Description
Creamy jalapeño popper roll-ups deliver spicy comfort with crisp bacon and smooth cream cheese. Guests will devour these zesty appetizers, craving more of their irresistible flavor combinations.
Ingredients
Scale
- 16 oz (454 g) crescent roll dough (two 8-oz cans)
- 8 oz (226 g) cream cheese, softened
- 8 oz (226 g) cabot pepper jack cheese, shredded
- 4 oz (113 g) can diced jalapenos, drained
- ¼ cup (60 ml) butter, melted
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp salt
Instructions
- Prepare Filling: Combine Pepper Jack cheese, cream cheese, diced jalapenos, and salt in a mixing bowl, blending until smooth and creamy with consistent texture.
- Prepare Dough: Unroll crescent roll dough, carefully sealing perforations to create a uniform rectangular base, pressing edges to eliminate any gaps.
- Assemble Roll-Ups: Spread the jalapeno cheese mixture evenly across the dough’s surface, leaving a small border around the edges to prevent overflow during rolling.
- Shape and Slice: Tightly roll the dough from the shorter edge, forming a compact cylinder, then use a sharp knife to cut into 16 equal pinwheel medallions with precision.
- Garnish and Bake: Arrange roll-ups in a lightly greased baking dish, brush tops with garlic-infused butter for enhanced flavor and golden color, then bake in a preheated 375°F oven for 25-30 minutes until golden brown and fully cooked.
Notes
- Spice Control: Adjust jalapeno quantity based on heat tolerance; remove seeds for milder flavor or keep for extra kick.
- Cheese Tip: Use room temperature cream cheese for smoother, easier mixing and better ingredient integration.
- Dough Handling: Prevent sticking by lightly flouring work surface when rolling out crescent dough.
- Serving Suggestion: Let roll-ups cool for 5 minutes after baking to set filling and prevent burning your mouth.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Appetizer, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 9
- Calories: 330
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 670 mg
- Fat: 24 g
- Saturated Fat: 14 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 25 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 7 g
- Cholesterol: 55 mg