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Honey Chipotle Mayo

Updated: Oct 4, 2024 · Published: May 14, 2022 by Nicole B. · 2 Comments

5 from 1 vote
Total Time: 5 minutes minutes
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This easy honey chipotle mayo is a fantastic topping for anything from tacos to burrito bowls. It's sweet, spicy, smoky, and full of intense flavors but at the same time not harsh at all. You can easily make it in 5 minutes with pantry ingredients.

Honey chipotle mayo in a bowl.

Reader comment: "Wow, this sauce was fantastic! … I made corn tamale cakes and this was the perfect sauce."

Recipe ingredients and notes:

  • Instead of the more commonly used lime juice I opted for rice vinegar in this recipe. Rice vinegar isn't as harsh as lime juice but still adds a delicious tartness that works great with the other flavors.
  • This sauce is mildly spicy from the chipotle pepper and the adobo sauce. If you prefer it more or less spicy, use more or less adobo sauce and chipotle pepper to taste.
  • You only need a small amount of chipotle peppers and adobo sauce for this recipe. Check out these recipes with chipotle peppers in adobo sauce for ideas how to use the rest of the can.
Chipotle pepper in adobo sauce, mayonnaise, honey, rice vinegar, cumin, oregano and onion powder.

How to make it:

Step 1. Finely chop chipotle pepper.

Chopped chipotle pepper on a cutting board with a knife.

Step 2. Add all ingredients to a bowl.

Honey chipotle sauce ingredients in a bowl.

Step 3. Whisk together.

Honey chipotle mayo being whisked in a bowl.

What to serve it with:

  • This mayo is incredible as a taco sauce. Drizzle it on shrimp, fish, chicken, beef, pork or shrimp and chorizo tacos. (If you're making grilled shrimp tacos I recommend this chipotle lime seasoning for the shrimp. Its flavors are perfect with this chipotle mayo.)
  • You can also use this mayo on just about any other Mexican-inspired meal. Think burrito and taco bowls, nachos, quesadillas and more!
  • This sauce also makes a great salad dressing, especially for a meat salad.

Full Recipe

Honey chipotle mayo in a bowl.
Author: The Spice Train

Honey Chipotle Mayo

5 from 1 vote
This sweet and spicy honey chipotle mayo is perfect for tacos and other Mexican-inspired dishes.
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Prep Time: 5 minutes mins
Total Time: 5 minutes mins
Servings: 2
Course: Condiments and Sauces
Cuisine: Mexican
Calories: 146
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients:
  

  • ¼ cup mayonnaise
  • ½ finely chopped small canned chipotle pepper,* (about 1 teaspoon)
  • ½ tablespoon adobo sauce
  • ½ tablespoon honey
  • ½ teaspoon dried oregano
  • ¼ teaspoon onion powder
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cumin
  • ½ teaspoon unseasoned rice vinegar

Equipment:

  • measuring cups and spoons
  • knife and cutting board
  • mixing bowl
  • whisk
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Method:
 

  1. Add all ingredients to a bowl and whisk together until smooth.

Recipe notes:

*For a less spicy sauce, use only half of that amount.
Storage: Store in an airtight container in the fridge. Consume within 3 days.
Did you make this recipe?Please consider leaving a review- THANK YOU!

Nutrition (estimate only):

Calories: 146kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 1.4gFat: 10.9gSaturated Fat: 1.5gCholesterol: 13mgSodium: 535mgPotassium: 19mgFiber: 2.2gSugar: 6.3gCalcium: 24mgIron: 2mg

More sweet and spicy condiments:

  • This lime aioli recipe is made with chili powder and fresh lime juice and zest.
  • For something fruity, check out this apricot dipping sauce recipe.

Comments

  1. Deb says

    May 10, 2024 at 8:24 pm

    Wow, this sauce was fantastic! I only recently found your blog and am overwhelmed how delicious this was. I made corn tamale cakes and this was the perfect sauce. I'm looking forward to trying your other recipes. Thank you so much!

    Reply
    • Nicole B. says

      May 11, 2024 at 10:29 am

      You're so welcome, Deb! Thank you so much for coming back and leaving such wonderful feedback, I really appreciate that!!

      Reply
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