This Easy Creamy Chipotle Sauce comes together in less than 5 minutes for a smoky, spicy and creamy sauce that’s perfect for tacos, burrito bowls, sandwiches, burgers, fries and more.
Made in a blender or food processor with simple, inexpensive ingredients, this homemade chipotle sauce has the perfect balance of smoky chipotle flavor and creamy texture. You can easily customize the heat by adding more or fewer chipotle peppers in adobo.
Use this creamy chipotle sauce as a taco sauce, sandwich spread or dipping sauce, or drizzle it over my beef burrito bowl recipe. It keeps for up to 1 week in the refrigerator, so it’s also an easy sauce to make ahead and use throughout the week.
Sauce Ingredients
To make this 5 minute Chipotle Sauce, you will need:
- Mayonnaise. Use your favorite brand!
- Sour cream. You can use full fat sour cream, low fat sour cream, or even plain Greek yogurt.
- 2-3 canned chipotle peppers in adobo. if you like things less spicy, add these gradually to taste. You'll find these in the Mexican section at most grocery stores.
- The juice and zest of 1 lime.
- Honey, for a touch of sweetness to balance everything out.
- Fresh garlic cloves. In a pinch, you can use jarred garlic or garlic powder. If using garlic powder, start with about ½ teaspoon and adjust to taste.
- Fresh cilantro leaves. These add a fresh burst of flavor to the sauce.
- Salt and fresh ground black pepper, to taste.
How to make Chipotle Sauce
To make the sauce, add all the sauce ingredients to a blender or food processor, and blend until completely smooth. Taste, then add salt and pepper as needed. To make it less spicy, start with one chipotle pepper at a time, taste, and add more until desired heat level is reached.
I also like to make this sauce using an immersion blender. If using a food processor, be sure to scrape down the sides as you go to make sure all ingredients are well incorporated and no chunks remain.
Substitutions and Additions
- Try plain Greek yogurt in place of sour cream.
- Use an olive oil based mayo.
- In a pinch, you can use chipotle powder, but add about 1 teaspoon at a time by volume and adjust as necessary.
- Like things extra spicy? Add additional chipotle peppers or a touch of the adobo sauce from the can!
- Out of garlic? Try about ½ teaspoon garlic powder instead.
- Go all out and make the sauce with Mexican crema instead of sour cream!
- Vegan? Try vegan mayo and vegan cream cheese in place of the mayo and sour cream.
- No limes on hand? Try a splash of apple cider vinegar!
What to serve with the Chipotle Sauce
This spicy sauce goes great on just about anything. I love it as a dipping sauce for fried foods like french fries or sweet potato fries.
It also cuts through the richness of cheesy quesadillas and wings, and goes great as a sauce for burrito bowls or tacos!
Storing the Chipotle mayo sauce
Once the sauce is blended, store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.This recipes yields a little over 1 ½ cups of Chipotle Sauce.
Easy Creamy Chipotle Sauce (5 minute recipe)
Equipment
- immersion blender, blender, or food processor
Ingredients
- ½ cup mayonaise
- 1 cup sour cream
- 2-3 canned chipotle peppers in adobo
- the juice and zest of 1 lime
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 tablespoon fresh cilantro leaves
- salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to a blender or food processor, and pulse until smooth, scraping down the sides as needed. Taste, and add salt and pepper as needed.
- Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.
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