Air Fryer Bacon Wrapped Jalapeno Poppers are the perfect appetizer to start off any dinner party! Ready in less than 10 minutes and super delicious!
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If you are looking for the perfect appetizer for your next dinner party or game day tailgate, go no further than these air fryer bacon wrapped jalapeno poppers!
Air fryer stuffed jalapenos are keto friendly, low-carb, ready in 10 minutes and everyone will love them. Plus, I will give you a bunch of ideas on how to take your air fryer jalapeno poppers to the next level with some awesome seasonings and sauces!
Speaking of easy air fryer appetizers, be sure to check out Air Fryer Frozen Mini Corn Dogs, Air Fryer Frozen Curly Fries and Air Fryer Chicken Fries.
Why this recipe works
- These air fryer bacon wrapped jalapeno poppers are great for a fancy dinner party or perfect for a big game day or tailgating. Everyone will love them – period. Better make a double batch.
- Cooking your jalapeno poppers in the air fryer is a quicker, easier way to make this delicious appetizer. You don’t have to overheat your whole kitchen with the oven and cleaning the air fryer is a breeze. Plus, you can cook frozen bacon in the air fryer for this recipe. Talk about easy!
- This air fryer stuffed jalapeno recipe is super flexible. You can omit any type of cheese you don’t like and can add different ingredients to suit your tastes, think sweet and savory or extra spicy!
Ingredients
- Jalapenos: Fresh jalapenos can be found in the produce section of your local grocery store.
- Bacon: You can use regular or thick cut bacon. If using thick cut bacon, you will need to adjust your cook times. You can use applewood, hickory or any bacon of choice.
- Cheddar Cheese: Shredded cheddar cheese or block cheddar cheese (you will want to cut into small squares).
- Cream Cheese: You can use Philadelphia Cream Cheese or any store brand cream cheese of choice.
How long to cook jalapeno poppers in air fryer
- Preheat air fryer to 350°F.
- In small frying pan, render bacon on low/medium heat for 1-2 minutes. Thick cut bacon, approximately 3 minutes. You want to cook some of the fat out of the bacon. This will help the bacon crisp up in the air fryer when cooking the jalapeno poppers. If you prefer to use the air fryer to render your bacon, cook bacon for about 3 minures on 350°F. (preheated).
- Cut of top of jalapenos and slice lengthwise. Remove core and seeds.
- Mix cream cheese and cheddar cheese.
- Add any optional seasonings (see notes for suggestions) to cheese mixture.
- Stuff jalapenos with cream cheese and cheddar cheese mixture.
- Wrap each stuffed jalapeno popper with a slice of rendered bacon. Use toothpicks to secure the bacon. NOTE: Be sure to use air fryer/oven safe toothpicks.
- Cook stuffed jalapeno poppers for 5-7 minutes on 350°F.
- Depending on your air fryer, the size of your fryer basket and amount of jalapeno poppers in the basket, you can cook for an additional 1-2 minutes on 370°F until you reach your desired level of crispiness.
Pre-Heating Air Fryer: I recommend pre-heating air fryer. However, if you choose not to pre-heat, add about 3-4 minutes to your cook time. This recipe works well with any brand of air fryer including Ninja Foodi, Gourmia, Vortex, Nuwave, Cuisinart, Cosori, Power XL and Power Air.
Can you put toothpicks in an air fryer?
If you buy air fryer/oven safe toothpicks, they are safe to use in the air fryer. You will want to make sure the wood toothpicks don’t have any frills (such as plastic) on the ends. It is also best to check the brand to be sure.
Air fryer jalapeno popper seasoning and sauce ideas
- Add spices such as salt, pepper, cayenne pepper, onion powder or garlic powder.
- Add lemon or lime zest.
- Add honey, maple syrup or jam (raspberry jam) for a sweet and savory combo.
- Dip in a raspberry chipotle sauce.
FAQ and expert tips
The most common cheese for jalapeno poppers is cream cheese. However, you can mix and match cheddar cheese, pepper jack cheese, Monterey jack cheese or any cheese you enjoy.
Some great sauces for jalapeno poppers include raspberry chipotle sauce, sweet chili sauce, ranch sauce or creamy sriracha.
Air fryer reheating tips
Air Fryer Bacon Wrapped Jalapeno Poppers
Equipment
- 1 Frying Pan
Ingredients
- 5 medium jalapeños
- 10 slices regular or thick cut bacon
- 1.5 ounces cheddar (shredded or block, cut in small squares)
- 5 ounces cream cheese
Instructions
- Preheat air fryer to 350°F.
- In small frying pan, render bacon on low/medium heat for 1-2 minutes. Thick cut bacon, approximately 3 minutes. You want to cook some of the fat out of the bacon. This will help the bacon crisp up in the air fryer when cooking the jalapeno poppers. If you prefer to use the air fryer to render your bacon, cook bacon for about 3 minures on 350°F. (preheated).
- Cut of top of jalapenos and slice lengthwise. Remove core and seeds.
- Mix cream cheese and cheddar cheese.
- Add any optional seasonings (see notes for suggestions) to cheese mixture.
- Stuff jalapenos with cream cheese and cheddar cheese mixture.
- Wrap each stuffed jalapeno popper with a slice of rendered bacon. Use toothpicks to secure the bacon. NOTE: Be sure to use air fryer/oven safe toothpicks.
- Cook stuffed jalapeno poppers for 5-7 minutes on 350°F.
- Depending on your air fryer, the size of your fryer basket and amount of jalapeno poppers in the basket, you can cook for an additional 1-2 minutes on 370°F until you reach your desired level of crispiness.
Notes
- Add spices such as salt, pepper, cayenne pepper, onion powder or garlic powder.
- Add lemon or lime zest.
- Add honey, maple syrup or jam (raspberry jam) for a sweet and savory combo.
- Dip in a raspberry chipotle sauce.
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