Homemade Five Spice Powder Recipe

Five-spice powder is a spice mixture made with more than five kinds of spices. This is like the most useful Chinese seasoning. It is really easy to make at home.

INGREDIENTS
1 cinnamon stick
3 star anise

INSTRUCTIONS
Toast all the spices in a wok or a cast-iron skillet over low heat for a few minutes to evaporate the moisture and activate the aroma. If you have a couple of spices that are already a powder form, reserve, and mix at the end.
Let the spices cool before putting them into a spice grinder.
Blend the spices as fine as possible. Mix with the reserved spice powder.
Store the five-spice powder in a sealable container.
Notes
Note: Don’t make too much at one time because the aroma does get weaker if you let it sit for too long. I normally just make an oz, which will last me 2-3 months.

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[nonstophorizon]

Wow, so now that I've made this, I'll never waste money on the store bought stuff again. The last stuff I bought tasted and smelled a lot like dust for the most part, and there was no spice to it. It was awful. I held off making this because I didn't realize I already had all of the stuff to actually make it. I don't have a spice grinder; I use a mortar and pestle, and even with that, it took less than 3 minutes to grind everything down super fine. The beauty of using a mortar and pestle is that I was able to add everything in while still hot (including the already powdered spices) so that all of the flavors could bloom from the heat of what was heated. Absolutely amazing taste, FAR better than anything I've bought that was already premade. Thank you so much!!!

[Gee-xsrc]

Thank you so much! I can't find 5 spice powder anywhere here but you made me realize I already have most of the ingredients at home 😆😆 now I just need anise and sichuan peppercorn yay!!

[lisamolinar]

Man I second that emotion, I can never
Find this exact spice @my local market.
So thank you for this so I too can have it in my pantry spice rack..

[chefsteve]

I do think that you are the best cooking instructor on youtube, Mandy
I am trying all your recipes. eceryone loves the food of your recipes. Thank you for sharing all these amazing chinese recipes with us. Keep it up

[ghostpupper]

Love making my own spice mixes. Great video

[theresa]

Bonus episode!!!! 😃
It looks so simple to make.
Thank you! 🥰🥰🥰
I was wondering what day it was for a moment. My lockdown brain still gets confused! 🧠😜

[sheenawarecki]

I love 5 spice! I've had it mixed into breads and just so yummmy! Also I didn't know you had arthritis in your wrist! I'm sorry you have it, I have arthritis in joints too and it sucks 😂

[iam_trinikimmy]

I love this video, Erica. My paternal Grandparents were Chinese and even though we can find 5 spice powder blends where I live in Trinidad & Tobago, I find that it is not the same taste as what my Grandfather would use in his cooking. I guess he would doctor things up a bit. I see that the spice companies here use celery powder if they cannot find fennel and it is sometimes a little heavy on the licorice. And they sub white pepper for the Sichuan pepper. Thank you very much for the recipe, I will definitely try it.

[jetpaq]

Baby, your English is getting awesome...much love to you!!thanks for good info.

[jeanniecampbell]

I love my soupedup recipes wok. Thank you so much Mandy for your version of 5 spice. The dried orange peel is genius!

[bubbadeaux]

Wonderful! Thank you for this! Still using your wok daily - it's amazing!!!! Tonight: Fried Chicken Wings a la' Mandy!!

[chateaxublue]

Thank you, I like the addition of white pepper, orange and cardamom. Can't wait to try it. Do you have more spice mixes to share 😋

[shellykearney]

Awesome video. Thanks for sharing another wonderful recipe. 😊

[chankwanting]

For anyone making their own "dried orange peel", don't use an actual large round orange.

Think mandarin family size small citrus orange / tangerine / satsuma etc. instead.

[ymasea]

Tq Mandy for this video👍. I was about to purchase a packet online bcos I love this 5-spice in my crispy pancake💓

[dustydustydusty]

This stuff will make your instant ramen more good. Only a pinch. First time I experimented with it I used about a teaspoon in one instant ramen pack.
It was 5spice as hell.

[armandorjusino]

That orange peel is the one I am missing but definitely I will give this a try, ty very much.

[monicasalyer]

What brand of grinder do you use?

A lot of grinders caution against against attempting to grind "hard" spices such as cinnamon and nutmeg.

Your grinder handled the cinnamon equity handily

[atruth]

Excellent thanks, just saw your fives pice wing video, love five spice flavor. Appreciate you always including a most excellent description in your descriptions. You have a WOK!!!! Super cool, congratulations. Happy healthy days creating your recipes your way 🙏