Orange Chipotle Ketchup Recipe

A few simple additions to ketchup yield this spicy, smoky, and fruity sauce.

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Joshua Bousel
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Joshua Bousel
Joshua Bousel is a Serious Eats old-timer, having started sharing his passion for grilling and barbecue recipes on the site back in 2008. He continues to develop grilling and barbecue recipes on his own site, The Meatwave, out of his home base of Durham, North Carolina.
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Updated March 05, 2025
A square ramekin of orange chipotle ketchup flanked by a pile of french fries.

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The perfect union of orange and chipotle just gets stronger when added to ketchup, making a strong spicy, smoky, and fruity sauce.

Recipe Details

Orange Chipotle Ketchup Recipe

Prep 5 mins
Active 2 mins
Total 5 mins
Makes 3/4 cups
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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup ketchup

  • 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed orange juice

  • 1 tablespoon finely chopped chipotle chiles in adobo plus 1 teaspoon adobo sauce

  • 1 tablespoon honey

  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin

  • 1 teaspoon freshly minced garlic (about 1 clove)

Directions

  1. Whisk together ketchup, orange, chipotles, adobo sauce, honey, cumin, and garlic in a small bowl. Use immediately or transfer to an airtight container and store in refrigerator for up to two weeks.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
257 Calories
1g Fat
65g Carbs
4g Protein
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Nutrition Facts
Amount per serving
Calories 257
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 1g 2%
Saturated Fat 0g 1%
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 1106mg 48%
Total Carbohydrate 65g 24%
Dietary Fiber 5g 17%
Total Sugars 51g
Protein 4g
Vitamin C 26mg 130%
Calcium 53mg 4%
Iron 3mg 16%
Potassium 723mg 15%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)

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