Oven Baked Jalapeño Poppers
This recipe for Oven Baked Jalapeño Poppers has it ALL going on. Spicy cheese, smooth cream cheese, crispy topping, all served up in a jalapeño. And you can make them in your OVEN.
Servings: 24 poppers
Ingredients
- 12 jalapeños
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- 2 TBSP milk
- 2 TBSP sriracha can leave out if you don't like a lot of heat
- 2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- 1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese the crumbly kind
Instructions
- split the jalapeños and scrape out the seeds and pith and lay them out on a baking sheet
- mix the cream cheese, milk and sriracha (if using) in a mixing bowl
- add the shredded sharp cheddar cheese and stir until combined
- fill the pepper halves with the cream cheese mixture
- pour the parmesan on a saucer, press each pepper, cream cheese side down, in the parmesan cheese
- cover the peppers and refrigerate until ready to cook
- to cook: preheat your oven to 400˚
- Bake in a 400˚ oven for 15 minutes or until peppers are cooked and top is slightly browned and cheese is bubbly
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Notes
- use rubber gloves if raw jalapeños bother your hands
- if you don't like a LOT of spice leave out the sriracha and add more milk if your mixture is too dry