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Jalapeño Popper Pigs in a Blanket

A close up of six pigs in a blanket on a small white plate with the top pig in a blanket showing the jalapeño cream cheese middle.
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Buttery, salty, and stuffed with a creamy jalapeño cream cheese filling, these zesty jalapeño popper pigs in a blanket are a fun and delicious twist on the classic perfect for your game day gathering!

Ingredients

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  • 6 strips Bacon ((roughly ¼ cup chopped bacon bits))
  • 4 ounces Dairy-Free Cream Cheese
  • 1 Tablespoon Jarred Jalapeño Juice
  • ¼ cup Diced Jarred Jalapeño
  • 1 package Crescent Roll Dough
  • 14 ounce Cocktail Sausages ((also called Lil' Smokies))
  • 1 Egg
  • Garlic Powder (to season)
  • Dried Chive (to garnish)

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 375°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper (future you will thank you).
  2. Fry 6 slices of bacon until crispy on both side. Crispier bacon makes for easier chopping and crumbling into bite-sized pieces. Set the cooked bacon aside until assembly of the pigs in a blanket.
  3. In a medium mixing bowl stir together 4 ounces softened dairy-free cream cheese, ¼ cup chopped jalapeño drained and 1 Tablespoon juice from the jarred diced jalapeños. Set the bowl aside for now.
  4. On a pastry mat, roll out 1 package crescent roll dough. I like to pinch the seams together to prevent excessive leakage of the fillings.
  5. Spread the jalapeño cream cheese mixture over the crescent roll dough.
  6. Next, using a pastry or pizza cutter, slice approximately eight 1-inch strips along the long edge of the crescent roll dough. Along the short edge of the crescent roll dough, cut the dough into three 3-inch strips.
  7. Next, sprinkle the cut dough with bacon bits.
  8. Add a lil smokie to the end of each strip of cut dough and roll into a nice, tight pig in a blanket.
  9. Place the rolled pigs in a blanket on the parchment paper lined baking sheet and brush with beaten egg.
  10. Dust the tops with garlic powder and sprinkle with dried chive. Bake for 15-18 minutes or until golden brown.

Notes

Recipe Adapted From Host the Toast Jalapeño Popper Pigs in a Blanket

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