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    Home » Recipes » Sauces & Rubs

    Habanero Avocado Cream Sauce

    Published on March 10, 2018 - Updated on January 16, 2023 by Chef Rodney - 2 Comments - This post may contain affiliate links.

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    This Habanero Avocado Cream Sauce is MUY CALIENTE! Translation: A super hot sauce for your tacos. No joking around here. This sauce is HOT
     
    Habanero Avocado Cream Sauce

    I was hosting a Mexican themed party that included salsas, tacos, bean dip, margaritas, etc. Since some of the attendees don't like their food spicy, I decided to go easy on the spices for the taco filling but decided to whip up this Habanero Avocado Cream Sauce for those that wanted a little kick from their tacos.

    Habanero Avocado Cream Sauce

    I’m going to warn you ahead of time, this sauce is VERY hot. I’m sure you could dial it down by not using all the seeds from the Jalapeños and Habaneros, but I was wanted to make a super-hot sauce available to my guests.

    Habanero Avocado Cream Sauce
    An extra Habanero to make it hotter

    I suggest keeping the sauce in an airtight container for no more than a couple of days. This sauce will start to turn brown (because of the avocados) after a few days.

    habanero avocado sauce on steak taco
    Habanero Avocado Sauce on Steak Taco

    If you are looking for something a little different, make sure you check out my nice collection of Condiments, Sauces and Dry Rub Recipes.

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    🌶 How to Handle Hot Peppers

    The capsaicin in hot peppers is what makes peppers hot. If you handle hot peppers gloveless, it’s a guarantee that you’re in for a nasty case of chili burn, both on your fingers and anywhere you rub. Like your face. Ouch!

    Even if you wear disposable gloves, be careful about what you touch. The gloves are going to protect your fingers, but touching any part of your body with the gloves after you’ve handled hot peppers can lead to severe chili burn. Resist the temptation to rub your eyes. Wait until you’ve removed your gloves and washed your hands thoroughly with soap.

    fresh jalapeños
    Fresh Jalapeños

    🥑 How to Pick the Perfect Avocado

    Choosing the wrong avocadoes will ruin your dish. Basically you want a perfectly ripe Avocado. This is a great article on how to select the perfect avocado.

    🎥 How to cut an Avocado (Video)

    🌡️ How Hot are the Peppers

    The Scoville Scale is the measurement that tells you the spiciness of a given type of pepper.

    Pepper TypeScoville Rating (Heat)
    Bell Pepper0-0
    Banana Pepper0-500
    Poblano Pepper1000-1500
    Jalapeño Pepper2500-8000
    Serrano Peppers10,000-25,000
    Manzano Pepper12,000-30,000
    Tabasco & Cayenne30,000-50,000
    Habanero Pepper100,000-300,000
    Ghost Pepper855,000-1,000,000
    Carolina Reaper1,500,000-2,300,000
    Habanero Avocado Cream Sauce

    For more great recipes with Avocados, I suggest you check these recipes out:

    • Turkey Cheddar Burgers
    • Black Bean Burritos
    • Easy Breakfast Enchiladas
    • Copycat Hard Rock Cafe Guacamole

    📋 What ingredients do I need

    You will need the following ingredients to make this Habanero Avocado Cream Sauce recipe (see recipe card for quantities): Tomatoes, Jalapeños, Habanero, Avocados, Lime Juice, Garlic Cloves and Olive Oil.

    🥣 How to Make Habanero Avocado Cream Sauce

    Bring a saucepan of water to a boil. Remove the stems from the jalapeño and habanero. Add the jalapeños, habaneros and tomato to the saucepan and boil for 10 minutes (save the water).
    Place boiled peppers and tomato into a blender. Add the 3 avocados (cut, peeled and seed removed). Add lime juice, garlic, olive oil and ¼ cup of the saved water. Blend for 3 minutes or until creamy.

    Habanero Avocado Cream Sauce

    Habanero Avocado Cream Sauce

    This Habanero Avocado Cream Sauce is MUY CALIENTE! Translation: A super hot sauce for your tacos. No joking around here. This sauce is HOT
    4.72 from 7 votes
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    Prep Time 5 mins
    Cook Time 10 mins
    Total Time 15 mins
    Course Condiments, Sauces & Dry Rubs
    Cuisine American, Mexican
    Servings 64
    Calories 27 kcal

    Ingredients
     

    • 1 Tomato
    • 2 Fresh Jalapeño
    • 1 Habanero Pepper
    • 3 Avocados
    • 3 tablespoon Fresh Lime Juice
    • 2 Garlic Cloves
    • 6 tablespoon Olive Oil
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    Instructions
     

    • Bring a saucepan of water to a boil. Remove the stems from the jalapeño and habanero. Add the jalapeños, habaneros and tomato to the saucepan and boil for 10 minutes (save the water).
    • Place boiled peppers and tomato into blender. Add the 3 avocados (cut, peeled and seed removed). Add lime juice, garlic, olive oil and ¼ cup of the saved water. Blend for 3 minutes or until creamy.

    Notes

    → I recommend wearing disposable gloves when cutting hot peppers. Avoid touching your face.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 27kcalCarbohydrates: 1gFat: 2gPotassium: 52mgVitamin A: 35IUVitamin C: 2.2mgCalcium: 1mgIron: 0.1mg

    Nutritional information provided for this recipe is based on 1 serving. This information is an estimate and may vary based on several factors. If nutritional information is important to you and your diet, please verify this recipe with a Registered Dietitian.

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    2 Comments

    1. Joel Lutterman

      October 14, 2020 at 11:20 am

      OK, so for flavour, I'm giving a 5. Same goes for ease of recipe...basically boil a few ingredients, add those to a few other ingredients and blend away. For heat, though, especially after all the warnings in ALL CAPS, unless my habaneros (or my taste buds) were dead or something, I'm only giving a 3. And that was with 2 and not 3 avocados (all I had) so things should have been incendiary! I don't know whether boiling the habaneros (even with seeds and veins) tames them too much but I had to add another 2 (total 3 1/2) to get the right heat. Will try again though, perhaps with a much shorter boiling time and with 3 habaneros right from the start.

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      • Chef Rodney

        October 15, 2020 at 11:48 am

        Thanks for the feedback. You are correct about taste buds. While I didn't personally find it too hit, some of my guests that don't eat a lot of spicy food found it way too hot. Your suggestions should take it up a notch 🔥

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