Spicy Guacamole Recipe

This simple Spicy Guacamole recipe is made with avocados, tomatoes, jalapeño, lime, garlic, cilantro, and an extra kick from Sriracha. Make this guacamole as mild or as spicy as you like! 

I’m all for trying different foods – at least once. Sometimes one bite is all it takes to make me a convert. Other times, that first bite will be the only bite of that food that will ever cross my lips. 

For instance, I’ve eaten a raw oyster and a frog leg once – I’ll never consume either of these foods again. Recounting those moments gives me the shivers. But guacamole – that’s a totally different story.

Up until about 10 years ago, avocados and I weren’t on good terms. And if I’m being honest, I hated them before even giving them a chance. 

I think I had a negative textural perception of them. I’m big on textures and if something falls into the categories of slimy, gritty, jiggly or velvety (unless it’s ice cream), I immediately deem it as suspect.

Then, during a fateful trip to Whole Foods, I was wandering around and lost my friend for a minute. When I found him, he was standing in the middle of the produce section oohing and aahing over a tub of $9.00 guacamole. 

I went over to inspect the situation and was welcomed with a guacamole-covered chip shoved near my face. Of course, I got all dramatic, recoiled and claimed I hated the stuff. 

However, I decided to take a tiny nibble – just to prove to him that I did indeed loathe the velvety green dip. But I was wrong. I actually loved the stuff and immediately tossed the pricey container into our cart. 

From that day forward, I was a guacamole lover.

This Spicy Guacamole recipe is one of the best I’ve found, and certainly my favorite. Try it at your next barbecue, or heck – on a random Tuesday night. Then come back here and tell me what you think.

WHAT TO ADD TO GUACAMOLE TO MAKE IT SPICY

I love when my food has a little kick to it. Buffalo Chicken Dip and Jalapeño Popper Dip are two of my favorite appetizers, and when I make Honey Soy Chicken and Rice, I always add extra hot sauce.

So you know I like my guacamole a little spicy, too. 

There are a couple of ways to up the heat in your homemade guacamole:

• Leave the ribs and seeds in the jalapeño. The ribs and seeds are where most of the heat comes from, so leaving those in even half of the jalapeño will make the guacamole spicier.
• Add Sriracha or hot sauce. I love the flavor of Sriracha so I like to add a bit to my Spicy Guacamole recipe. You can use your favorite hot sauce, though, such as Cholula or Tapatio.

If you don’t like jalapeño, you can always leave it out and up the amount of hot sauce you use.

The best part of making your own Spicy Guacamole is that you can control the level of heat! Add more hot sauce, use extra jalapeño, or leave them out for a totally mild guacamole. It’s your choice! 

HOW TO MAKE SPICY GUACAMOLE

You don’t need any special equipment to make your own guacamole at home. Just grab a large bowl and a fork or a potato masher.

Add the flesh of 3 avocados to the bowl, along with the juice of 2 limes. Mash the avocados with either the fork or the potato masher. I like my guacamole with some larger pieces of avocado in it, but you can mash it completely smooth if you want.

Mash in the salt, cumin, and Sriracha. Fold in the onion, jalapeño, tomatoes, cilantro, and garlic.

Give it a taste and add more of whatever you feel it needs – more lime juice, more salt, more hot sauce, etc.

And if you are one of those people who can’t stand cilantro: feel free to leave it out! 

I like to let my Spicy Guacamole rest at room temperature for about an hour before serving. But you can serve it right away if you’re on a time crunch or cover it and put it in the refrigerator for later.

WHAT TO SERVE WITH THIS HOMEMADE GUACAMOLE

I mean, everyone knows that digging into guacamole with tortilla chips is basically the best thing ever. Serving your guac with some homemade tortilla chips would really be the move.

And if you make your own Chipotle Barbacoa, you never have to pay extra for homemade guac. Just sayin’. 

And of course, we can’t forget tacos! I like to whip up this Spicy Guacamole recipe when I make Flank Steak Tacos, but it’s great with simple ground beef tacos (made with homemade taco seasoning, of course).  

Once you start making your own guacamole, I can promise you’ll never go back to the $9 tubs from the store again!