Date Lady — Sweet Chili Sauce · 14.5 oz

Sweet heat with five organic ingredients: dates, apple cider vinegar, garlic, sea salt and red pepper. No corn syrup, no cane sugar.

The sweet chili sauce at most restaurants is basically sugar syrup with chili flakes floating in it. Date Lady's is sweetened with whole dates, sharpened with organic apple cider vinegar and garlic, and warmed with crushed red pepper. The result is sticky, tangy and just spicy enough, with a deeper, fruitier flavor than the usual stuff. It is shelf-stable, so no refrigeration is needed.

Why you'll love it

• Sweetened only with dates
• Five simple, mostly organic ingredients
• Balanced sweet, tangy and gently spicy
• Vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free, soy-free and MSG-free

Who this is for

• Anyone who loves Thai-style sweet chili but not the sugar
• Weeknight cooks who want a one-bottle glaze for chicken, salmon or shrimp
• Entertainers: pour it over a block of cream cheese and serve with crackers
• Clean-label pantries cutting corn syrup

How to use

Dip spring rolls, egg rolls, dumplings and wings. Glaze salmon, shrimp, chicken or meatballs in the last minutes of cooking. Drizzle over pizza, eggs, rice bowls or stir-fry. Pour over cream cheese for an easy party appetizer.

Ingredients: organic dates, organic apple cider vinegar, organic garlic powder, sea salt, organic crushed red pepper. 14.5 oz BPA-free squeeze bottle. No refrigeration needed.

Made by Date Lady, a family company in Springfield, Missouri, that has built its whole line on the date as a whole-food sweetener.