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    Jalapeño Bacon Mummies

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    Jalapeno Bacon Mummies are a fun, "eye-appealing" appetizer that will steal the show at your Halloween party. This whimsical version of jalapeño poppers is stuffed with bacon and two types of cheese. The heat from the peppers mellows during the baking process so the finished result has just the right amount of kick. 

    A plate with eight wrapped jalapeño bacon mummies wrapped in dough.
    This appetizer is fun to serve and delicious to eat!

    Ingredients to have on hand

    These poppers are so easy to make. I love the reaction they get when I serve them to guests. Here are the ingredients you'll need:

    Unbaked jalapeno halves wrapped in crescent dough on a baking sheet.
    Wrap the raw dough snuggly around each jalapeño, and create a space near the top for the eyes to be added after baking.

    Substitutions for Candy Eyeballs

    The candy eyeballs are easy to find, most craft stores carry them. Or, you can use this link to order them. But the mummies will still look cute with other options. Try frozen peas, sliced olives or chopped pieces of red or green pepper as a substitute for the candy eyes.

    Can these be prepped ahead of time?

    You can mix the cream cheese filling ahead of time and stuff the peppers in advance. Just cover them and and store them in the refrigerator the day before you plan to serve them. But I highly recommend wrapping the peppers with the crescent roll dough shortly before you plan to bake the mummies. This ensures proper baking time and a flaky crust.

    Let's Make it a Party

    Below are some of my favorite party appetizers. Serve these with Jalapeno Bacon Mummies. Have fun!

    Jalapeno popper wrapped with dough and displaying candy eyes.
    Whimsical and so much fun to serve, these jalapeño wrapped appetizers will be the hit of the party.

    This recipe was inspired by one found in Woman's Day magazine online, Sept. 2016.

    Jalapeno popper wrapped with dough and displaying candy eyes.

    Jalapeño Bacon Mummies

    A fun, "eye-appealing" appetizer that will steal the show at your Halloween party. This whimsical version of jalapeño poppers is stuffed with bacon and two types of cheese.
    5 from 2 votes
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    Prep Time: 20 minutes
    Cook Time: 20 minutes
    Servings: 8 people, two jalapeño halves each
    Calories: 361kcal
    Author: Melinda O'Malley Keckler

    Ingredients 

    • 1, 8 ounce container cream cheese softened
    • ¾ cup bacon packaged Hormel Real Bacon or about 6 slices of fresh bacon, cooked and diced into small pieces
    • ¼ cup parmesan cheese grated
    • ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
    • 8-10 jalapeno peppers sliced in half
    • 1, 8 ounce can Pillsbury crescent dinner rolls - or any variety of refrigerated crescent roll dough
    • 16-20 candy eyes

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 375°
    • Soften cream cheese in the microwave on low power until it’s easy to spread. Add bacon, parmesan and garlic powder and stir to combine thoroughly. Set aside.
    • Rinse jalapeño peppers, pat dry with paper towels and slice in half lengthwise, include the stem if possible. Using a small spoon, scrape the pulp and seeds from each jalapeño.
    • Unwrap crescent rolls and pinch perforated seams together to create two squares of dough. Using a sharp knife or pizza cutter, create long, thin slices of dough to wrap each jalapeno.
    • Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or spray with Pam.
    • Place a scoop of creamed cheese mixture into each jalapeno half and pat down so the cheese is even with the edge of the pepper and doesn’t mound up too high. Wrap each pepper with a slice of the dough. Allow a gap in the wrapping to create room for the candy eyes to be added after baking.
    • Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until the dough is golden brown.
    • Remove from the oven and place the candy eyes in the gap between the dough so they look like the mummy’s eyes.

    Notes

    Be very careful when handling jalapeño peppers. Wear kitchen gloves to protect your skin or avoid touching your face after handling and slicing the peppers.
    Depending on how large the peppers are, you may need to use more than one container of crescent roll dough. 

    Nutrition

    Calories: 361kcalCarbohydrates: 16gProtein: 7gFat: 30gSaturated Fat: 12gCholesterol: 27mgSodium: 558mgPotassium: 123mgFiber: 1gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 192IUVitamin C: 17mgCalcium: 151mgIron: 1mg

    Please note, the nutrition details are estimated using a food database and are offered here only as a guideline for informational purposes.

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    Comments

    1. Cheryl Sandoval says

      5 stars
      Yummy! And so fun to share.

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      • melindakkeckler says

        I'm so glad you loved these fun mummies, Cheryl!! XOXO

        Reply

    2. Melissa says

      Those are adorable!!!

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      • melindakkeckler says

        Right!! I think so too and they are soooo good Melissa. 🙂 They have a way of making everyone smile. (Just like you!)

        Reply

    3. Rhonda Heggen says

      Melinda, I love your ideas! This year for my classes, I need to make sure all our projects are cooked because of Covid. I didn’t have a great idea for Halloween until I saw your monster poppers 😊. Hopefully, when my students return we will make these for our Halloween lab. Thanks again. I appreciate the homemade quality of your cooking!!!!

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      • melindakkeckler says

        Oh thank you! I hope the kids love the cute poppers, be sure to let me know how it goes. Thanks too for your kind words. 🙂 XO

        Reply

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