Chocolate JalaReaper

Chocolate JalaReaper (isolated seeds)

The Chocolate JalaReaper is a unique and extremely productive pepper that combines the familiar characteristics of a Jalapeño with the serious heat and rugged appearance of a Carolina Reaper. Originally created by Jack Skaggs as a Jalapeño × Reaper cross, the original JalaReaper produced red pods. Jes Christensen later carried forward a chocolate variation, resulting in the rich, dark-colored version offered here.

The pods develop a distinctive wrinkled, twisted appearance and ripen to a deep chocolate-brown color. Flavor is rich, earthy, and slightly sweet with some of the familiar Jalapeño character before a powerful, lingering superhot-style burn develops. With heat estimated around 400,000–800,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHU), this is a very hot pepper that delivers considerably more heat than a traditional Jalapeño while retaining excellent flavor.

Plants are vigorous and extremely productive, producing heavy crops of uniquely shaped chocolate pods throughout the growing season. After growing this variety for several years, I received the blessing of the original breeder, Jack Skaggs, to offer these seeds. The Chocolate JalaReaper is an excellent choice for hot sauces, powders, salsas, and growers looking for an unusual pepper with an interesting history, great production, and serious heat.

Each pack includes 10–20 premium seeds.