Description
Jalapeno Popper Pigs in a Blanket is a delicious combination of spicy jalapenos, cream cheese, and sausage wrapped in flaky crescent dough, perfect for snacking.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 package original Crescent dough sheet
- 12 ounce package li’l smoky links (all beef)
- 1/4 cup pickled jalapenos from the jar (plus 1 T pickling liquid)
- 4 ounces cream cheese (room temp)
- 1/2 cup sharp cheddar cheese (shredded)
- 1/4 cup packaged bacon bits or 3 slices of bacon (cooked until crisp and crumbled)
- 1 large egg + 1 T water (for egg wash)
- 2 tablespoons coarse salt OR Everything Bagel seasoning
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375° then line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Drain and finely chop the jalapenos.
- Bring the cream cheese to room temperature then add 1 tablespoon of pickling liquid from the jalapenos and stir until it’s well blended.
- Unroll the crescent dough gently pressing any curled edges. Spread the cream cheese evenly over the top of the dough.
- Sprinkle the shredded cheese, chopped jalapeno, and bacon bits over the cream cheese.
- Slice the dough (a pizza cutter works well) into about 1″ strips then cut those strips into quarters.
- Add one sausage link to the cut strip and roll, pressing to seal then transfer to the baking sheet seam side down, continuing until they’re all rolled.
- In a small bowl, whisk the egg and 1 tablespoon of water together then lightly brush the top and sides of each pig in a blanket. Sprinkle the top with coarse salt OR Everything Bagel seasoning – not both.
- Bake 10-13 minutes or until golden brown then serve warm.
Notes
- Allow cream cheese to come to room temperature for easy blending.
- For a spicier version, increase the amount of jalapenos.
- For best results, serve immediately while warm.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 13 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 piece
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 400mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 10g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 30mg