Easy Halloween Jalapeño Popper Mummies
These Easy Halloween Jalapeño Popper Mummies are the perfect spooky party appetizer and are so easy to make. Savory stuffed jalapeños are filled with a delicious cream cheese and pepper jack cheese mixture, wrapped in a flaky crescent dough, and baked to perfection.
If you love making Halloween recipes, these Jalapeño Popper Mummies should be on your must-make list. Create these spooky and delicious mummy appetizers for parties or a frightful snack. The bite-sized treats are easy to make and perfect for serving to your guests.
Not even going to lie, I could make a meal from these cute jalapeño poppers. They’re easy to make and ready in about 20 minutes, making them the perfect Halloween party treat. If you’re not a hot pepper fan or want to make them for kids, replace the jalapeño peppers with sweet mini bell peppers. Stuffed jalapeno poppers make great appetizers, delicious game-day food, or snacking when the munchies hit If you’re creating an Easy Halloween Charcuterie Board, add the poppers to the array of snacks.
Easy Halloween Jalapeño Popper Mummies
Jalapeno peppers are such a great food to use in many recipes like my Best Guacamole Recipe or this Easy Homemade Peach Salsa, but they also are a wonderful vessel to stuff with melty cheese mixture, spicy sausage, and cheese, taco meat mixture, or really whatever you like. I love using cream cheese and pepper jack cheese with a little garlic powder in my stuffed peppers. The most time-consuming part of this recipe is wrapping the peppers in the dough strips but even that goes quickly.
Halloween jalapeño mummies are super adorable all wrapped up in buttery crescent dough and those googly eyes while trying to be spooky.
Timesaving Tips and Variations
- Be sure the cream cheese is softened at room temperature for easy mixing.
- Substitute the pepper jack cheese for your favorite cheese such as cheddar cheese, Monterey jack, Colby jack cheese, or a blend of cheeses.
- Add red pepper flakes to the cheese filling or onion powder.
- In place of the candy eyeballs, use small black olive slices.
- You can also use puff pastry dough in place of the crescent dough.
- Make ahead tip: you can prep these mummies a day in advance and store them in an air-tight container in the refrigerator. Then bake as directed.
- Use the air fryer to bake the poppers – about 12 minutes at 350 degrees.
- Add cooked bacon pieces to the cream cheese mixture.
- It doesn’t matter if you leave the jalapeño stem on as in the recipe of cut it off.
- Mummy jalapeño poppers are best eaten right out of the oven. If you do have leftovers, they can be stored covered in the refrigerator for up to four days. Reheat in the oven for a few minutes at 350 degrees or in the air fryer.
Make this recipe a fun meal to have before heading out to trick-or-treat, and serve it with Mini Monster Meatloaves.
How Do You Pick a Good Jalapeño?
For this recipe look for jalapeños that are about 3 – 4 inches long and with a bright green color and no blemishes. You can use smaller ones if that is your preference. Removing the seeds and membrane will tone down the pepper’s level of spice. If you prefer you can keep the seeds and membranes intact before filling for a spicer taste.
Should I Wear Gloves When Cutting Jalapeño?
The choice is yours if you should wear gloves when cutting jalapeños. If you’ve worked with them before then you know if you don’t wear gloves and touch your eyes or lips you can get a slight burning or tingle from the jalapeno. I suggest the gloves or be sure to wash your hands thoroughly after working with the hot peppers.
Other Delicious Halloween Appetizers
- Easy Halloween Popcorn Balls
- Halloween Monster Mash Jalapeno Deviled Eggs
- Halloween White Chocolate Strawberry Ghosts
- Pumpkin Spice Rice Krispies Treats
- Mini Pumpkin Cheese Balls Recipe
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Equipment Needed to Make Jalapeno Poppers
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- small mixing bowl
- knife
- cutting board
- parchment paper
- baking sheet
With this recipe, using the tools you already have makes it super easy to get the appetizers in the oven to bake.
Ingredients
The list of ingredients is easily found in your local markets. The candy eyes are located in the baking aisle near the sprinkles.
- large jalapeño peppers
- cream cheese, softened
- pepper jack cheese, shredded
- garlic powder
- tube of crescent rolls, or crescent sheet
- edible candy eyes
Add the ingredients for these spooky snacks to your net grocery list!
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Rinse the peppers and dry them well, then slice them in half lengthwise, and remove the seeds.
Add the cream cheese, pepper jack cheese, and garlic to a small bowl, and stir until it’s completely combined. Use a spoon to divide the mixture evenly between the jalapeño half, and spread.
Roll the crescent roll sheet out onto a baking sheet, and pinch the cut edges of the dough together so you have a full sheet. Use a pizza cutter or knife to cut the dough into thin strips.
Start at one end of the pepper, then start wrapping a crescent dough strip at an angle, to create the “mummy”. One wrapped, set wrapper pepper on the parchment-lined baking sheet. When all peppers are wrapped, transfer the baking sheet to the oven, and bake for 22-15 minutes, until the dough is a light golden brown.
Remove from the oven, and immediately place two candy eyeballs onto each “mummy” pepper. Serve and enjoy the little mummies
Halloween doesn’t have to be all about candy and sweets. These savory jalapeno mummy poppers offer a delicious and spooky alternative. With their spicy jalapenos, creamy cheese filling, and flaky dough, they’re a treat that’s both satisfying and visually appealing.
Get creative in the kitchen and whip up a batch of these frightful yet flavorful snacks for your next Halloween celebration.
Printable Recipe Card for Easy Halloween Jalapeño Popper Mummies
Easy Halloween Jalapeno Popper Mummies
Equipment
- knife
Ingredients
- 8 large jalapeno peppers
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup pepper jack cheese, shredded
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 8 ounce tube crescent roll dough, or crescent dough sheet
- 32 candy eyeballs
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Rinse the peppers and dry them well, then slice them in half lengthwise, and remove the seeds.
- Add the cream cheese, pepper jack cheese, and garlic to a small bowl, and stir until it’s completely combined. Use a spoon to divide the mixture evenly between the peppers, and spread.
- Roll the crescent roll sheet out onto a baking sheet, and pinch the cut edges of the dough together so you have a full sheet. Use a pizza cutter or knife to cut the dough into thin strips.
- Start at one end of the pepper, then start wrapping a strip of crescent dough at an angle, to create the “mummy”. One wrapped, set wrapper pepper on the parchment-lined baking sheet. When all peppers are wrapped, transfer the baking sheet to the oven, and bake for 22-15 minutes, until the dough is a light golden brown.
- Remove from the oven, and immediately place two candy eyeballs onto each “mummy” pepper. Serve and enjoy.
Notes
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