Honey Roasted Hot Pepper Hot Sauce Recipe

• servings: 20 servings
• active time: 10 minutes
• total time: 25 minutes

Ingredients

8 ounces hot peppers (chopped)

5 cloves garlic (chopped)

2 tablespoons fresh chopped basil

2 tablespoons brown sugar

¼ cup honey

3 tablespoons dark rum

1-1/2 cups apple cider vinegar (12 oz)

Salt to taste

Juice from 1 lime

Directions

Mix

To a large bowl, add hot peppers, garlic, basil, brown sugar, honey and rum. Mix well.

Oven

Spread the mixture over a baking sheet, reserving any remaining liquid from the bowl.

Bake

Roast in the oven for 12 minutes at 350 degrees F.

Process

Cool slightly then add the mixture to a food processor with the reserved liquid, apple cider vinegar and salt to taste. Process until smooth.

Serve

Swirl in lime juice and pour the sauce into a glass container or bottle. Cover and let it sit for at least 24 hours or longer for the flavors to blend.

Nutrition

• Calories: 29 kcal
• Sodium: 1 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 5 g
• Total Sugars: 5 g