Air Fryer Jalapeño Poppers

Air Fryer Jalapeño Poppers

Servings: 4 People
Course: air fryer, Starter

Method
 

  1. Air Fryer Jalapeño Poppers
    A crispy, cheesy starter with a creamy filling, smoky bacon and a lekker BlixSam flavour twist. Perfect as a braai starter, snack or party platter.
    Serves: 4–6
    Prep Time: 15 minutes
    Cook Time: 8–10 minutes
    🛒 Ingredients
    🌶️ Jalapeño Filling
    12 fresh jalapeños
    250 g cream cheese, softened
    1 cup grated cheddar cheese
    200 g bacon, cooked crispy and finely chopped
    2 spring onions, finely sliced
    1 tsp BlixSam Garlic Melt
    1 tsp BlixSam Arm Maat Premium Spice
    1 tsp BlixSam Piets-my-nou
    Freshly ground black pepper
    🥖 Crispy Coating
    1 cup flour
    2 eggs, beaten
    1 cup panko breadcrumbs
    1 tsp BlixSam Nou Braai or Steakhouse Spice
    Cooking spray or melted butter
    👨‍🍳 Method
    1. Prepare the jalapeños
    Wash jalapeños and slice lengthways.
    Remove seeds and membranes (keep some seeds for extra heat).
    2. Make the filling
    Mix cream cheese, cheddar cheese, crispy bacon and spring onions.
    Add BlixSam Garlic Melt, Arm Maat and Piets-my-nou.
    Mix until creamy and well combined.
    3. Fill the jalapeños
    Spoon the cheese mixture into each jalapeño half.
    4. Coat
    Dip each popper into flour.
    Then into beaten egg.
    Coat with breadcrumbs mixed with BlixSam Nou Braai or Steakhouse Spice.
    5. Air fry
    Lightly spray with oil.
    Place in air fryer basket.
    Air fry at 190°C for 8–10 minutes until golden and crispy.
    🔥 BlixSam Serving Idea
    Serve hot with:
    BlixSam Yanky Sauce dip
    BlixSam Sweet Chilli Sauce drizzle
    Creamy 🌶️ Smoky 🥓 Cheesy — It’s BlixSam’s Lekker 😄🔥

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