With gooey mozzarella cheese, spices, and just the right amount of heat, these jalapeno poppers are the perfect finger food snack! It won’t take you an hour to try our Fresh Mozzarella Jalapeno Poppers Recipe.
Preparation:
20mins
Cooking:
10mins
Total:
30mins
Serves:
8
Ingredients
30jalapeno pepperssliced lengthwise and seeded
12ozfresh mozzarella cheese
8ozcream cheese, softened
1cupmilk
1cupflour
1tspsalt to taste
1tsppepper to taste
¼tsppaprika
1tspchili powder
1tspgarlic powder
1cupbreadcrumbs
1tbspoilfor frying
Instructions
In a bowl, combine mozzarella and cream cheese until smooth.
Spoon mixture into jalapenos.
In one bowl, add milk, and in another, combine flour, salt, pepper, paprika, chili powder, and garlic powder.
Dip each pepper into the flour mixture, milk, and once more into flour mixture to coat evenly.
Let set for 10 minutes to dry. In a third bowl, add breadcrumbs.
Dip peppers into milk and breadcrumbs and set aside for about 5 minutes.
Preheat your oil to 350 degrees and fry poppers until golden brown.
Recipe Notes
Remember to wear latex gloves when taking the seeds out of the peppers! The seeds are hot, so it’s best to protect your skin when handling them.