12 Habanero Pepper Recipes To Use Up Your Harvest
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From pickling to sauces, there are so many different ways you can use up a harvest of habanero peppers. These habanero pepper recipes are all delicious ways to add some spice to your meals.
When cooking with habanero peppers, you typically don’t need a large quantity of them. They pack a good amount of heat and flavor in each pod. An exception to this would be if you were making a fermented pepper mash or a hot sauce recipe. And a word of caution, always use gloves when you are cooking with hot peppers!
Let us know which of these habanero peppers recipes are your favorite. And if you’re looking for more unique ideas for ways to use up your harvest, see our post about what to do with habanero peppers.
Habanero Pepper Recipes
These habanero recipes are a delicious way to use up your harvest of peppers.
Raspberry Habanero Jelly
If you like recipes that are spicy and sweet, try this homemade raspberry habanero jelly. It tastes amazing with cream cheese and served with crackers. You can also use it to make a spicy PB&J. This recipe isn't too spicy - we find that it's the perfect heat level.
Simple Habanero Hot Sauce Recipe (Just 6 Ingredients)
Our simple habanero hot sauce recipe uses just 6 ingredients. It's one of the first hot sauce recipes we ever made, and we still love it and make it to this day. It's also very customizable, so you can add additional peppers from your garden or other spices to mix it up.
Spicy Habanero Sugar (Homemade Recipe)
Have you ever made your own spicy sugar? This is a unique recipe that uses habanero peppers to infuse sugar with their spicy, flowery flavor. If you're new to infusing sugars, this is a good place to start. This sugar really levels up baked goods, margaritas, or smoked meats.
Homemade Mango Habanero Salsa Recipe (So Easy!)
I love the combination of spicy and sweet, and habanero peppers pair perfectly with sweet fruits, like mango. This recipe uses fresh mangoes for sweetness and habanero for flavorful spice. It's an easy recipe that is perfect for summer.
Pineapple Habanero Hot Sauce Recipe
If you're looking for a spicy hot sauce recipe with a tropical twist, try this pineapple habanero salsa. It's great on fish or pulled pork, and you can whizz it up at home in the blender with minimal effort.
Peach Habanero BBQ Sauce
BBQ sauce is a staple for summer, and we love ours with a bit of heat. This homemade BBQ sauce beats anything you can purchase, and fresh habanero peppers add the perfect kick. Use it to spice up smoked meats, sandwiches, and other grilled items.
Habanero Brownies - Mexican Brownies
I'll bet you weren't expecting a spicy dessert recipe on this list, but here we are! These habanero spiced brownies are the perfect sweet treat for someone who likes a little spice. Don't be fooled, the combination of spicy peppers and chocolate is unlike anything else, and you can't knock it till you try it.
Habanero Pineapple Burnt Ends
This recipe for burnt ends is spicy, sweet, and so delicious. A perfectly balanced pineapple habanero chutney recipe is used for these burnt ends. If you're cooking for a crowd, you may want to throw this one into the rotation because your guests will go wild.
Mango Habanero Hot Sauce Recipe (Fruity and Spicy)
Habanero peppers have a fruity flavor on their own, so combining them with other delicious fruits really levels up any recipe. This mango habanero hot sauce is another one of our summer favorites. It's easy to make at home and works really well on veggies, fish, or classics like pizza and tacos.
Fermented Pepper Mash Recipe - Make Amazing Hot Sauce
One of the best ways to enhance the flavor of fresh habanero peppers is to ferment them. To do this, I highly recommend making a simple habanero mash. You can ferment the habaneros on their own, or add a few cloves of garlic, some onion, and some carrot to make a simple Belizian style hot sauce.
Habanero Apricot Jelly Sweet and Spicy
We shared this recipe in our post about pepper jelly recipes, but it's worth mentioning again! The delicious flavor of apricot works so well with habanero peppers, and you can't beat the beautiful shade of orange it creates in this homemade jelly. If you're looking for a habanero preservation recipe, give this homemade jelly a try.
Jerk Chicken Skewers with Mango Habanero Sauce
Another recipe perfect for grilling season, these chicken skewers are sure to please just about anyone. A mild (but delicious) homemade habanero sauce dresses up this chicken skewers that are packed with flavor on their own. Time to fire up the grill!
I have a fantastic ghost pepper plant that has produced thirty to forty peppers so far and is still kicking them out daily. Can you substitute ghost peppers for habaneros in your original pepper sauce you two make?
Absolutely, as long as you’re okay with a significant heat bump! Ghost peppers also tend to be a bit lighter weight, but again, much hotter.
I just printed the Raspberry Habanero Jelly recipe. I am growing habaneros along several other pepper varieties and look forward to giving it a try. Thanks for sharing. Texas