Are you ready for a delicious flavor adventure? Allow us to introduce our Creamy Jalapeño Sauce! It's incredibly easy to make and perfect for adding flavor to grilled meats, salads, or veggies. With just a handful of ingredients and a few minutes of your time, you can create a unique and outstanding sauce. With its creamy texture and amazing taste, this sauce will completely transform your meals!

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- Preparation and cooking overview
- Chef's note
- 🌶️ Ingredients for this creamy jalapeño sauce recipe
- Ingredient substitutions
- Additional ingredients
- Cooking tools required
- How to make Creamy Jalapeño Sauce: step-by-step guide
- Cooking methods
- Preparation steps
- Cooking instructions
- What to serve with this creamy jalapeño sauce
- How to make it healthier
- Time-saving tips
- What can I prepare ahead of time?
- Storage instructions
- Recipe wrap-up and conclusion
- Frequently asked questions
- 📖 Recipe
Preparation and cooking overview
The appeal of this creamy jalapeño sauce is its simplicity. All you need to do is boil some jalapeños until they're soft, then blend them with onion, garlic, lime juice, cumin, and sea salt. As you blend, drizzle in some avocado oil to give it that creamy touch. In just 15 minutes, you can transform these simple ingredients into a mouthwatering sauce that's sure to delight.
Chef's note
Feel free to play around with this recipe to make it truly your own. Try adding a splash of vinegar, a sprinkle of garlic powder, or a touch of onion powder. This delightful twist can add an extra layer of excitement to your keto meals.

🌶️ Ingredients for this creamy jalapeño sauce recipe
Here's a list of ingredients you'll need for this jalapeño sauce:
Ingredient substitutions
Do you see something on the ingredients list that you'd rather skip? No worries! Here are a few keto-friendly substitutions:
Additional ingredients
Feel free to jazz up this delicious recipe with a few additions. The ingredients are entirely optional:
Cooking tools required
To make this homemade creamy jalapeño sauce recipe, you'll need the following tools:
How to make Creamy Jalapeño Sauce: step-by-step guide
Cooking methods
Preparation steps
- Collect all the ingredients you'll need for the recipe.
- Rinse the jalapeño peppers and let them dry.
- Remove the stems from the jalapeño peppers. If you prefer less heat, take out the seeds and membranes.
Cooking instructions
- Drop the jalapeño peppers into a large pot of boiling water.
- Let them boil for about 5-10 minutes until they turn very soft.
- Drain the peppers and put them in a food processor. Add the onion, garlic cloves, lime juice, cumin, and sea salt.
- Blend these until smooth.
- While the processor is still running, gradually pour in the avocado oil. Continue processing until the mixture becomes creamy.
- Taste and adjust the seasoning if necessary, adding more salt or cumin as needed.
- Chill in the refrigerator until you're ready to serve it. Enjoy!
Note: The sauce can be served immediately, but the flavor will develop further over 6-8 hours, and the sauce will become slightly thicker after refrigeration. We find that this sauce is at its peak the day after making it. If you don't have a blender, a food processor or even an immersion blender will work.
Chef's pro tip
For the most flavorful taste and texture, chill the Mexican jalapeño cream sauce in the refrigerator for about 6-8 hours. This rest time lets the flavors meld together, and the sauce gains a bit of thickness, which will enhance its overall yumminess.
What to serve with this creamy jalapeño sauce
This sauce pairs well with numerous dishes. Here are some delicious ideas:
How to make it healthier
You can make this homemade creamy jalapeño sauce even healthier by following these tips:

Time-saving tips
What can I prepare ahead of time?
Storage instructions
Note: Avoid reheating the sauce, as doing so changes the taste and texture.
Recipe wrap-up and conclusion
It's time to bring your own Creamy Jalapeño Sauce to life. This tasty sauce, packed with vibrant flavors, will brighten up any meal, from tacos and salads to grilled proteins.
So, grab those jalapeños, and let's get cooking! Following a few easy steps, you'll soon have a flavor-packed sauce that you won't forget.

Frequently asked questions
📖 Recipe

Creamy Jalapeño Sauce
Ingredients
- 10 large jalapeño peppers stems removed, keeping the peppers whole
- 1 small onion any color, yellow is our preference
- 4 large cloves garlic
- 2 tablespoons fresh-squeezed lime juice
- ½ teaspoons fine sea salt
- ¼ - ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- ⅓ cup avocado oil
Instructions
- Drop the jalapeño peppers into a large pot of boiling water.
- Let them boil for about 5-10 minutes until they turn very soft.
- Drain the peppers and put them in a food processor. Add the onion, garlic cloves, lime juice, cumin, and sea salt. Blend until smooth.
- While the processor is still running, gradually pour in the avocado oil. Continue processing until the mixture becomes creamy.
- Taste and adjust the seasoning if necessary, adding more salt or cumin as needed.
- Chill in the refrigerator until you're ready to serve it.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional values are estimates only and do not include carbs from sugar alcohols.
Svetlana says
Do I need to remove seeds?
Cast Iron Keto says
The seeds are what give it some spice but if you'd like a milder sauce you can deseed the peppers.
chris says
I wouldn't describe it as creamy, but it is good! spicy and flavorful!
Erin M. says
This is so delicious (and hot)! I put it on scrambled eggs this morning, but I can't wait to try it on some tacos or carne asada. It tastes even better the day after you make it.
Lorena Reynolds says
I make this sauce is very good but the one from Trade Joe's does not have cumin or any other spice neither onion.
Lana says
This will be great because I’m allergic to nightshades. Nightshades include all peppers except jalapeños. Also includes any form of white potatoes, tomatoes, gogi berries, egg plant and some other odd stuff. Jalapeños are in a different family. Nightshades make your finger joints swell and hurt. It can bother other joints too.