Jalapeño Popper Mummy Bites
Cream cheese and cheddar stuffed jalapeños wrapped in crescent dough and decorated as little mummies. These baked Halloween jalapeño poppers make a warm, savory appetizer for parties.
Ingredients
- 10 medium fresh jalapeños
- 8 ounces block cream cheese softened
- 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese about 4 ounces
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon finely sliced green onion optional
- 3 slices cooked bacon cooled and finely chopped, optional
- 1 tube refrigerated crescent dough sheet or crescent rolls 8 ounces
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon water
- 40 small candy eyeballs or cream cheese dots and tiny black olive pieces
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 375°F. Line a large rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Wearing food-safe gloves, halve the jalapeños lengthwise. Scoop out the seeds and pale ribs, then pat the peppers dry.
- If needed for attaching the eyes, reserve about 1 teaspoon of the softened cream cheese. Mix the remaining cream cheese with the cheddar, garlic powder, onion powder, and pepper. Stir in the optional green onion or cooked bacon.
- Divide the filling among the pepper halves, keeping it approximately level with the cut edges. Do not force excess filling into small peppers.
- Unroll the cold crescent dough. Pinch the seams closed if using crescent rolls. Cut into strips about 1/4 inch wide.
- Wrap each filled pepper with about two strips, trimming as needed. Cross the strips loosely, tuck the ends around the sides, and leave a gap near the wider end for the eyes. Avoid thick layers of overlapping dough.
- Beat the egg with the water. Lightly brush the exposed dough with the egg wash.
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, checking at 18 minutes, until the dough is golden and cooked through, the filling hot, and the peppers tender but still holding their shape.
- Rest for about 5 minutes. Add two eyes to each pepper, using tiny dots of reserved cream cheese if needed. Serve warm.
Notes
Recipe Notes
- Medium peppers bake more evenly than a mixture of very small and very large ones.
- Sweet mini peppers can replace jalapeños for a mild version. The number needed depends on their size.
- Add candy eyes after baking. They can melt in the oven.
- Bacon is optional and must be cooked before mixing into the filling.
- If you skip the egg wash, bake until the dough is fully cooked even if it looks less shiny.
- Refrigerate leftovers promptly and use within 3 to 4 days. Reheat the centers to 165°F.
alapeño Popper Mummy Bites Nutrition Card
Servings: 10Serving size: 2 mummy bites, or 2 filled jalapeño halves
| Nutrient | Estimated amount per serving |
|---|---|
| Calories | 225 kcal |
| Total fat | 17 g |
| Saturated fat | 9 g |
| Cholesterol | 45 mg |
| Sodium | 365 mg |
| Total carbohydrates | 14 g |
| Dietary fiber | 1 g |
| Total sugars | 5 g |
| Protein | 6 g |