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Pumpkin Chipotle Roasting Sauce Recipe

Pumpkin Chipotle Roasting Sauce

Author: Laura Bais
This is a copycat of the famous Trader Joe's Pumpkin Chipotle Roasting Sauce. It is so flavorful - spicy, savory, sweet, smoky, tangy, and nutty! It sounds a lot, but it's amazing!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Sauce
Cuisine American
Servings 1 jar
Calories 645 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 blender
  • 1 roasting tray

Ingredients
 
 

  • 1 pound pumpkin (or 1 cup of pumpkin puree)
  • 1 onion (large)
  • 1 garlic head
  • 1 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 tsp ginger
  • ½ tsp allspice
  • ½ tsp cloves
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • ½ tsp pepper
  • 1 tsp cilantro
  • ½ tsp nutmeg
  • ½ tsp cinnamon
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • ¼ cup vinegar
  • 1 tbsp molasses
  • 1 tbsp tomato paste
  • ½ cup chipotle peppers in adobo sauce (or smoked peppers in hot sauce)
  • 3 tbsp vegetable broth (if needed)

Instructions
 

Baking the Veggies

  • Peel the pumpkin and cut it into two bite-sized cubes. Peel the yellow onion and quarter it.
  • Place the baking paper onto a roasting tray and arrange the veggies in one layer.
  • Drizzle some olive oil over the pumpkin and onion. Dust a pinch of salt on the onion and spice mix over the pumpkin: allspice, ginger, cloves, and brown sugar.
  • Take a bit of aluminum foil and place a whole garlic head on top (cut the top so you can see the cloves). Trickle some olive oil and salt, and wrap it up.
  • Place the garlic on the baking tray, too, and toss it in the oven at 400 °F (200 °C) for about 20 minutes to half an hour. It’s ready when soft and golden brown on top.

Blending

  • Meld baked pumpkin, onions, and garlic. Add some apple cider vinegar, molasses, tomato paste, and chipotle peppers in adobo sauce (or smoked peppers in hot sauce).
  • Now, get on spices: sea salt, smoked paprika, pepper, cilantro, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, allspice, and ginger.
  • Blend everything perfectly, so it’s creamy and smooth. Add a few tablespoons of vegetable broth to achieve the right consistency if needed. Taste it, add more spices if needed and you’re done! Enjoy!

Notes

How to Use Pumpkin Chipotle Roasting Sauce?

  • as a Dipping Sauce
  • with Meat
  • in Pasta
  • in Deviled Eggs
  • with Stuffed Peppers and Roasted Veggies

Nutrition

Serving: 1jarCalories: 645kcalCarbohydrates: 95gProtein: 7gFat: 29gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 21gSodium: 2659mgPotassium: 2278mgFiber: 19gSugar: 55gVitamin A: 39970IUVitamin C: 54mgCalcium: 219mgIron: 9mg
Keyword Chipotle peppers, Pumpkin chipotle sauce, pumpkin puree, Pumpkin sauce, Roasting sauce