Scotch bonnet peppers aren't the hottest out there, but they still pack a mean punch. If you want to tone down their spice ...

but adding chopped Scotch bonnet pepper could result in that intolerable can't-feel-your-lips kind of hot. Clocking in at 100,000 to 350,000 on the Scoville heat scale, it's a formidable enough ...

A pile of green, yellow, and red scotch bonnets on a grey countertop. - Camille Delbos/art In All Of Us/Getty Images ...