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Jalapeno Popper Pigs in a Blanket Recipe

Ingredients

1 Pack Lil Smokies
1 Sheet Puff Pastry
1 Egg
1 Jalapeno Pepper (thinly sliced)

Filling
2/3 Cup Whipped Cream Cheese
4 Slices Bacon (cooked and crumbled)
2 Jalapeno Peppers (seeded and finely diced)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400° and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a small bowl, mix filling ingredients together.
Cut puff pastry into 6 equal strips and then cut each strip into 3 pieces for a total of 18.
Spread a spoonful of cream cheese mixture on each piece of puff pastry. Place a Lil Smokie on each piece and roll the pull pastry around the filling. Brush edges with egg wash and seal.
Brush tops of puff pastry with egg wash and place a jalapeno slice on top of each.
Bake for 25-30 minutes.

Adapted from spicysouthernkitchen.com

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