# Stuffed, Pull Apart, Jalapeño Poppers

A cheesy, bacon-filled, pull-apart jalapeño popper recipe perfect for the Super Bowl.

- Total time: 35 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Appetizer
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- bacon
- 5 jalapeños
- 2 pounds cream cheese
- 1 heaping tablespoon smoked paprika
- 0.5 tablespoon salt
- mozzarella
- 3 balls pizza dough
- olive oil
- sesame seeds
- shredded cheddar

## Instructions

1. Cook bacon on a tray.
2. Broil five jalapeños.
3. Immediately transfer broiled jalapeños to a bowl and cover with aluminum foil for 10 minutes.
4. In a separate bowl, combine 2 pounds of cream cheese, a heaping tablespoon of smoked paprika, and half a tablespoon of salt.
5. Rub the black charred skin off the jalapeños with your hands.
6. Finely chop the jalapeños with their seeds and add to the cream cheese mixture, saving a little bit for later.
7. Finely chop the cooked bacon and add to the cream cheese mixture, saving a little bit for later.
8. Grate mozzarella and add it to the bowl with the cream cheese mixture.
9. Mix all ingredients in the bowl thoroughly until well combined.
10. Stretch out three balls of pizza dough.
11. Place a tablespoon of the filling onto each stretched pizza dough.
12. Fold and seal the dough to form balls.
13. Place the filled dough balls on a baking sheet with bacon grease.
14. Roast in the oven at 425 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 minutes.
15. Brush the baked balls with a little bit of olive oil.
16. Top with sesame seeds, shredded cheddar, and the saved bacon and jalapeño.
17. Return to the oven for 10 minutes.

## Equipment

- tray
- bowl
- aluminum foil
- baking sheet

## Tips

- Save some bacon and jalapeño for topping.
- Brush the popper balls with olive oil before the second bake.
- Adjust baking time if making larger popper balls.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DURDPAEEp95/?igsh=MWtobnZocDMzYm1uOA==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/ebe5f7d3-2929-4c8e-b478-a8cf9d043bb6
- Extracted: 2026-02-08

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