Pineapple Habanero Wing Sauce

Turn up the flavor with our homemade Pineapple Habanero Wing Sauce – a perfect blend of tropical sweetness and fiery heat!

Pineapple Habanero Wing Sauce Ingredients

• 2-6 habanero peppers, more or less for heat level preference
• ^1/₂ cup sweet onion, diced
• 1 cup diced pineapple
• ¹/₂-1 cup pineapple juice
• 2 teaspoons fresh garlic, minced
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1 cup apple cider vinegar
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter

Estimated Cooking Time

• Cook Time: 5
• Total Time: 10

Yield: Makes approximately 1 quart

Directions

1. Remove stems from habaneros and finely chop. For less heat, remove seeds and de-vein (remove white inner part).
2. Heat a large drizzle of oil and 1 tablespoon of unsalted butter in a medium pot over medium-high heat until butter is melted.
3. Add chopped habanero peppers, diced onion, minced garlic and 2 teaspoons of kosher salt; cook until softened.
4. Add diced pineapple and pineapple juice.
5. Remove from heat and allow to cool for 5 minutes.
6. Place cooked habaneros, onion, garlic and pineapple in a food processor with apple cider vinegar.
7. Blend/process until smooth, it’s ok if there are still pineapple chunks.
8. Pour sauce over chicken wings and toss to coat; or allow to cool before transferring to jars to refrigerate.

Hint: If you want to cut the heat, add more apple cider vinegar or sugar!

Need a savory compliment to these spicy wings? Try our Homemade Creamy Baked Mac and Cheese!

Pineapple Habanero Wing Sauce

Recipe by Reviews and Recipes

5.0 from 2 votes

Difficulty: Easy

Servings

1

quart

Prep time

5

minutes

Cooking time

5

minutes

Total time

10

minutes

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Ingredients

• 2-6 Habanero peppers, chopped

• 1/2 c Sweet onion, diced

• 1 c Pineapple, diced

• 1/2-1 c Pineapple juice

• 2 tsp Fresh garlic, minced

• 2 tsp Kosher salt

• 1 c Apple cider vinegar

• 1 TBSP unsalted butter

Directions

• Remove stems from habanero peppers and finely chop.
• Heat a large drizzle of olive oil and 1 tablespoon of unsalted butter over medium-high heat until butter is melted
• Add chopped habanero peppers, diced onion, minced garlic and Kosher salt
• After peppers and onion have softened, add diced pineapple and pineapple juice
• Remove sauce from heat and allow to cool for 5 minutes
• Transfer sauce to a food processor or high-speed blender
• Add apple cider vinegar and process/blend until smooth, don’t worry if there are still some pineapple chunks
• Pour sauce over wings and toss to coat; or transfer to jars and refrigerate.