Iowa Pepper Co.

10/09/2026

NEW SAUCE FRIDAY!!!!

Garlic and heat lovers, this one is for you!!!

SMOKED GHOSTLY GARLIC
We made this recipe for the first time over 3 years ago 😱
We’ve been wanting to make it again ever since but haven’t had white ghost peppers. Well, this year, we finally grew some white ghosts!

This sauce highlights Iowa-grown garlic by farmbaby_ia — only the best for a sauce that highlights garlic.

We smoked the garlic, along with onions, white ghosts, and sugar rush peach peppers. Finished it off with a splash of lime to round it out. Fair warning, it’s got some heat, it comes in at around a 9/10 on our heat scale.

What’s this good on?
We love adding this to mayo to create a garlic kicked up aioli sauce. Also, fantastic in any soup - like ramen, chili, chicken noodle!!

Stop by the Downtown Farmers' Market - DSM this weekend, October 10, to try it.

As always, available online to ship

https://www.iowapepper.co/products/smoked-ghostly-garlic-9-10-heat

10/08/2026

Find us a the Downtown Farmers' Market - DSM THIS WEEKEND!

Try our NEW sauce: Smoked Ghostly Garlic!

Also, back in stock, is our no-heat habanada sauce: Sauce for Everyone

Hab’s sauce is also back in stock!
We will also have:
Pineapple Apple Peno (low stock)
Taco Topper (low stock)
Pina Fuego

Reminder that the market starts at 8am ☀️
See ya there!

09/26/2026

2026 Historic Valley Junction Hot Pepper Competition - another spicy contest! Thank you to all our contestants and congrats to our champion SPICY DAVE!

Jeff is already thinking about the lineup for next year. What do you think? Should we make it easier or harder next year??

09/24/2026

Come see us at the final 2026 Valley Junction Farmers Market tonight 😊 4-8pm

Sauces in stock:
Pineapple Apple Peno
The Taco Topper
Hab’s Sauce
Game Day
The Pizza Topper (only 4 remaining!)
Pina Fuego

09/23/2026

Who’s your vote?

We’ll have a wide range of fresh peppers at the Historic Valley Junction farmers market this week!!

It’s the last VJ market of the year, come see us!

09/18/2026

Started with 12 brave contestants and ended with our 2026 spicy champion of the year: SPICY DAVE!!! He made it all the way through round 7 + a surprise round: that’s 8 crazy hot peppers!!!

A big thank you to all our competitors for a fun night, and thank you to Historic Valley Junction for helping us put this on each year.

And thank you for everyone who showed up to cheer on everyone. We’ll see you for next one!

09/18/2026

Thanks to our friends for helping with our booth this evening while we hosted the hot pepper eating competition!

Naturally, Iowa Pepper Co. is our Featured Vendor of the Week! Find them at Fifth and Maple next to the hot pepper eating contest this lovely evening. 🔥🌶️

09/10/2026

PIÑA FUEGO 🍍🍍 Our first SUPER-HOT sauce of the year!

https://www.iowapepper.co/products/pina-fuego-hot-sauce-10-10-heat

We loaded this batch with a ridiculous amount of fresh super-hot peppers straight from our garden, then paired them with fresh pineapple juice, lime, onion, garlic, and bell peppers. It's bright, tropical sweetness up front followed very quickly by an extreme, lingering burn that reminds you exactly what you signed up for.

Peppers in this sauce:
White Ghost, T-Rex Red, Chocolate Apocalypse Scorpion, Dragon’s Breath, 7 Pot Yellow Brain Strain, Orange Trinidad Moruga Scorpion, 7 Pot Bubblegum, Moruglah Yellow, Yellow Naga Viper, 7 Pot Iowa Twister, and RB003 peppers.

Come visit us at the Valley Junction Farmers Market tonight, September 10, from 4-8PM to try a sample.

We will also be at the Des Moines Downtown Farmers Market this Saturday, September 12, from 7am-12pm.

As always, available to order online. Free local delivery and free shipping on order $30+. 🔥🔥🔥🔥