Description
Make your own sweet, sour, and spicy chamoy sauce at home. This recipe is simple and customizable.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup dried apricots
- 1/2 cup dried hibiscus flowers (jamaica)
- 4 cups water
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/4 cup lime juice
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Combine apricots, hibiscus, and water in a saucepan. Bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes.
- Strain the mixture, reserving the liquid. Discard the solids.
- Return the liquid to the saucepan. Add sugar, lime juice, chili powder, and salt.
- Simmer for 10-15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened.
- Let cool completely before transferring to a bottle or jar.
- Store in the refrigerator.
Notes
- Adjust chili powder to your spice preference.
- Use other dried fruits like prunes or tamarind for variations.
- Chamoy will thicken more as it cools.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Condiment
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tablespoon
- Calories: 30
- Sugar: 7g
- Sodium: 60mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 8g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: chamoy, homemade sauce, Mexican sauce, sweet and spicy sauce