Jalapeño Popper Mummies Recipe

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These Jalapeño Popper Mummies are a quick and easy appetizer to make for Halloween. Make a plateful of these spooky finger foods for a Halloween party, or serve them up as a cute starter at a Halloween dinner party!

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Jalapeño Popper Mummies

I know I’ve shared a lot of sweet Halloween treats recently, but it’s time to break out a savory snack.

Transform regular old jalapeño poppers into a great party food for Halloween, by wrapping them in strips of pastry and turning them into mummies!

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Ingredients used in this recipe

The full ingredients list and instructions are found in the printable recipe card at the end of this post, but here is a brief outline so you know what to expect from the recipe. I highly recommend always reading a recipe all the way through before starting.

  • Jalapeño Peppers
  • Pizza Dough or Puff Pastry
  • Cream Cheese
  • Cheddar Cheese
  • Mozzarella Cheese
  • Chili Powder
  • Candy Eyeballs

Equipment used in this recipe

You are likely to have many of these cooking tools in your kitchen already, but I’ve added some Amazon links for your convenience should you need to purchase anything for this recipe.

How to make jalapeno mummy poppers
Jalapeño Peppers
Jalapeño Peppers

Tips for Making Jalapeño Popper Mummies

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  • Handling chili peppers can be painful if you’re not careful! And by that I mean it’s easy to forget you’ve been cutting them and then you go to rub your eye and … ouch! To prevent accidental post-chili handling mishaps wear food gloves when you halve and deseed the jalapeños.
  • If you should so happen to have a grapefruit spoon in your kitchen use that to scoop out the seeds and membrane from inside the chilies. If you don’t have one, a regular spoon will be fine!
  • This recipe uses cream cheese, Mozzarella, and Cheddar, and has a kick of some chili powder. You could use Pepperjack or other combinations of cheese if you like.
  • Don’t overfill the chili halves.
  • Use a pizza cutter to easily and quickly cut the pastry into strips. If you don’t have one, you can, of course, use a sharp knife.
  • When wrapping the dough around the peppers to create the mummy bandages, make sure you leave a gap at the top to place the candy eyes (after cooking).
  • Bake on a wire rack over a baking sheet so that the dough bakes all the way around.
  • Press the candy eyes into the melted cheese after a few minutes out of the oven so that they stick.
Cheese-Stuffed Jalapeñ Pepper
Cheese-Stuffed Jalapeñ Pepper
Pastry Strips
Pastry Strips
Wrapped Jalapeño Popper
Wrapped Jalapeño Popper
Baked Jalapeño Popper Mummy
Baked Jalapeño Popper Mummy

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Jalapeño Popper Mummies

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Jalapeño Poppers Mummies
A plateful of jalpeno mummies

Jalapeño Popper Mummies Recipe

Yield: 12
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes

These Jalapeño Popper Mummies are a quick and easy appetizer to make for Halloween!

Ingredients

  • 6 large jalapeño peppers
  • 2 oz/55 g cream cheese
  • ½ cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • ¼ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
  • ¼ tsp chili powder
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 package refrigerated pizza dough or puff pastry
  • Candy eyeballs

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 190C/375F/Gas 5.
  2. Slice each of the jalapeño peppers in half lengthwise.
  3. Hollow out the inside of the pepper halves with a spoon, making sure to remove all of the seeds and membranes.
  4. In a bowl, combine the cream cheese, mozzarella cheese, cheddar cheese, chili powder as well as salt and pepper to taste. Mix until completely combined.
  5. Fill each of the pepper halves with the cheese mixture. Do not overfill.
  6. Unroll the pizza dough or pastry and using a pizza cutter cut into thin strips.
  7. Wrap the dough strips in a criss-cross design around the stuffed jalapeno peppers. Leave an open space near the top for the eyes to go once the poppers are baked.
  8. Bake the wrapped peppers on a rack on a baking sheet for 12-15 minutes until the dough is golden brown and cooked through.
  9. Let the peppers cool for a few minutes, and then insert two candy eyes into the front of each pepper.


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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 12 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 183Total Fat: 12gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 12mgSodium: 190mgCarbohydrates: 17gFiber: 1gSugar: 1gProtein: 3g

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