decadent sauce is bursting with flavor for the perfect accompaniment to your favorite burgers and sandwiches!

​Chia Seed Jam​

This quick, easy, delicious, and nutritious way to make jam -- without pectin or extra sugar -- can use any fresh or frozen fruit you have on hand!

​Creamy Cilantro Lime Sauce​

This sauce is quick and easy to make with fresh ingredients, and it's delicious drizzled over baked or grilled chicken, fish, shrimp, steak, or any of your favorite Mexican food dishes!

​Homemade BBQ Sauce​
​This slightly sweet, slightly smoky, slightly spicy sauce is delicious on everything from brisket to ribs to chicken to pulled pork and more!

​Easy Homemade Caramel Sauce​
​This quick and easy caramel sauce is thick, gooey, and made with just FIVE ingredients in FIVE minutes, perfect for apples, brownies, ice cream, or you can give it as a gift in a jar!

​Homemade Enchilada Sauce​
​This shortcut enchilada sauce is all-natural, quick and easy to make, full of flavor, and as mild or spicy as you prefer!

​Strawberry Syrup​
​This quick, three-ingredient syrup can be used to flavor drinks like refreshing, bubbly, homemade strawberry soda, or it can be drizzled over ice cream, pound cake, waffles, and more!

​Easy Blueberry Syrup​
​This recipe is quick and easy to make with just five simple ingredients, and it's the perfect topping for pancakes, waffles, cheesecake, ice cream, or other breakfasts and desserts, or stirred into lemonade, tea, and various drinks!

​Pecan Praline Honey Butter​
​This scrumptious twist on honey butter is laced with cinnamon and vanilla and studded with toasted pecans, making it the perfect spread for dinner rolls, pancakes, waffles, sweet potatoes, and more!

​Cinnamon Syrup​

This warmly spiced syrup is great in lattes and makes a delicious topping for pancakes, waffles, ice cream, and more!

​Homemade Pumpkin Purée​
​Save this easy recipe for fall! It requires just a few simple steps for a healthy and delicious base for all of your favorite pumpkin recipes.

​Homemade Ranch Dressing​
​All-natural, loaded with buttermilk and fresh herbs, and simple to make, this ranch is SO good that you'll never go back to store-bought again!

​Homemade Italian Dressing​
​This zesty dressing is delicious on green salads or pasta salads, and excellent as a marinade…plus it's all-natural and easy to make!

(And psssst...while I included a couple of my classic/most popular salad dressings and vinaigrettes above, you can find ALL of my homemade salad dressings ⬅️ HERE!)

So the next time you find yourself adding a sauce or salad dressing to your grocery list, skip the pre-made stuff and try one of these recipes instead!

After all, homemade refrigerator staples are so good (for so many reasons!), you may never go back...😉

(See ALL of my Make-Your-Own Mixes & Kitchen Staples below! ⤵️)