Zesty Jalapeno Poppers...

This is the perfect little snack or appetizer for a

 small get together with family or friends.

My hubby loves anything hot, 

so I found this recipe in one of my cook books

and changed it up a bit by adding in

 fresh garlic to the cream cheese mixture.

Jalapeno Poppers!!

Yep, these little puppies are hot!

Make sure to wear gloves when removing the seeds or

your hands will burn, literally BURN for hours afterwards.

Trust me on this one, my hands burned

 for about 5 hours after removing the seeds

and not wearing gloves!!

I will NEVER do that EVER again!

I soaked my hands in vinegar,

 and then milk and rubbed lavender on my hands

and then after researching on Google, 

the one thing that worked the best 

was a mixture of sugar and olive oil, crazy right?!

Sheesh...

Once, you get the jalapeno seeds out, 

smear in your cream cheese 

and fresh garlic filling.

Next, wrap a half a piece of bacon

 around the jalapeno

cream cheese mixture. 

Insert a toothpick through the bacon 

and pepper to secure it in place.

Place your poppers onto a foil lined cookie sheet.

Bake in a 375 degree oven for about 20-25 minutes.

I placed mine under the broiler for 

about 3 minutes to give them a nice crisp.

And, viola!  

You have Smoking Hot

 Jalapeno Poppers with bacon!

Jalapeno Poppers

5-10 jalapenos

1 pkg. cream cheese

1/2 a pkg. bacon, cut in half

Cut jalapenos in half long ways, 

wearing gloves scrape out seeds

 and the membrane of the peppers.

Mix cream cheese and 2 cloves chopped fresh garlic.  

Smear on the cream cheese mixture

 on to each half of the pepper.

 Wrap the bacon around 

the cream cheese and pepper.  

Insert a toothpick into each 

bacon wrapped pepper.  

This will secure the bacon in place

 and will prevent it from curling while baking. 

 Place the poppers on a foil lined baking sheet.

Bake at 375 for 20-25 minutes.

You can place them under the broiler 

for an extra 3-5 minutes for an extra crisp 

around the edges!

Take out of oven and enjoy!

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs to you all,