Description
This chipotle sauce is creamy, smoky, and has just the right amount of spice. It’s my go-to sauce for burritos, tacos, sweet potato fries, quesadillas, and Southwestern or Mexican inspired dishes.
Ingredients
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- 3/4 cup sour cream (I use full fat sour cream)
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise (I like the olive oil mayo)
- 2 chipotle peppers from a can of chipotle peppers in Adobo sauce, plus 2 teaspoons of Adobo sauce
- 1 small garlic clove, peeled
- 1 tablespoon of lime juice, freshly squeezed
- 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
- A pinch of ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon honey (optional)
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro for serving
Instructions
- Place all the ingredients in a food process or blender and process until the sauce is creamy and smooth, scrapping down the sides as needed. Start by using 1 chipotle pepper. You can add more Adobo sauce or more chipotle peppers based on your taste preferences after blending.
- Taste and adjust the seasoning as necessary. Does it need more lime juice? More salt? More cumin? More heat? If it’s too spicy, you can add a little more sour cream or mayonnaise.
- Transfer the sauce to a serving bowl and sprinkle the chopped fresh cilantro on top. Enjoy!
Notes
- Make it vegan: Use cashew sour cream and vegan mayonnaise.
- Sour cream substitute: Use Mexican crema or Greek yogurt.
- Mayo substitute: Use 1/4 cup of plain Greek yogurt.
- Always start by using just 1 chipotle pepper and taste to adjust the heat level after blending. If you want more heat, you can add more chipotle peppers or Adobo sauce.
- Chipotle pepper substitute: Use 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika and a pinch of cayenne pepper for each chipotle pepper. Or you can use 1/2 teaspoon chipotle pepper powder combined with a little bit of tomato paste or ketchup. It will taste slightly different, but it’ll work in a pinch.
- Sweetener: This is an optional ingredient. You can add honey, maple syrup, or agave nectar if you prefer a sweeter chipotle sauce.
- Storage: Keep it in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5-7 days. I don’t recommend freezing this sauce.
- Nutrition information is a rough estimate based on 5 servings without the optional sweetner.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dips
- Method: Food Processor
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 cup
- Calories: 126
- Sugar: 0.38g
- Sodium: 362mg
- Fat: 11.98g
- Saturated Fat: 3.57g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2.92g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 3.38g
- Fiber: 0.3g
- Protein: 1.44g
- Cholesterol: 17mg