Jalapeno Popper Bites and Cheese Balls
Ingredients
Jalapeno Popper Bites
- 2 cup Panko Breadcrumbs
- 2 cup Cheddar Cheese shredded, plus more for topping
- 2-3 Eggs Large
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Black Pepper
- 10 oz Cream Cheese
- 4 Bacon Strips cooked and chopped
- 4 Jalapenos seeded, diced, plus 24 sliced for topping
- Non-Stick Cooking Spray for greasing
Jalapeno Cheese Balls
- 16 oz Cream Cheese softened
- 1 tbsp Mayonnaise
- 1/2 cup Chives fresh, minced
- 1 cup Jalapenos seeded and finely diced
- 6-8 Bacon Slices
- 1/2 cup Sharp Cheddar shredded
- 1/2 Red Onion medium, thinly minced
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- 1 tsp Cayenne Pepper
Instructions
Jalapeno Cheese Bites
- In a large bowl, combine the bread crumbs, cheddar cheese, eggs, salt, and pepper, and mix well.
- Grease a 24-cup mini muffin tin with nonstick spray and fill each cup with a heaping tablespoon of the bread crumb mixture. Press into the pan firmly to form wells. Set aside
- In another large bowl, combine the cream cheese, bacon, diced jalapeños, salt and pepper
- Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C)
- Fill the bread crumb wells with a 2 tablespoons of the cream cheese mixture. Top each cup with a bit of shredded cheddar and a jalapeño slice
- Bake for 10 minutes, or until the cups are golden brown. Enjoy!
Jalapeno Cheese Balls
- To make the bacon jalapeño popper cheese balls: In a large bowl, combine cream cheese, mayo, cheddar, jalapeño, 1/2 cup bacon, red onion, black pepper, and Cayenne. Mix well until fluffy. Set aside
- On a shallow plate, transfer the remaining 1 cup of crumbled bacon, then using a cookie scoop, scoop out one ball of cheese filling and toss it into the bacon crumbles. Continue until all cheese balls have been rolled in the bacon coating
- Refrigerate the bacon jalapeño popper cheese balls until ready to serve. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 297kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 13gFat: 20gSugar: 2g
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