Cabo Fresh Guacamole Review -- And high value coupon!
I received Cabo Fresh products for purposes of review; however, all opinions in this post are my own.
*** Note: This review is from 2014. It's now 2017: The coupon is no longer available, Ultra Foods in Chicago have gone out of business, and the products may have changed since that time, given people's comments.
If you have been reading along here for a while, you might have noticed I tend to get unduly excited about guacamole -- so you can guess how excited I was to review Cabo Fresh guacamole for you all! If you're here in Chicagoland with me you can find Cabo Fresh at Ultra Foods, or check the store locator on the Cabo Fresh site to find some near you.
- And on the even more exciting note, you can
print a $2.00/1 Cabo Fresh coupon hereso that you can get a discount when you try it for yourself!
I put both Organic Cabo Fresh guacamole and Classic Mild Cabo Fresh guacamole to the test here. Both are made from "best of the bunch" hand-picked 100% Hass avocados (95% avocados, 5% spices), and their guacamole could be especially convenient at times when it's difficult to find a ripe fresh avocado around here.
Fortuitously, I just so happened to have some leftover fajita fixings crying out for an infusion of good fats from Cabo Fresh Guacamole today. (OK, it's kind of unsurprising since I often have foods around here that could benefit from guacamole...) Cabo Fresh proved a flavorful and creamy counterpoint to the spicy fajitas, and you can see the occasional big chunk of avocado in there.
And, since you can't truly judge a guacamole without tortilla chips... both the organic and the classic mild Cabo Fresh Guacamoles were very good and fresh-tasting, but I think organic had the slight edge in flavor here. I'd definitely pick some up again, and don't forget to print your own $2.00/1 coupon before you buy yours.
This looks so yummy. I am normally a fan of another supermarket brand, but this looks yummy. Thanks for sharing!
I just tried Cabo and it was very tasty! My only concern is I have never had guacamole that didn't go brown after a few hours. This Cabo guacamole has stayed green for days. What is the deal? Lemon?
This was a long time back so I don't still have the product 🙂 -- but in commercially produced guacamole it's generally citric acid that prevents browning.
Some stores that might carry this:
Ultra Foods
Hy-vee
Schnucks
Woodman's
Actually, this is on sale at Schnucks this week for $3.99. A little pricey, I think... avocados seem to be cheap right now, and it is simple to make an excellent guacamole with these ingredients: avocado, tomato, garlic, cilantro, kosher/sea salt, and fresh lime juice. Additional mix-ins: onion, jalapeno, etc. etc... I made some with some yellow cocktail tomatoes the other day... it was different and absolutely yummy! 🙂
Well now... here's an interesting development:
1) $1.50 ibotta rebates (Schnucks being one of them)
https://ibotta.com/rebates/34483/cabo-fresh-guacamole
https://ibotta.com/rebates/34482/cabo-fresh-guacamole
2) Don't know what happened to the $2 coupon, but there's a $2.25 Qples coupon floating around:
http://coupon.qples.com/wl/printn.html?DEX51FXMjk4MS0tdHJhY2stLTI5ODE5c3BwbDJSZ2tRT1lFTlA=
3) So, $3.99 - $2.25 - $1.50 = ... um, borrow the 1 = HEL-LO! 🙂
LOL -- the $2.00 coupon and review were actually from last year, it just got bumped back up because someone found and commented on it. They do put out high value coupons every month or two though. 🙂
Grabbed another one of these at a Super Target the other day for $3.99, located by the deli... I don't think the regular ones carry it. Again, cheap guac after $2.25 man coupon and $1.50 ibotta... 🙂
Just had it with salsa and chips, and with steak fajita. It is the worst guacamole that I have ever tasted. It was bland and flat. I will avoid that brand and advise others not to purchase it.
I just purchased 3 containers of cabo fresh guacamole for a party. Its is dreadful!! Terribly bitter with a baby food texture. I tried to save it & it couldn't be done $12 totally wasted. From now on only homemade for me. Yuuuuck!
All: This review was from almost three years ago, and I haven't had Cabo Fresh since. From comments here and elsewhere it looks like the recipe may have changed recently, so take the above as a snapshot in time rather than a review of how it is today -- and I'd direct complaints to the manufacturer, because they are unlikely to see them here. 🙂
How does it stay "fresh" without browning after I've opened the package one day, ate a little, put it back in the fridge, repeat, repeat a few times...? Every other kind I've ever gotten would brown by the next day.
Just bought a 12oz container yesterday at Kroger in Columbus Ohio. This tastes as good as a couple Hass Avoes, a little garlic hotsauce, salt, pepper and lemon juice. Without all the work and hoping the Hassel are not under/over ripe and cost less. Really, this stuff is pretty good. And as an aside, if you squeeze a half a lemon into your guac, and place A piece of saran wrap pressed down onto the top of the guac , before refrigerating it will stay green for several days
Please nobody buy this guacamole. Especially if you have never had guacamole before!! This stuff is terrible and is NOT how guacamole should taste. It tastes as if their main ingredient is xanthan Gum. So disgusting!
Agree, its horrible. No need for gum in guacamole!