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a wide tray of smoked bacon-wrapped jalapeño poppers with golden crisp bacon and bubbling cheese, faint smoke in the air, on a dark grill grate, warm natural light, shallow depth of field, landscape orientation

Smoked Bacon-Wrapped Jalapeños

Jalapeños are stuffed with cream cheese, then wrapped in bacon and smoked to perfection.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 50 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 12 jalapeños halved and seeded
  • 8 oz cream cheese softened
  • 0.5 cup cheddar cheese shredded
  • 12 slices bacon halved
  • 1 tbsp BBQ rub
  • 24 toothpicks

Method
 

  1. Preheat the smoker to 250F with your favorite wood.
  2. Mix the cream cheese and cheddar together and fill each jalapeño half.
  3. Wrap each stuffed half with a piece of bacon and secure with a toothpick.
  4. Sprinkle with BBQ rub.
  5. Smoke for 75 to 90 minutes until the bacon is crisp and the peppers are tender.
  6. Let cool slightly and serve warm.

Notes

Wear gloves while seeding the jalapeños to save your hands later.