Day 22, Recipe 22: Bacon Wrapped Stuffed Jalapeno Thingies

These are out of this world. Pretty much nothing else to say about them other then that. If you're bringing these somewhere, I'd double or triple the amount...they have a way of disappearing really, really fast.

5                      fresh jalapeno peppers
1/2 C                cream cheese
1/2 pkg             bacon, cut into half


Start by washing & drying the peppers. I didn't wear gloves to cut them & seed them but I live on the wild side. If you're making a huge batch of these, better safe then sorry- put the gloves on. Slice the peppers down the middle from stem to end & remove seeds and the white "pepper pulp". The heat in jalapenos comes from the seeds and the pulp, so make sure to get it all out of there if you don't want the spice. Leave a little if you like it HOT.

When the peppers are seeded, put them onto a baking sheet. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
Using a spoon, scoop and fill each pepper with cream cheese. Use as little (or as much) as you like- the more the better in my opinion. Take a bacon half and wrap it around the jalapeno. You may choose to secure the peppers with toothpicks once they are wrapped, I didn't need to though- they stayed in place just fine!

Bake in the oven for 35 minutes, or until bacon is done. Serve warm.