Spicy and sweet, Chipotle Honey BBQ Sauce is the perfect addition to grilled chicken, pulled pork or chicken n’ waffles! And what makes it extra special, it’s homemade!
Chipotle Honey BBQ Sauce is a delicious recipe that will leave you with your very own homemade BBQ sauce. You won’t ever have to buy store made ever again, in just 30 short minutes you will have your bbq sauce fill!
Making homemade BBQ sauce is easier than it seems. I’ll show you how to make BBQ sauce in only 30 minutes and in the simplest way possible!
Add onion, garlic and olive oil to a pot and cook over medium heat until onions are soft and opaque. Then just add the rest of your ingredients and bring to a low simmer for 20 minutes. Take off the heat and with a stick blender or food processor blend until smooth.
You know how bacon makes everything better? I’m a believer that BBQ sauce does too and I love to try new flavor combinations using unsuspecting ingredients. Chipotle peppers, especially those in adobo sauce, have a signature smoky flavor that packs a lot of heat.
You can adjust the amount of chipotle peppers to your liking, but beware that even one will have a kick. Adding honey helps to even out the spice.
Once your friends and family have had a taste of this Chipotle Honey Bbq Sauce, everyone will be wondering where you bought this delicious BBQ sauce from! Trust me, they will be completely shocked when you tell them this is a homemade BBQ sauce.
Don’t forget to mention where you found this amazing, easy BBQ sauce recipe! Try it on Grandma’s BBQ Meatballs, the Best BBQ Ribs, Chicken Lettuce Wraps, use it as a marinade, salad dressing or mix in a few tablespoons with your next Mac and Cheese for a real crowd pleaser!
Make sure you check out these other easy sauce recipes:
- Homemade Buffalo Sauce
- Raspberry Sauce
- Jalapeno Pineapple Sauce
- Coconut Curry Sauce
- Carolina Gold BBQ Sauce
- Golden BBQ Sauce
Cola BBQ Sauce
Cran-Blueberry BBQ Sauce Recipe
Chipotle Honey BBQ Sauce Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1/2 white onion diced
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 1 tablespoon light extra virgin olive oil
- 6 ounces tomato paste
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1-2 in chipotle peppers adobe sauce roughly chopped (depends on hot you like it)
- 1-2 teaspoons additional adobe sauce optional
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
- 2 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1/2 cup water
Instructions
- In medium sauce pot, combine onion, garlic and light extra virgin olive oil. Cook over medium heat until onions are soft and opaque.
- Add remaining ingredients, bring to a low simmer. Continue to heat for 20 minutes.
- Remove from heat and using a stick blender, blend until smooth. If you do not have a stick blender, transfer to a food processor and blend until smooth.
- Enjoy your Chipotle Honey BBQ Sauce!
- If you’ve tried this recipe, come back and let us know how it was!
Love this recipe and that it does not contain catsup. Great flavor, a nice blend of heat, sweat, and tang. Add a tablespoon of smoked paprika and substitute a dark rum for the water. Recreats a favorite BBQ sauce I found in ST Augustine many years ago.
Oh, nice! I love the dark rum addition! Thanks for sharing!
This recipe has it all – flavorful, easy and quick! Fresh and quick are my most favorite recipes!
I love the robust flavors in this delicious barbecue sauce! I can see so many uses for this versatile sauce, too!
I made this sauce for some pulled pork butt and it turned out horrible. The tomato paste was very overbearing and we had to add 2 cups of water to get it to a “sauce” consistency. It wouldn’t even blend in the blender it was so thick. the flavor wasn’t bad and you could taste the chipotle, but the consistency made it so we couldn’t even use it.
I am really sorry to hear that, Jenny. I’ve made this several times (I even have some frozen in the freezer) and while it is a pretty thick BBQ sauce, it surely isn’t that thick. Just out of curiosity, what brand of tomato paste did you use?
It is a fairly thick sauce for mixing in with pulled pork. Add maybe another cup of water or as suggested above some dark rum. I found 3 chipotle peppers didn’t give me enough heat so I’m making another batch with the rest of the chipotle peppers (about 5) That should do the trick!
Thanks for the feedback!
How long does
the sauce last once made? Thanks!
About a week in the fridge, but you can also freeze it.