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BBQ Bacon-Wrapped Jalapeño Poppers
Crispy bacon-wrapped jalapeño poppers stuffed with a creamy cheddar filling, grilled over live fire and finished with smoky sweet BBQ sauce. The perfect game-day appetizer balancing heat, creaminess, and smoke.
Prep
10 min
Cook
15 min
Total
25 min
Servings
8
Ingredients
- 8-10 fresh jalapeños, halved and seeded
- 1/2 cup cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
- 8-10 strips of bacon
- BBQ sauce (such as hickory smoke), for brushing
- 8-10 toothpicks, soaked in water
Instructions
- 1
Preheat the grill with hickory wood chunks until the coals burn to white ash.
- 2
In a bowl, mix the softened cream cheese and shredded cheddar thoroughly.
- 3
Cut the tops off the jalapeños and scrape out the seeds and membranes.
- 4
Stuff each jalapeño generously with the cheese mixture.
- 5
Wrap a slice of bacon around each stuffed jalapeño and secure it with a soaked toothpick.
- 6
Place the poppers on the grill over medium heat and cook for 7 minutes per side until the bacon is crispy.
- 7
Remove from the grill and brush all over with BBQ sauce before serving.