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Jalapeño Popper Pinwheels

These Jalapeño Popper Pinwheels have everything you love about classic jalapeño poppers, creamy cheese, smoky bacon, and a touch of spice, all wrapped up in golden, flaky crescent roll dough. They bake into irresistible little bites that are crispy on the outside, gooey inside, and gone in seconds.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 8 Pinwheels
Course: Appetizer
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 can Crescent roll dough or 1 sheet puff pastry, thawed
  • 8 oz Cream cheese softened
  • 1 cup Shredded cheddar cheese
  • ½ cup Shredded Monterey Jack or pepper jack cheese
  • 3 Fresh jalapenos seeded and finely diced (or ¼ cup pickled jalapenos, chopped)
  • 4 Slices cooked bacon crumbled
  • 2 Green onions finely sliced
  • ½ tsp Garlic powder
  • Pinch of salt and pepper
  • 1 Egg beaten (for egg wash)

Equipment

  • Baking Sheet
  • Parchment paper
  • Medium mixing bowl
  • Spatula or spoon
  • Knife & cutting board
  • Pastry brush
  • Rolling Pin optional

Method
 

  1. Preheat Oven
    Preheat your oven to 400°F (200°C). Line a baking sheet or baking dish with parchment paper.
  2. Make the Filling
    In a bowl, stir together cream cheese, cheddar, Monterey Jack, jalapeños, bacon, green onions, garlic powder, salt, and pepper until smooth and well combined.
  3. Prepare the Dough
    On a lightly floured surface, roll out the puff pastry sheet to smooth seams (or unroll crescent roll dough, pressing seams together to make one sheet).
  4. Assemble
    Spread the cream cheese mixture evenly over the dough, leaving about ½ inch border on the edges.
    Roll the dough up tightly into a log, starting from the long side.
    Slice into 1-inch rounds and place on the prepared baking sheet, cut side up.
  5. Bake
    Brush tops lightly with beaten egg for a golden finish.
    Bake 15–18 minutes, until pastry is puffed and golden brown.
  6. Serve
    Let cool slightly before serving, they’re best warm, when the cheese is gooey and the pastry crisp.