Mummified Jalapeño Poppers
Cute Halloween Spicy Treats! Jalapeño poppers, or jalapeño bites, are jalapeño peppers that have been hollowed out, stuffed with a mixture of cheese, spices, and sometimes ground meat. Fill these creatures up with whatever you're used to using or use the provided filling here. The main thing is to make 'em spooky with googly eyes and then you'll be crying for your mummy. Boowaaahhhh aaaahhh aahhh ahhhhh!
Ingredients
- 8oz Package of Cream Cheese - Room Temperature
- ¼ Cup Mozzarella
- ¼ Cup Cheddar
- 2 Diced Green Onions
- 1 Tbsp Smoked Paprika
- ¼ Cup Room Temperature Cooked Bacon Pieces
- 12-24 Medium Sized Jalapeños
- Edible Baking Googly Eyes
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Wash the jalapeños.
- Cut jalapeños vertically (long ways) in half leaving on the stems. Keep the halves together so they fit back together later.
- Cut out the seeds (guts) and discard/compost.
- Mix remaining ingredients together in a bowl.
- Use a spoon and stuff the jalapeños with the filling and connect the halves.
- Get out your Favorite Bucket of Bread and take a small amount of dough out. Use your hands to make long ropes of dough.
- Wrap the dough ropes around the jalapeños and leave a few spaces in between each strand.
- Place each jalapeño onto a cooking sheet using either non-stick foil, parchment paper, or a silicon mat leaving at least 2 inches in-between each jalapeño.
- Lightly brush each jalapeño with an egg wash.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes.
- Let cool slightly to safely touch while putting on the final touches.
- Use a small amount of filling on the back of the googly eyes to help them stick to the jalapeños.
- Place the eyes carefully.
- Happy Halloween!
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Fun Internet Facts:
The Pepper
The jalapeño is the state pepper of Texas when they adopted it in 1995. Jalapeños were the very first peppers in space in 1982 on the Space Shuttle Columbia. In comparison with other chile peppers, it has a heat level that varies from mild to hot depending on how it was grown and how it was prepared. Most sources agree that the heat, due to capsaicin and related compounds, is concentrated in the seeds and the veins—deseeding and deveining can reduce the heat imparted to a recipe that includes jalapeños. Sweet hybridized varieties have been created with no "heat" although they retain the look and flavor of a jalapeño. These varieties can be used for making mild salsas and dishes served to anyone who doesn't tolerate spicy food. They have a distinct acidic taste. The jalapeño rates between 2,500 and 8,000 Scoville units in heat. Handling fresh jalapeños may cause skin burns - wear latex or vinyl gloves while cutting, skinning, or seeding jalapeños, and never touch your eyes after handling hot peppers. Capsaicin has been found to have anti-bacterial, anti-carcinogenic, analgesic, and anti-diabetic properties, at least in some early laboratory studies on experimental mammals. It is also found to reduce LDL-cholesterol levels in obese individuals. Regular consumption of foods rich in vitamin-C helps the body protect from scurvy and boosts immunity to fight against infectious agents and scavenge harmful, pro-inflammatory free radicals from the body. August 19th is National Hot & Spicy Food Day.Spooky
Halloween is each year on October 31. The tradition originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, when people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off ghosts. Some believe the Witching Hour is the time of night when the veil between life and death is thinnest, allowing spirits and ghosts to travel between two worlds. Others believe that witches and psychics are more powerful at this time of night. Some aren’t really sure what the Witching Hour is, but they know nothing good happens at 3AM.I Want My Mummy
For mummies of ancient Egypt, the heart was left in the body because it was considered to be the center of intelligence. The brain was thrown away because it was thought to be useless. Sometimes the mummy's mouth would be opened to symbolize breathing in the afterlife. Animals such as bulls, crocodiles, cats, and falcons, were also mummified. The Ancient Egyptians kept some of the body parts lungs, liver, stomach, and intestines in canopic jars. The body was wrapped in linen and was then covered in a sheet called a shroud. Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
