Hot Poppers

Friends, I have the yummiest and simplest recipe to share with you today. AND it's a great appetizer or snack for any occasion. This recipe is courtesy of Lindsay at Hello, Hue.

To make these you must acquire:

*1 can of Pillsbury crescent dough
*About 2-4 tablespoons of cream cheese {may need more or less depending on your taste}
*1-2 fresh jalapenos
*about 2-3 strips of bacon
*1-2 cloves of garlic {this is an addition I made to the original recipe}

Makes around 12-16 poppers.



Directions:

[one] Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees F.

[two] Chop jalapeno into small pieces and be sure to remove the seeds. {You may want to use gloves during this part as even after washing hands you'll still feel the burn of the jalapeno in your skin}

[three] Mince garlic into tiny pieces.

[four] Cut bacon into pieces and fry it up. It's easier this way so that you get the best little pieces for your poppers. Crispy bacon strips are hard to chop! Let bacon rest on a paper towel.

[five] Spray a cookie sheet with non-stick spray and pop open/roll out your dough. It's already pre-cut into triangles so all you need to do, once flat, is to cut each triangle diagonally again so that you have two triangles. Make sense?

[six] Place a dollop of cream cheese, jalapeno, garlic and bacon onto each triangle of dough.

[seven] Bring the corners of each triangle together and seal with your fingers so that the insides aren't going to come out. {This can be difficult and likely won't look too pretty but I promise it will taste amazing and no one will care!}

 [eight] Pop into the oven and bake for 10-15 minutes at 350 degrees. Check them and when the edges are a golden brown you can pull them out!

[nine] Let cool for a few minutes {seriously} and then ENJOY!

Delish! Now I need to make some more.