What can I use instead of Smoked paprika?

Sweet paprika + liquid smoke: 1 tsp sweet paprika + 2-3 drops liquid smoke. Regular paprika + chipotle powder: 1 tsp paprika + 1/4 tsp chipotle powder.

What changes when you substitute Smoked paprika?

Bottle-smoke flavor. Adds heat.

Substitute for Smoked paprika

What it does in a recipe: Wood-smoked Spanish pepper: instant barbecue depth without heat.

2 substitutes, ranked by what's already in your pantry. Amounts are dataset values — US and metric where a ratio exists.

Sweet paprika + liquid smoke

per 1 tsp smoked paprika

US1 tsp sweet paprika + 2-3 drops liquid smoke

Metric2 g paprika + liquid smoke

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The smoke comes from a bottle.

What changes: Bottle-smoke flavor

Regular paprika + chipotle powder

per 1 tsp smoked paprika

US1 tsp paprika + 1/4 tsp chipotle powder

Metric2 g paprika + 1/2 g chipotle powder

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Adds heat along with the smoke.

What changes: Adds heat

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Common questions

What can I use instead of Smoked paprika?: Sweet paprika + liquid smoke: 1 tsp sweet paprika + 2-3 drops liquid smoke. Regular paprika + chipotle powder: 1 tsp paprika + 1/4 tsp chipotle powder.
What is the exact ratio to substitute Smoked paprika?: Sweet paprika + liquid smoke (per 1 tsp smoked paprika) — US: 1 tsp sweet paprika + 2-3 drops liquid smoke. Metric: 2 g paprika + liquid smoke.
What changes when you substitute Smoked paprika?: Bottle-smoke flavor. Adds heat.

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