Homemade Jalapeno Poppers

• Vegetarian

• Produce

  • 10 Jalapeno peppers
  • 1 tsp Onion powder
  • 2 tsp Powdered garlic

• Refrigerated

  • 4 Eggs

• Condiments

  • 1/2 tsp Worchestershire sauce

• Baking & Spices

  • 2 tbsp All-purpose flour
  • 1/8 tsp Cayenne pepper
  • 1/2 tsp Paprika
  • 1 pinch Salt
  • 1 pinch Salt and pepper

• Oils & Vinegars

  • 1 Vegetable oil

• Bread & Baked Goods

  • 1 1/2 cups Italian style bread crumbs

• Dairy

  • 2 cups Cream cheese

Found on dishesanddustbunnies.com

Description

Ingredients

• 10-12 jalapeno peppers, halved and seeded
• Vegetable oil for frying - about 2 cups
• 2 cups of softened cream cheese (I used light)
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp of onion powder
• ½ tsp paprika
• ⅛ tsp cayenne pepper
• pinch of salt
• ½ tsp Worchestershire sauce
• 1½ cups Italian style bread crumbs (the kind with herbs added)
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• pinch of salt and pepper
• 4 eggs, beaten
• 2 tbsp all-purpose flour

Directions

• Cream together the ingredients for the filling until well combined. I like to use my stand mixer for this so that its very well combined, but you can do it with a hand mixer too. If you mix this by hand just make sure you get it very well mixed and that its creamy.
• Using a spoon fill each jalapeno half with the cream cheese mixture. The filling should be overflowing a bit and not flattened. See the image above.
• Combine the bread crumbs, garlic powder, salt and pepper from the Bread Crumb Coating ingredients in a pie plate or similar wide dish.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs and the all-purpose flour.
• Dip a filled jalapeno half into the egg mixture and then into the bread crumb mixture. Make sure that its coated on all sides.
• Repeat the above again with the jalapeno you just coated. Dip in the egg mixture and then into the bread crumb mix. Roll the jalapeno in the breadcrumb mix back and forth until its covered.
• Continue for the remaining jalapeno halves until all are coated twice.
• In a deep pot heat up your vegetable oil for frying.
• Once the oil reached the right temperature for frying, drop about 3 or 4 poppers in at a time.
• Turn them over after about 2 minutes and continue to fry for another 2 minutes or until golden.
• Remove the popper with a wire mesh basket or heat proof slotted spoon and place onto paper towel to drain any excess oil.
• Continue to fry the rest of the poppers as above until all are finished.