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cream cheese stuffed jalapeno poppers

Air Fry Jalapeno Poppers with Cream Cheese

Jenni Cole
An easy bacon cream cheese jalapeno poppers recipe for either your oven or your air fryer. These make the BEST appetizer idea for a crowd, plus they're gluten free, low carb, nut-free, and keto friendly.
An easy recipe to cut in half if you just want to make 12 popper halves!
4.64 from 19 votes
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Oven Baked
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 24
Calories 127 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

  • 4 slices bacon precooked
  • 8 oz cream cheese at room temperature
  • 12 jalapenos
  • 1 cup cheddar cheese shredded
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

Instructions
 

Prep the Jalapenos

  • Here is where those gloves are going to come in real handy! Wearing a pair of clean, disposable gloves will keep the jalapeno oil off your skin. This is a good thing as the oil can burn your skin. Ouch!
  • To prepare your jalapenos first clean them off. Cut down the center of the pepper and through the stem. You can opt to remove the stem or leave it on (we choose to leave the stem on).
  • Pull out the white membrane and seeds located inside the peppers. I like to use a melon baller to clean out my peppers.
  • If you prefer your keto jalapeno poppers a little spicy, leave some of the insides of the pepper.

Mix the Filling

  • To make the filling, combine your softened cream cheese, cheddar cheese, garlic powder, salt, and pepper in a medium-sized bowl. Mix in the bacon as well.

Fill the Peppers

  • Fill your peppers with the cream cheese mixture and top with additional cheddar cheese and/or bacon.

Air Fry

  • Cook your air fryer jalapeno poppers in your 400F air fryer for 9 minutes. I made 2 batches, one in our small basket air fryer and one in our large Omni Plus fryer. Depending on the size of your fryer, you may need to cook the poppers in batches.
  • After cooking as finished, garnish with bacon if desired.

Oven-Baked Jalapeno Poppers

  • If you don't have an air fryer, you can easily pop these in your oven! Simply bake at 400F for 15-20 minutes.

Video

Notes

Swap the jalapenos for baby bell peppers if you don't like spicy
Using pre-cooked shredded chicken instead of bacon works great
Change up the cheeses, why not try 3 cheese blend, or Colby-Jack?
Instead of mixing in pre-cooked bacon pieces, you can also wrap a slice of raw bacon around each jalapeno half.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 127kcalCarbohydrates: 2gProtein: 5gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 32mgSodium: 234mgSugar: 1g
Keyword Air Fryer Jalapeno Poppers
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