I think food is one of the only places in life where it’s ok to change the rules in the middle of the game, for the most part anyway! These Poppers were a mid-game rule changer for me because I was all ready to bake up a big pan of cheesy Jalapeno Cornbread! A perfectly yummy, spicy & cheesy pan of Cornbread..SO good, but SO typical! Then it hit me, H.A.R.D!
And not a moment too soon either, since I was one knife slice away from chopping up a pile of pretty & plump jalapenos into bunches of little pieces! The voices something inside my head said “instead of slicing up of all those jalapenos and mixing them into the Cornbread batter, how ’bout using those Peppers like little Cornbread Muffin Cups..just to see what would happen?!” Hmmm…….
I’m so glad that I listened to the ramblings in my head because what happened was incredible..lol! We ended up with spicy little hand-held, flavor packed poppers, filled with warm, cheesy and tender Cornbread. As if that wasn’t enough, each bite popped wtih juicy bursts of sweetness from the fresh corn kernels suspended throughout the fluffy Cornbread. Such a perfect balance to the spicy peppers!
Give this unique Cornbread switch-up a try the next time you’d like to jazz up an otherwise ordinary side dish. It totally turns plain old cornbread into a fun, two-bite Jalapeno Cornbread Popper experience! 🙂
What you’ll need for approx. 24 Jalapeno Cornbread Poppers:
12 Med/Large fresh Jalapenos
1 Box of Cornbread Mix (I used the Honey variety for the sweetness)
1 1/2 Cup Shredded Cheddar (1 cup for the batter..1/2 cup for sprinkiling)
1 Cup Corn..fresh OR canned is just fine
Directions:
Slice each jalapeno down the center and carefully remove all the seeds and veins..set aside
In a medium bowl, mix up the Cornbread batter according to the box instructions, add in the Corn and 1 cup of the Cheddar.
Fill each Jalapeno half with some batter! Eh-hem, don’t over fill them! 😉
Sprinkle them all with the remaining 1/2 cup of Cheddar.
Place them on a baking rack & sheet pan, bake them at 350 for about 15-20 minutes, or until the Cornbread is firm and cooked through. They will be puffed and cheesy too!
Let them cool cuz they’re HOT!
Umm, hello..manners!! Make sure you share them with your friends & family..first! 😉
Then you can lose control and dig in! ~Enjoy! 🙂
Looks delish!!! What about adding cream cheese?? I will try these, but maybe put a little cream cheese on the jalapeno before adding the cornbread mixture… or maybe in the cornbread mixture… it’s about to get crazy! =)
YUMMY!!
These look yummy! I think I’ll try this with my sweet corn casserole recipe… YUM!
the only thing better would be to add some bits of bacon to this recipe! yum!!!
Looks yummy. My husband loves the jalapeno poppers with cream cheese, cheese and bacon. Excited for him to try these. My tip on cleaning the seeds out is cut the jalapeno in half and run it under cold water while you are scraping out the seeds, my hands never burn afterwards. 🙂
I was thinking of stuffing them with bacon and cream cheese and then somehow getting that corn bread mixture in top. Go big or go home right?
Tried this recipe, and making the cornbread mix (at least the one I used) according to package directions, made a very thin batter that wouldn’t work. Was the liquid reduced?
I followed the directions on the box…maybe try a different brand! And..you could always add more cheese! 😉
Hi, I was SO excited to try these. However, I have to agree with Katie; very little flavor. I used the same cornbread mix as pictured. I think it needs something a little savory. I’m just not sure how to incorporate that into the recipe. Perhaps it is salt that is lacking…..hmmm. The jalapeno was a little soft for my liking, as well. I enjoyed them warm from the oven. Thanks for the recipe!
I followed the directions on the box of Cornbread! It’s strange that putting them together would render them flavor-less, when they taste great on their own. Maybe you got a bad batch of mix? You can try adding some seasoning and see if that helps a bit! 🙂 Or play around with different flavors of cheese!
Maybe try pickling the jalapenos first. Use a large pot and bring some apple cider vinegar to a boil, then drop the fresh jalapenos in with some canning salt and turn off the heat and just let them cool before removing from the vinegar. This way you can add some herbs and spices to the pickling mix, maybe some onion or garlic too. After pickling then stuff and bake.
Oh, my gosh! Thank you SO much for posting these! We are about to experience our first Fall frosts, and still have many jalapenos on the plants. Perfect timing!
to the cooks who need more spice, could be the jalapenos lacked a liitle heat, when buying peppers smell them,they should smell spicy. I also agree to add bacon, its always better with bacon.
I changed it up a bit and put a small layer of cream cheese in the bottom of the jalapeno half first… excellent!!!!
That sounds FABULOUS! 🙂
I was so excited to try these! They looked beautiful coming out of the oven. I have to agree with some of posts. They had very little flavor. They were not even spicy. I was so disappointed.
Jalapenos are a gamble when it comes to the spice level. I really don’t know what to say about the flavor, if the Cornbread tastes good out of the Pepper, it should taste just as good inside of it..lol! I never altered the flavor of the Cornbread OR the Peppers and don’t know why the simple act of putting them together would render them each flavor-less..?! 🙂
PLEASE wear gloves!!! I had my hands in ice water for about 5 hours after making these.
Great idea!
No joke, i acutally burned my whole left side of my face and neck – guessing that the juice from the peppers while i was scraping the seeds/veins out sprayed my face and neck – it’s awful 🙁
Yikes Katie..I hope you’re alright! Those darn peppers will definitely getcha! 🙁
If you have a tomato corer, use that next time. I just slice the peppers in half long ways and then scrape out the seeds and veins with the corer and it is so easy. You don’t even need to wear gloves.
I use scissors to cut out the seeds. Then my hands don’t burn.
Had to try them. I made four different varieties. I made the plain ones, some I added green chilies, some bacon bits and some I decked up fresh jalapeños. Lookin forward to trying them. Will post results shortly.
That’s suppose to be diced up jalapeños. Love that spell check.
My favorite was the diced jalapeños. The plain were pretty plain. The green chili and bacon bits were good too. Will definitely make tem again.
YUMMM!! Now I want some more..LOL!
Wow-I can’t wait to make these. I will probably use a tiny amount of ground beef as well.
Totally making these tonight. I found this recipe via pinterest, and I can’t wait to get them into the oven. Unfortunately, I wasn’t very smart about the cleaning of the jalapeños… all the juice squirted up and sprayed my ear and neck and face… had to take a break to wash with milk and baking soda. good thing i started early!
thank you for the recipe, and I’ll be sure to link back to you from my blog post!
xo
slow down & savor
I did 2 sample batches of these: 1 with the original recipe, and for the 2nd batch I
added a packet of ranch and some bacon crumbles. Both were delicious, but I definitely recommend trying the ranch and bacon addition! Yummmmy!
I LOVE the idea of Ranch!! I’m going to do that next time..thank you! 🙂
Mmmm I love ranch