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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. Serve with Corn Dog Nuggets and Grown Up Pigs in a Blanket for a tasty appetizer round.

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

Jalapeño Bacon Mummies are easy to make and so much fun to serve! I love the reaction they get when I share them with guests.

Here are the ingredients you'll need:

  • Jalapeño peppers, 8-10
  • Cream cheese, 8-ounce package
  • Bacon, I like to take a shortcut here and use packaged Hormel Real Bacon
  • Garlic powder
  • Parmesan cheese
  • Refrigerated crescent roll dough
  • Candy eyeballs
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, mummy 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.

Pro Tip: Try frozen peas, sliced olives or chopped pieces of red or green pepper as a substitute for the candy eyes.

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

Recipe FAQs

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 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.

Is there a substitute for cream cheese?

I've made these using goat cheese. The taste was great, but the goat cheese didn't hold up as well in the heat of the oven and melted a little too much.

I recommend using cream cheese. But if you try a cream cheese substitute and love the result please let me know in the comments.

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

Delicious Any Time of the Year

While these Jalapeño Bacon Mummies have a distinctive look that's perfect and so fun for Halloween, this is a delicious appetizer that can be served any time of year. Simply leave the candy eyeballs off.

Make it a Party

Below are more ideas of what to share at your next gathering.

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.

The Inspiration

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

If you tried Jalapeno Bacon Mummies or any other recipe on my website, please leave a 🌟 star rating and let me know how it goes in the 📝 comments below.

Recipe

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 144 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. Serve these with Cranberry Jalapeno Meatballs and Individual Charcuterie Cups for a tasty appetizer round. 

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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  1. Julia says

    5 stars
    Oh my gosh these are so cute, but the flavors are on point too. How can anyone say no to jalapeno and bacon? Perfect for the Halloween season coming up.

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  2. Natalie says

    5 stars
    This is such a fun Halloween party treat. My son will enjoy these I'm sure. I'm going to save this recipe and make it for our party.

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  3. Jeri says

    5 stars
    What a fabulous idea for Halloween! I am saving this recipe for then! They look really easy to make, and delicious too!

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  4. Sherry says

    5 stars
    Such a great idea!! I am definitely making this for our next adult halloween party. I have Jalapeño's growing in the garden and was looking for the perfect way to use them. Thanks for the recipe!!

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  5. Erin Gierhart says

    5 stars
    These are so cute! I love all things jalapeno and cannot wait to make this recipe for Halloween!

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  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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