These Bacon Wrapped Jalapeño Poppers are topped with gorgonzola cheese and BBQ sauce and can be prepped ahead of baking. They’re the perfect party appetizer and disappear fast.
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Bacon Wrapped Jalapeño Poppers
The first time I ever tried a jalapeño popper was at the convenience store down the street from our high school. Nestled next to the corn dogs (gimme!) and fried chicken, I’d get just one of those deep-fried little hotties for my once-in-a-while lunchtime treat. These days, I make homemade jalapeño poppers anytime I need a savory, cheesy, totally decadent appetizer that I can prep ahead, and like my Pigs In a Blanket and Lil’ Smokies, everyone will go nuts for. These bacon wrapped jalapeño pepper hotties are stuffed with cream cheese and wrapped in bacon. For a bit of tang and a swath of sweet, I add crumbles of creamy gorgonzola and a drizzle of BBQ sauce. These jalapeño poppers cook in just 20 minutes and you might want to make a double batch because they are always the first thing to disappear at the party.
What’s In These Jalapeño Poppers?
You’ll need just 5 ingredients to make these seriously addicting gorgonzola and bacon wrapped jalapeño poppers. Here’s everything I used in these stuffed jalapeño poppers:
- Jalapeños
- Cream cheese—I use full-fat cream cheese
- Creamy gorgonzola cheese—use blue cheese crumbles if you can’t find gorgonzola, or skip entirely
- Bacon—don’t use thick-cut bacon as it takes too long to cook compared to the jalapeños
- Honey BBQ sauce, or your favorite
How to Make Jalapeño Poppers
- Slice the jalapeños in half and remove the seeds and ribs.
- Stuff with a mixture of cream cheese and gorgonzola.
- Slice the bacon in half lengthwise to make a skinnier strip.
- Carefully wrap the cheese stuffed jalapeños with the bacon.
- Drizzle each jalapeño with a little BBQ sauce.
- Sprinkle each jalapeño with a few extra crumbles of gorgonzola before baking the stuffed jalapeños.
- Drizzle with more BBQ sauce and more gorgonzola crumbles if desired.
What Type of Bacon Should I Use?
You can use any type of bacon you’d like but I wouldn’t use thick-cut as it takes too long to bake. I prefer using regular bacon that isn’t too thick so the bacon cooks quickly. Turkey bacon would likely work just as well.
Can I Use Low-Fat Cream Cheese?
Yes, you can use low-fat cream cheese or whipped cream cheese, but I prefer the full-fat kind that comes in a brick.
Tips for Making Jalapeño Poppers with Bacon
- If you’re looking for a little more heat, don’t remove all of the veins of the jalapenos, or keep a few sprinklings of seeds. That’s where all the heat lives.
- When seeding these hotties, consider using food handlers gloves. The oil from the seeds and veins doesn’t wash off easily, so if you touch your eyes with the oil residue, you’ll get the sting.
- For something utterly decadent, think about adding lump crab meat or chopped shrimp to the cream cheese mix. Dinner done.
- If you have leftovers, chop them up, add to a bowl of pasta, I’m going to boil up a pot of pasta, and wha-la! Pasta ala Popper will soon be born.
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Bacon Wrapped Jalapeño Poppers with Gorgonzola
Ingredients
- 10 large jalapeño peppers
- 8 ounce package cream cheese , at room temperature
- 6 ounces Gorgonzola cheese , crumbled
- 12 ounces sliced bacon
- ¼ cup honey barbeque sauce
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425° F.
- Slice the jalapenos in half from the stem to the point. Cut around the seeds and stems, then scoop out the insides. Set the jalapeno halves, cut side up, on a baking sheet lined with foil.
- Stir the softened cream cheese in a small bowl. Crumble half of the Gorgonzola cheese into the cream cheese and stir to combine. Spoon the cheese mixture into the jalapeño halves.
- Slice the bacon strips in half lengthwise to make skinny strips. Wrap each jalapeño with a slice of bacon.
- Drizzle each jalapeño with barbeque sauce and sprinkle with a few more crumbles of Gorgonzola.
- Bake for 20 minutes or until the bacon crisps to your liking. Drizzle with more bbq sauce and Gorgonzola if desired. Serve hot.
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More Appetizers You’ll Love
- Cheesy Texas Trash Dip
- Slow Cooker Sriracha Meatballs
- Garlic Butter Pepperoni Pizza Rolls
- Slow Cooker Little Smokies
- Bacon Beer Cheese Dip
- Pigs in a Puff Pastry Blanket
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Perry
I’ve made stuffed, wrapped jalapenos for years but never with blue cheese. These were amazing and our new go to for stuffed jalapenos!
Hayley
Thanks, Perry, we’re so glad you enjoyed these!
Guner Tautrim
Just butchered our first Kune Kune pigs and this will be our first bacon recipe. Looks amazing. Thanks.
Diana
Amazing! I’ve made these a few times and they are ALWAYS a hit with family & friends and ALL GONE within seconds! Thank you for sharing the recipe!
Linn
I made these jalapeño poppers for some friends we were visiting in Phoenix Arizona. They now make them for every party they’re invited to… It’s (demanded) requested on the invitation!
Thank you Linn! It’s a huge compliment when friends share with friends. Thanks for coming back around to let me know.
sally @ sallys baking addiction
so many jalapenos, so little time! We love making cheesy jalapenos. And yours with bbq and bacon? I’m suddenly starving for some heat!
Bev @ Bev Cooks
I. Want. It. All. For. The. Love.
Chung-Ah | Damn Delicious
Thanks for the feature, Heidi! You rock! And dude, these stuffed jalapenos are to die for. I mean I love everything as is with the bacon and all but with that bbq sauce drizzle – YES!!
Thrilled to have found your panko beauties! Your pics are droolicious.
Jackie @ Domestic Fits
These look glorious! Inspiring me to start a new pinterest board :)
Kristina
I would love to sit on the couch with you, a huge platter of these, and a RHOBH marathon ;) those ladies ARE cheesy. in the best possible way.
Kristin
This recipe sounds delicious! I definitely also learned the hard way with jalapenos after preparing an appeziter for a wedding reception last summer. After slicing and seeding nearly 200 jalapenos I couldn’t go to sleep because the burning pain was so horrible. I definitely recommend wearing gloves!
Lauren @ Climbing Grier Mountain
So, can I come over and eat these bad boys while we watch RHOBH? Fo’ reals. What is the show going to be like next year without crazy Adrienne?! The plot thickens.
Deborah
I’ll take a dozen, please!!
shelly (cookies and cups)
I could live on jalapeno poppers. It’s a fact not many know about me. These look…well..perfect.
And love all the other popper ideas :)
Anna @ Crunchy Creamy Sweet
Stuffed jalapenos are one of our very favorite appetizers! These look amazing, Heidi! Love the bacon!
Giulia
I don’t think I’ve ever seen large jalapeños like that up here in Canada. Maybe I have to go to a specialty market, or could I replace them with peppers? If I take out all the veins and seeds how spicy are they? Little kids in mind?
You could certainly replace them with Anaheims or a larger pepper. These seemed even bigger than usual, which made them even more hearty. They mellow in flavor with the veins and seeds removed and my daughter liked them :) Hello….BACON!
Meagan @ Scarletta Bakes
Woah, lady! You’re blowing my mind with this decadent take on my favorite appetizer and snack. I just love the idea of creamy gorgonzola and sweet BBQ sauce all combined with bacon inside one spicy chile. Winning recipe! And thanks so much for the link love!
Your recipe is such an inspiration, as are all of your recipes. Thanks for being part.
Alice @ Hip Foodie Mom
LOVE this post! What a great collection of recipes for Jalapeño Poppers!
Cassie | Bake Your Day
Love jalapano poppers and the BBQ sauce on these takes them up a hole new amazing level.
Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers
Now this is a jalapeno popper type dish I would love! Yum!!
Tieghan
Oh these look so good!
Lorie
LOVE to make and eat these. Our family eats them as the main dish. :) Nothing better when the homegrown jalapenos start to come in. Thanks for all the recipes. Can’t wait to try them!!
Lori @ RecipeGirl
We love bacon in our house. Just sayin’… since you’ll be here soon and all ;)
I’ll bring the jalapenos and the wine.
Emily
Get in my mouth. Now. (Okay, maybe not now because it’s 1:24am but for sure later.)