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Chipotle Cream Sauce

Name: Chipotle Cream Sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 0.5 tsp Salt; 3 Chiles Chipotle in adobo; 1 clove Garlic; 1 tbsp Zumo de Lime; 200 ml Sour cream

5 min (5 prep + 0 cook) Easy 8 servings Nacional

Edmond Bojalil

Recetas Mexas

Published: Mar 19, 2026 · Updated: Jun 1, 2026

Smoky chipotle cream sauce, the perfect condiment for tacos and grilled meats.

About this recipe

Chipotle cream is a smoky, creamy sauce that has become an essential condiment in modern Mexican cookery. It is made by blending chipotle chiles in adobo with sour cream, garlic and a squeeze of lime, resulting in a silky sauce with a perfect balance of heat, smokiness and creaminess. It is incredibly versatile: it accompanies tacos, quesadillas, grilled meats, salads and even works as a dip for tortilla crisps. It takes barely five minutes to prepare, making it the most practical and flavourful condiment in the Mexican repertoire.

History & Origin

The chipotle chile is a ripened, smoked jalapeño - a pre-Hispanic preservation technique that the Aztecs perfected in the Valley of Mexico. The name comes from the Nahuatl chilpoctli: chile (chile pepper) and poctli (smoke). Mesoamerican peoples smoked ripe jalapeños over mesquite wood for days to preserve them and concentrate their flavour. With the arrival of the Spanish and the introduction of dairy, the first combinations of chile with cream emerged. Chipotle cream as we know it today became popular in Mexican taquerías and restaurants during the 20th century.

Estimated cost

$4.00

Total cost

$0.50

Per serving

* Approximate prices based on US supermarkets

Nutritional information per serving

Calories

Protein

Carbohydrates

Fat

Fiber

180mg

Sodium

* Approximate values. May vary depending on ingredients used.

Method

1
Place the sour cream, the chiles chipotle with its adobo and the garlic clove in the vaso of the blender or food processor.
2
Blend a velocidad alta for 30 seconds until you get a mixture completely smooth and of colour anaranjado-rosado even.
💡 If you want more picor, add a chipotle extra. If you want less, remove the seeds before of licuar.
3
Add the lime juice and the salt. Blend 10 seconds more for integrar. Taste and adjust the seasoning.
4
Transfiere a container with cover and refrigera at least 30 minutes before of servir for that the flavours integren. It keeps for up to 5 days in the fridge.
💡 La cream thick slightly to the refrigerarse. If the quieres more liquid, add a tablespoon of milk.