How to Make Simple Jalapeno Poppers

These easy Baked Jalapeño Poppers are favorites at our home. Baked in the oven with a light bread topping,

Oven baked Jalapeño poppers are made with fresh jalpeños and cream cheese and are the perfect party or game day appetizer! T

They are one of our easy game day recipes and so easy to make. Everyone will be asking you for the recipe!

These are not fried so they are a better way to make poppers.

There are many recipes for Jalapeno Poppers. These are not breaded and this recipe does not require any eggs. There is also no frying of any kind as these are baked. Remember, I like to keep things simple here on the island. I hope you enjoy them!

The process is really quite easy and the full recipe is below. Don’t forget to check out my time-saving tips for this recipe below. We know how to save time and want to help you when you need it.

How To Make Jalapeno Poppers in the Oven

Step 1 – Heat the oven to 350°.  Using rubber gloves, clean and seed jalapenos. Seriously, use gloves and open a window because these little buggers can be really hot.

Place cleaned out pepper halves on cookie sheet.  

TIP – Wear gloves or use a spoon to scrape out the seeds and membranes. You can also cut the jalapeños in half and then scoop out the insides. Wash hands before and after handling peppers

Step 2 – In a bowl, mix together cream cheese, shredded cheese, cilantro, and cumin. Stuff each pepper with cream cheese mixture.

Step 3 – Mix bread crumbs and parmesan cheese together. Top each pepper with a small scoop of this mixture.

Step 4 – Bake for 20 – 22 minutes or until cheese is bubbling and crumbs are light brown. They are delicious!

Honestly, the best part about these is the light crumb topping!

• Prepare jalapenos the day before and store in the refrigerator until ready to make.
• Use pre-shredded mozzarella cheese.
• Save time chopping cilantro by using dried cilantro.
• To make these spicier, leave some of the seeds in the jalapeños.
• o make them ahead of time, you can assemble the poppers and then refrigerate them until you’re ready to cook them.

Recipe FAQs

Can I use an air fryer instead of an oven? 

Yes, you can! Air fryers are a great way to get crispy poppers with less oil. Check out my Air Fryer Poppers Recipe.

How can I tell if the poppers are done? 

The filling should be melted and bubbly, and the topes of the poppers should be golden brown. 

What should I serve with jalapeño poppers? 

Jalapeño poppers are great with ranch dressing, guacamole, or Tomatillo green salsa or restaurant style salsa.

More Jalapeño Popper Recipes

For more delicious Jalapeño recipes – try my Jalapeño Cornbread, Best Jalapeño Popper dip, My Jalapeño Popper Pinwheels and my Jalapeño Popper Wontons. All are easy and all have great flavor!

This post was part of of Appetizer Week, a multi-blogger event co-hosted by Kim of Cravings of a Lunatic and Kristen from Frugal Antics of a Harried Homemaker a few years ago,

Be sure to check out our other Game Day food ideas, like these 5 ingredient or less game day foods or these Game Day Dip Recipes.

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