Jalapeno Popper Puffs

These easy Jalapeno Popper Puffs are stuffed with the same flavors featured in jalapeno poppers all wrapped-up in crescent dough. They’re super simple to make and guaranteed to disappear as soon as they’re served.

Ingredients to Make Jalapeno Popper Puffs Recipe

This jalapeño poppers recipe is the kind of finger foods that everyone gravitates to. This puffs recipe uses the convenience of crescent rolls stuffed with a creamy jalapeno poppers filling then baked until golden brown and puffy. Arrange them on a platter with a small bowl of ranch dressing for dipping. Ingredients to make Jalapeno Popper Puffs? Roll up and bake until golden then enjoy! (Scroll down for full printable recipe card.)

• Crescent Rolls: Two tubes classic crescent rolls.
• Cream Cheese: One 8-ounce plain cream cheese.
• Bacon: One half pound cooked crispy bacon for a smoky flavor.
• Seasonings: Salt, granulated garlic or garlic powder, lemon pepper and ground cumin.
• Cheese: Shredded sharp cheddar cheese.
• Jalapeno Pepper: One large or medium jalapeno pepper.
• Green Onions: For a mild onion flavor.

How to Make the Best Jalapeno Popper Puffs Recipe

• Heat Oven and Prepare Pan – Preheat oven to 375°F. Line two large sheet pans with parchment paper. Set aside.
• Creamed Ingredients – In a medium bowl use an electric mixer to whip together cream cheese, salt, garlic, lemon pepper and cumin until fully combined.
• Mix-Ins – To the bowl add crumbled bacon, cheddar cheese, jalapeno, and green onions. Whip on low speed just until combined. (You can also fold this in by hand.)
• Crescent Rolls – Unroll crescent rolls one tube at a time separating triangles at perforations. Lay on a flat surface. Use a sharp knife to cut each crescent roll into 2 even triangles from top to bottom.
• Assemble Puffs – Place one 1 1/2 teaspoons of cream cheese mixture on widest part of each triangle. then roll beginning with the widest edge. to form a crescent shape. Place onto prepared baking sheets Repeat with the second tube of crescent rolls.
• Oven – Bake per the cooking time in the recipe until lightly golden brown.
• Serve – Serve with Ranch dressing on the side for dipping.

Tips for Making Easy Jalapeño Popper Puff

• Kitchen Tools You’ll Need: A nonstick surface or silicone matt for assembling the rolls, a hand mixer or stand mixer, measuring cups and spoons, a large rubber spatula or spoon, medium bowl, cheese grater and sheet pans for baking the puffs.
• Remove the Seeds: How do you remove the seeds and membrane from jalapeños? Slice the pepper in half then use a teaspoon to remove the seeds and membrane. Always wash your hands thoroughly after handling hot peppers or wear gloves.
• Can I Leave the Seeds? For a little more heat, leave the seeds in the jalapeno peppers, if you want these to have a spicier flavor.
• Make-Ahead Tip: You can prepare the mixture for the filling one day in advance and chill in the refrigerator until you’re ready to assemble the puffs.
• Don’t Overfill: When assembling the puffs, it may be tempting to overfill them, but if you add too much filling while baking, it will just seep out the sides.
• Serving Jalapeno Popper Puffs: You can serve these with a variety of dipping sauces such as barbecue sauce, honey mustard, ranch dressing, avocado ranch or Cajun ranch.
• Make a Large Batch: These make for a fun party appetizer and can be easily doubled or tripled depending on the guests you expect to be serving.

Recipe Variations

• Bacon: I like to use regular cut bacon for this recipe, but you can also use thick cut bacon or turkey bacon.
• Cheese: You can swap out cheddar cheese with white cheddar cheese, pepper jack cheese, smoked gouda or classic gouda, monterey jack cheese, colby jack cheese, mozzarella cheese, chipotle gouda and beyond.
• Spice: For even more spice you can add a few dashes of your favorite hot sauce, or dice up a habanero, serrano, or Thai chile and add it into the mix. This is for those who love heat, of course.
• Fresh Herbs: You could add chopped cilantro to the popper filling.

Storage and Leftovers

• Leftovers: Store baked Jalapeño Popper Puffs in an airtight container chilled in the fridge for up to 5 days.
• Reheating: To reheat leftovers, bake in a 350°F oven so the crescent rolls won’t become soggy or crisp them in an air fryer.
• Freezer Storage: Freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw in the fridge and reheat before serving.

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