I have been seeing the Fisher and Wieser Roasted Raspberry Chipotle Sauce at Costco for about a year now and have been intrigued by the potential flavor profile. This is the only raspberry based sauce I have come across and I was curious if matching raspberries with chipotles was a great idea or just a labelling gimmick.
I finally bought a bottle and gave it a try. It turns out that the sauce is pretty dang tasty!
Nutrition and Ingredients
Let’s take a closer look at what you get with this bottle of sauce.
Nutrition Facts
You get 40 ounces of sauce per bottle. One serving is two tablespoons and there are about 28 servings per bottle.
The nutritional facts for a single serving are:
- Calories: 80
- Fat: 0g (0% DV)
- Cholesterol: 0mg (0% DV)
- Sodium: 120mg (5% DV)
- Carbohydrates: 20g (7% DV)
- Protein: 0g
The calories and carbs in this sauce are elevated but still lower than what you get in the bloated Salt Lick Spicy BBQ Sauce.
Ingredient List
The sauce has the following ingredients:
- Sugar
- Red raspberries
- Jalapeno peppers
- Chipotle peppers
- Granulated garlic
- Salt
- Smoke flavor
The high sugar content of this sauce explains the high calories and carbs which are equivalent to what you get with Head Country’s Apple Habanero BBQ Sauce. This sauce is gluten free and does not contain any high fructose corn syrup.
Taste Test!
The label suggests that the best uses for this sauce are:
- A glaze for pork tenderloin
- Brushed onto grilled chicken
- Poured over cream cheese
I didn’t feel like cooking a pork tenderloin but I was craving a grilled pork steak! I grilled up the pork and used the sauce as a glaze at the end.
The flavor of this sauce starts with the brightness of raspberries, quickly followed by sweetness and then ends with just a touch of heat from the peppers. The sauce was delicious with pork and I can imagine that it would also be great with grilled chicken.
The sauce is not overly sweet and overall is nicely balanced.
Costco Value
The 40 ounce bottle of this sauce has a regular Costco price of $7.99. This works out to a cost of $0.199 per ounce.
You can buy a 10.5 ounce bottle of this sauce at Albertson’s for $5.09. This works out to a cost of $0.484 per ounce.
This means that you will save $0.285 per ounce (59%) when you buy the larger bottle at Costco.
nice review. I agree.
Just picked some up at Costco. Oh my this is the Bomb!!! Did some grilled Pork Tacos. Baby Back Ribs. I have a Tenderloin in the Freezer for my next fire on the grill!!!