Chipotle Crema

There’s nothing quite like the bold and creamy kick of Chipotle Crema made with smoky adobo sauce, sour cream, garlic, and fresh lime juice. You can make this bold and creamy Chipotle Crema recipe (crema de chipotle) with only 4 ingredients in only 5 minutes.

Course Condiments

Cuisine Mexican

Keyword Dipping Sauces

Prep Time 5

Total Time 5

Servings cup

Calories 485kcal

Author Darcey Olson

Cost $2.00

Ingredients

1 Cup sour cream *Note 1
2-4 chipotle peppers, finely minced *Note 2
½ lime, juiced *Note 3
clove garlic, minced
salt, to taste

Instructions

Add the sour cream, chipotle peppers, lime juice, garlic and salt to a small bowl and mix to combine. Taste and adjust any ingredient.

Notes

Note 1 - Traditionally, this flavorful sauce is made with Mexican crema, but it's not easy to locate so we utilize sour cream, mayonnaise, crème fraîche, or a mix of those options.

Note 2 - Add more peppers to the mix to make it extra spicy. To make mild, only use the adobo sauce, not minced peppers.

Note 3 - Do not use bottled lime juice.

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