Thank you for y our reply. Will try the boiling water idea.
carol

Hi Carol, I often use portions of frozen chipotles in adobo, but I haven’t tried freeze-dried. If frozen, I just defrost a bit so it incorporates. You might try adding some warm to hot water until you can get yourself to the consistency of a paste, and that process may also intensify the flavor, so if you’re sensitive to spice I would adjust the amount to taste.