Description
Jalapeno Popper Mummies are a fun and festive Halloween appetizer featuring spicy jalapenos stuffed with a creamy cheese mixture, wrapped in flaky crescent roll dough, and adorned with candy eyeballs for a spooky effect. These bite-sized treats are deliciously cheesy, slightly spicy, and sure to impress guests at any party.
Ingredients
Scale
Cheese Filling
- 8 oz cream cheese (softened)
- 8 oz Monterey Jack cheese (shredded)
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
Jalapenos and Dough
- 10 jalapenos (sliced in half lengthwise, seeds removed)
- 12 oz Pillsbury crescent rolls
- 1 egg (lightly beaten with 1 Tbsp water, for egg wash)
Decoration
- 40 small candy eyeballs (or sliced olives)
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 400°F (200°C). Line a large baking tray with foil and lightly spray it with olive oil cooking spray to prevent sticking.
- Prepare Jalapenos: Slice the jalapenos lengthwise and carefully remove the seeds. Partially remove the pith/ribs to reduce heat and make room for the cheese filling.
- Make Cheese Mixture: In a large bowl, combine the softened cream cheese, shredded Monterey Jack cheese, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and black pepper. Mix thoroughly until evenly blended.
- Stuff Jalapenos: Spoon the cheese mixture generously into each jalapeno half, filling them evenly.
- Prepare Crescent Dough: Unroll the crescent rolls and combine two triangles together at the perforations to form a rectangle. Repeat to get four rectangles. Then, slice each rectangle lengthwise into 10 thin strips for wrapping.
- Wrap Jalapenos: Wrap each stuffed jalapeno half with two strips of crescent dough, leaving a small uncovered area where the eyes will be placed later.
- Arrange and Egg Wash: Place the wrapped jalapeno mummies on the prepared baking tray. Lightly brush the tops of the dough with the beaten egg wash to achieve a golden finish.
- Bake: Bake in the preheated oven for about 12 minutes or until the dough is golden brown and cooked through.
- Add Eyes: As soon as the mummies come out of the oven, carefully press two candy eyeballs into the exposed area of each jalapeno to create the appearance of mummy eyes.
- Serve: Allow to cool slightly and serve warm as a fun and tasty Halloween appetizer.
Notes
- Jalapeno popper mummies are cute, spooky, and loaded with tasty ingredients, making them perfect for Halloween parties.
- This recipe is simple and quick to prepare, impressive for guests and adaptable to different spice levels by adjusting jalapeno seeds.
- You can substitute candy eyes with sliced olives as a savory alternative.
- Make sure to remove most of the jalapeno seeds and ribs to control heat and make the dish more palatable for a wider audience.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 jalapeno mummy
- Calories: 146 kcal
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 263 mg
- Fat: 11 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 8 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 31 mg
