Ingredients
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1 cup freshly shredded cheddar cheese
- 3 garlic cloves minced or grated
- 2 tablespoon BBQ Rub
- 8 jalapeños
- 16 strips thick-cut bacon
Instructions
- Heat the smoker to 225 degrees. In a medium bowl, stir together the softened cream cheese, cheddar cheese, garlic cloves and 1TB BBQ Rub using a sturdy wooden spoon or hand mixer until it becomes one cohesive mixture.
- Wearing kitchen gloves, slice off the stems of the jalapeños and cut them in half. Remove the seeds and membrane inside the peppers.
- Use a small spoon to spread the cream cheese mixture into each jalapeño half.
- Wrap the cream cheese-filled jalapeño halves with a strip of uncooked bacon. Secure at both ends with toothpicks.
- Sprinkle 1TB BBQ Rub on top of poppers
- Put the jalapeño poppers on the grill, close the lid, and smoke until the bacon browns and the peppers soften, about an hour and a half to two hours.
If needed, heat the broiler and broil the smoked jalapeños until the bacon crisps and browns even more, about 30-60 seconds. Remove from the broiler. Allow to cool for a few minutes and serve. Enjoy!
