These 11 "Swicy" Recipes Offer up Some Sweet Heat

Like a mangonada drink, this sorbet is sweet velvety mango with a hit or tajin, a chili lime powder. Coconut milk ups the creaminess. 

These sticky-sweet, spicy wings are an easy and fun crowd pleaser, perfect for parties – just bring extra napkins. 

Serve this sweet and sour salsa with chips, in a fish taco or on top of a steak for a zesty surprise. Definitely have a cool margarita ready to sip.

This stir-fry is tossed with Thai sweet chili sauce, which is super sweet and only a little spicy, like a red pepper jelly. 

This side slaw is a real kicker thanks to some hot jalapenos, but also pleasing sweet. Serve with chicken, hot dogs or grilled fish. 

Pork is stir-fried in a sweet but hot sauce with both gochjang (a sweet red pepper paste) and gochugaru (red chili flakes commonly used to make kimchi. Two scoops of brown sugar help take the edge off a bit.

Maple syrup and sriracha blend together in a beautiful symphony to make these roasty baked veggies sing, but a little soy sauce also gives that salty kick.

The veggies in this recipe are crunchy and the noodles are a little spicy because of the Korean chili paste. A little sweet hoisin sauce and brown sugar brings it all together to make a very craveable noodle dish. 

Plop a little bit of sweet and hot red pepper jelly on top of brie with crushed garlic and then bake it. You get a savory and sweet centerpiece for your charcuterie board. 

Add some lovely heat to a cake with Mexican chili powder. It gives chocolate a little glow, not a full on mouth burn. 

Strawberries and buttermilk are already heaven. Strawberry hot sauce and buttermilk fried chicken? Tell us more!