Apple Jalapeño Sauce Recipes
On April 17, 2025 (Updated April 24, 2025)
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This collection of recipes features my Hey Grill Hey Apple Jalapeño Sauce. These sweet and savory favorites have the perfect amount of heat!
Apple Jalapeño Sauce Recipes
Apple Jalapeño BBQ Sauce is a tomato-based sauce made with real jalapeños, apple juice, and molasses. Mild enough to still be kid-friendly, this sauce is great on everything from ribs, to meatballs, to pulled chicken and more. These recipes are some of my favorites, so you’re sure to find some new favorites too!
Apple Jalapeño Smoked Ribs
These smoked apple jalapeño ribs are absolutely delicious and melt-in-your-mouth tender. The jalapeños in this recipe add the most amazing flavor, then get just a kiss of heat. Sweet and spicy come together in a magical union with these unique and must-try ribs.
We love us some ribs. There’s something about the messy hands and messy faces that make eating ribs feel like a whole experience. As long as you have some wet napkins handy, you’re good to go. I know you’re thinking that these ribs will burn your tongue, but really they’re pretty tame. Even non-spice lovers will love these if you’re able to talk them into getting past the huge slices of jalapeño lingering on each bite. If you can’t talk them into it… well darn. I guess that means more ribs for you.
Backyard BBQ Chicken Pizza
Smoky chicken with 3 melty cheeses on a crispy crust slathered in tangy BBQ sauce, my Backyard BBQ Chicken Pizza has something for everyone.
It’s got tender, smoky chicken, crisp red onion, and cheese that will give you the ultimate cheese pull, but that’s not all. With this recipe we’re going to bring the heat. Not only does the sauce have a little jalapeño kick, I also top it with some jalapeño slices. It’s savory, it’s spicy, it’s sweet, and it cooks in just a few minutes. Let’s get started.
Jalapeño Bacon Smoked Meatballs
These jalapeno bacon smoked meatballs are simply unbeatable! Say goodbye to bland meatballs; these smoked meatballs combine cheddar, jalapeños, and bacon for the best-tasting meatball around.
Smoked meatballs are incredibly simple. When you learn how to make smoked meatballs using a good ratio of meat to binder, you can go crazy with the flavor combinations.
Beer Glazed Grilled Cabbage Steaks
If you’re under the impression that all sides need to be simple or bland, think again! These grilled cabbage steaks are seasoned with a handful of savory spices, then mopped with a beer glaze for the ultimate side dish.
Take a simple slice of cabbage and turn it into an epic side that tastes so good it could pass as the main course. These grilled cabbage steaks take a simple veggie and punch it full of intensely good flavor with a rub and mop sauce.
These taste great any time of the year and are a handy way to cook up a whole head of cabbage. In fact, if you find you have half a head of cabbage in the fridge that will go to waste, grill up a few of these cabbage steaks instead!
BBQ Pulled Chicken
Ready to take simple smoked chicken thighs and turn them into something completely amazing? This BBQ pulled chicken makes for the most amazing BBQ sandwich and is ready in an hour or less! These are perfect for feeding a smaller group of people and makes for a great weeknight meal.
Smoky, juicy chicken thighs are perfect for shredding and coating in sweet and tangy BBQ sauce. Piled onto buns for epic sandwiches, spread onto a saucy crust for BBQ chicken pizza, or loaded into baked potatoes. This BBQ pulled chicken is one of the most versatile dishes you can pull off of your smoker.
Jalapeño Business
Now that you’ve seen just some of what my Hey Grill Hey Apple Jalapeño Sauce can do to gently spice up your life, I hope you’ll give it a shot. Few things hit that perfect balance of sweet, savory, and spicy. This sauce does. For even more recipes and ideas, click this link.
Be sure to check out my YouTube channel where I post tons of recipe videos. Follow my Instagram and Facebook pages so you can tag @heygrillhey to tell me about your adventures with Hey Grill Hey Apple Jalapeño Sauce!
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