Homemade Sweet and Hot Snack Sticks?

[lkrogmann]

When I buy snack sticks from a butcher shop, the first flavor I reach for is sweet and hot or a sweet and spicy. I have three butcher shops/meat markets around me that I frequent to get my fix. I’m in a quest to make my own, but I have yet to find a seasoning blend that gets my the sweetness up front with a little back end heat. I’ve tried a sweet and spicy jerky kit that I made snack sticks from (that’s been the closest, but it was lacking in flavor), and I’ve tried a Thai BBQ blend (not even close).

Anybody have any suggestions for a sweet and spicy seasoning blend to purchase or an original recipe that would get me close to those butcher shop sweet and hot flavored snack sticks? Or maybe a way to modify a seasoning blend?

[PapaSop]

lkrogmann
Recently made sticks with Excalibur’s Habanero BBQ. Very good. In fact, last package thawing now.

[erich52]

lkrogmann Habanero BBQ. Did snack sticks and summer sausage with it every year. Turn out great!

[lkrogmann]

erich52 PapaSop , is the Habanero BBQ super spicy? I like spice, but those that help me eat these snack sticks don’t like super spicy.

[PapaSop]

lkrogmann
Don’t care for super spicy myself. This very tolerable. Some kick but the BBQ finishes it nicely.