If there’s one sauce that can make your meals 10 times as fun, it’s Chipotle Sauce. It’s a creamy, savory, and smoky all-purpose sauce you can drizzle over tacos, use as a dip for french fries, spread on burgers… The list goes on! Made in a blender with cashews, chipotle peppers, and a handful of other flavor boosters, vegan chipotle sauce is something you can whip up whenever your appetizers or snacks need a little extra pizazz. Best of all, it’s completely dairy free, gluten free, oil free, and tastes complex and irresistible!
Why you’ll love this all-purpose chipotle sauce
6 ingredients; 10 minutes. That’s all it takes! Cashew chipotle sauce is easy to make with a short list of simple ingredients and in less than 10 minutes.Easy to make in a blender. Just pop all of the ingredients into a blender, blend until smooth, and you have a smoky, creamy, and subtly spicy sauce you’ll love using.Use it anywhere! The rich and smoky flavors make this sauce a particularly perfect pairing for tacos, but it’s also incredible on burgers, wraps, with french fries, and so much more.
Ingredients needed (with substitutions)
Cashews – Raw, unsalted cashews are blended into a cashew cream, leaving you with a creamy base for the vegan chipotle aioli. Raw slivered almonds will also work in place of the cashews. Nut free? Make this recipe with sunflower seeds instead.Water – You need fresh water (different from the water you used to soak the cashews) to help loosen up the sauce.Chipotle peppers in adobo – Chipotle peppers are red jalapeno peppers that have been smoked and dried, then packed into cans with adobo sauce. Chipotle peppers are crucial to the sauce’s smokiness and depth of flavor, so try not to leave them out!GarlicLime – Freshly squeezed lime juice is non-negotiable!Salt
How to make chipotle sauce
Find the complete recipe with measurements below in the recipe card. Quick soak the cashews by placing them in a bowl and pouring boiling water over top. The nuts only take about 5 minutes to soften but you can leave them for up to 1 hour if needed. Drain the water, then add the soaked cashews to a blender. Add the fresh water, chipotle peppers from a can of adobo, garlic, lime juice, and salt. Blend until very smooth. Give the sauce a taste and add more lime juice or salt if needed. You can also thin out the consistency with a little more water. Use the sauce right away or store it for later. Enjoy!
Serving suggestions
The list of ways to use chipotle sauce is endless, but these ideas should help get you started:
Tacos: Finish your potato tacos, Mexican tofu tacos, and jackfruit tacos with a drizzle of this sauce.Dipping sauce: Pour the sauce into a bowl and use it as a dipping sauce for french fries, sweet potato fries, brussels sprouts, potato wedges, vegan sausage rolls, vegan pizza, and more.Sandwich spread: Spread it onto jackfruit pulled pork sandwiches, vegan BLTs, veggie burgers, and more! Buddha bowl topping: Drizzle a little on your favorite buddha bowl for an extra burst of flavor and heat.
Frequently asked questions
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