Baked Jalapeno Poppers

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I have never made jalepeno poppers, nor have I really ever enjoyed eating them. But when I had the girls over one Friday, I decided to make them as I had some extra jalepenos in the fridge.

These were pleasantly delicious and surprising!!! I have them in front of me now and my friend and I can't stop eating them.

However, what stinks about this is the following:
1. Having to de-seed and de-vein the jalepenos (I didn't have gloves
2. The dreadful dredging process
3. Not being able to stop eating them...

Overall, this is a definite winner and worth the work!

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This recipe is absolutely delicious and just right for me; I have a jalapeño plant of my own which of course is abundantly fruitful. I hate deep frying food so this recipe is on demand! I feel nothing was lost with baking instead of deep frying the jalapeños. Previous comments about the heat level are very subjective. It all depends on the heat level of your peppers which varies widely. Before you cook yours you can test your peppers' heat by cutting them across the thickest part and running your finger across the cross-cut pepper and tasting your finger. Add cayenne accordingly or leave it out altogether if you're not so big on hot food.

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I thought these were just ok. I cut waaay back on the cayenne to keep the spiciness at a mild level, and I'm glad I did. They were plenty hot with just a few dashes of cayenne - they would be insanely hot with a full half teaspoon. I used pepper jack instead of regular jack. Used finely ground crackers instead of panko. Used 1/3 less fat philadelphia cream cheese. Maybe it was because they were baked and not fried, but we just didn't like the texture of these. The jalapeno flesh was just too crunchy and the filling could have been more flavorful. One reviewer put pats of butter on top of each popper, and I think that was probably a great idea. If I make them again, I'll be sure to do that. Otherwise, the outside is just too dry and crumby.

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Maybe I used too much cayenne or something but they were VERY spicy!! My husband is a big fan of thai food and even he thought they were extreme. They looked and smelled wonderful and I will definitely be trying these again without the cayenne and just rely on what is in the essence. Any suggestions?

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I made this pretty much as directed with a few minor changes (due to what I had lying around, not any lack of confidence in Emeril. I used a mature English cheddar as Monterey Jack is not common in the UK and I like the sharp taste, instead of cayenne used 1/2 chipotle chili powder and 1/2 ancho chilli powder, and instead of essence, used Tex's Jerk Seasoning, which is fairly similar to the essence recipe. Also, I put a miniscule shaving of butter on each popper as it seems to help crisp the panko (did a run without the butter and it does make a big difference - light spray oil or Pam would probably do the same trick with even less fiddling around.

Some posters have commented that this recipe is time consuming, but I didn't mind, maybe because I like pottering around the kitchen. I prepared the peppers and stuffed them yesterday, then coated and baked them for today's Sunday afternoon snack. Boyfriend adored them.

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I used philly cream cheese & real mozzarella + added some chopped proscuitto (had 3 slices that needed using up. I wish I knew how to dip stuff in flour then egg without making such a mess of myself, but definitely worth it, husband loves me even more now ;o

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these were awesome....I did substitute fat free cream cheese and used egg beaters......make sure to make a double batch they went fast~

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DEFINITELY WEAR GLOVES WHILE PREPARING!!!!! brought these to a day of the dead party = They were gone in ten minutes EVERYONE LOVED them.. It took awhile to make but well worth it they were amazing I mixed half alouette and cream cheese. I also used half the amount of seasoning and they were still spicy so be careful. They did however come out gooey and crispy and I cant wait to make more Thanks Emeril..... Oh yeah a bunch of reviews said to buy more jalapenos, well I did and they weren't needed DONT look for other recipes make these trust me =

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wow! this was so delicious. Pretty spicy and crunchy. I'll definately make more of these

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I made these to take to a football party. Everyone loved them! Next time I will buy the Essence rather than make it from scratch. Only problem was the clumping of the bread crumbs. Any ideas how to get past this???