habaneroHabanero peppers clock in at 100,000–300,000 on the Scoville scale, making them about 100x hotter than a jalapeño pepper. Freshly harvested red habanero peppers. 1. Make AA Habanero is a hot chili pepper that is closely related to the Scotch bonnet pepper. Habaneros are among some of the hotter peppers and are most commonly consumed