Bacon-wrapped Jalapeno Poppers

In my recent food blog reading, I've come across a trend: bacon-wrapped jalapeno poppers. Seriously, I've seen the exact same recipe (attributed to the Pioneer Woman) used by no less than 4 other bloggers in the last week. It's crazy. Of course, that meant that I HAD to try it. What's not to love about jalapeno poppers to begin with? When you wrap them in BACON, you simply have to make them. And I managed to convince myself that these are better for you than the traditional fried version, even if they are wrapped in bacon....

Bacon-wrapped Jalapeno Poppers
Taken almost verbatim from Pioneer Woman's recipe

12 jalapenos
3 oz or so of whipped cream cheese
6 slices of black label bacon

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Cut jalapenos in half, length-wise. With a spoon, remove the seeds and white membrane. Smear cream cheese into each jalapeno half. Wrap jalapeno with a half slice of bacon. Secure by sticking toothpick through the middle.

Bake on a pan with a rack in a 375 degree oven for 20-25 minutes. If, after 20 minutes, the bacon doesn’t look brown enough, just turn on the broiler for a couple of minutes to finish it off.

Sadly, these didn't photograph worth a darn, or maybe I have too much of a dirty mind to consider posting the pictures. Either way... I'm SO glad that I listened to all of the other rave reviews! These are worth the 25 minute wait... but if you think you only need 6 poppers, double the recipe.