This delicious sweet and spicy apricot dipping sauce is incredible with chicken nuggets, coconut shrimp or bacon-wrapped shrimp with cream cheese. It’s sweet, sour, fruity and spicy all at once. And you only need a few simple pantry ingredients to make it.
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What’s in the sauce?
Ingredient notes:
- Use adobo sauce from a can of chipotle peppers in adobo sauce. (For ideas as to how to use the remaining can, check out this honey chipotle mayo for shrimp tacos and this creamy chipotle sauce for chicken).
How to make it:
See full ingredients & instructions in the recipe card below!
Step 1. Add all ingredients to a mixing bowl.
Step 2. Whisk until well combined.
How to use it:
Serve as a dipping sauce with chicken nuggets, chicken tenders, coconut shrimp or these bacon-wrapped stuffed shrimp!
How to store it:
Store the sauce in an airtight container in the fridge. Let the sauce come up to room temperature before serving.
How spicy is it?
This dipping sauce is mildly spicy. If you would like it spicier, stir in more adobo sauce to taste.
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Sweet and Spicy Apricot Dipping Sauce
Equipment:
- measuring cups and spoons
- mixing bowl
- whisk
Ingredients:
- ¼ cup apricot preserves
- ¼ teaspoon onion powder
- 2 teaspoons adobo sauce (from a can of chipotle peppers in adobo sauce)
- ¼ teaspoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
Instructions:
- Add all ingredients to a bowl and whisk together until well combined.
Notes:
Nutrition Information (Estimated):
Nutrition values provided on this website are generated from a nutrition database and are estimates only. The accuracy of the nutrition information for any recipe on this website is not guaranteed. Nutrition values can vary quite a lot depending on which brands are used.
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