My Sweet Heat BBQ Rub is ideal for adding flavor to any meal. From grilled chicken to roasted vegetables, universal dry rubs are a key ingredient in every kitchen. We make a large batch of this blend and keep it in our cupboard at all times.
This all-purpose rub is simply phenomenal. It works flawlessly on my Slow Cooker Pork Carnitas, grilled peach salad, spaghetti squash burrito bowls, and can even be mixed with Greek yogurt as a party dip.
Feel free to customize my Sweet Heat Dry Rub to your own spice preferences.
I enjoy my dishes with a bit of a kick, so I’ll often up the cayenne pepper to two or three teaspoons when I’m feeling adventurous. Go ahead and swap ingredients where you feel fit… but I must mention that a key element to this recipe is the smoked paprika. It adds such a depth of flavor and complexity, so I do not recommend making this mix without it.
- ½ cup Brown Sugar
- ¼ cup Smoked Paprika
- 2 tbsp Chili Powder
- 2 tbsp Salt
- 2 tbsp Onion Powder
- 1 tbsp Garlic Powder
- 1 tbsp Cumin
- 1 tbsp Granulated Sugar
- 1 tbsp Black Pepper
- 1 tsp Cayenne Pepper
- Mix everyone together in a large mason jar (or re-use a large empty spice container!), keep air tight when storing.
The culinary possibilities for this dry rub are endless. It’s sweet, yet spicy, encompassing a medium heat with the hint of brown sugar.
Hi Jess, I’m Lisa Coe and I have read your ingredients for your spice recipe and tried it as well and it’s delicious. THANKS JESS. keep up the good work on this. I’ve graduated from CULINARY ARTS and I think it’s wonderful to have the skills to work with. Great Job.
Hi Lisa,
Thanks so much for trying my recipe! I am so happy to hear you love it as much as we do. 🙂
Hi Jess this rub recipe sounds great. Will this rub work ok on a eye of the round roast? Going to put the rub on tonight, wrap in Saran Wrap. Put roast on pellet grill in the morning for 3 hours, vacuum seal and sous vide.
Thank you
Hi Jerry! I don’t see why not, please let me know how it turns out! Sounds delish.
My daughter loves sweet heat spice mix on everything from fries to chicken tenders, even eggs! Your recipe is spot on, thank you!!
I’m so glad she enjoys it! Yay! 🙂
Do you think I could put this mix in a food processor to make a better mixture and decrease the granule size for my homemade pork skins?
For sure! This on pork skins sounds awesome!
Hi. Would this be a good substitute for House of Autry’s Sweet Heat? Thanx for your response
I honestly have never tried that seasoning, so I couldn’t exactly tell you. Looks like theirs has celery seeds and cinnamon, which mine doesn’t. I hope you give it a try and let me know what you think! 🙂
We love to use this on grilled chicken thighs as well as smoking pork. It is so versatile. Thank you !
I LOVE this spice blend on chicken… never thought about using it for smoking pork! I’ll have to try that. We do, however, use it for carnitas! So glad you enjoy it! Yay!