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Jalapeño Poppers Stuffed with Cornbread

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Jalapeño poppers stuffed with cornbread! Jalapeño halves are filled with cornbread for a perfect party appetizer. (Includes instructions for baking at high altitude.)

Jalapeño halves are filled with cornbread for a perfect party appetizer.

Sometimes you see a recipe and instantly recognize genius simplicity. The genius perfection of peanut butter and jelly filling for a chocolate layer cake. Or whipping up cream cheese, sugar and vanilla extract and piping it into hulled strawberries with a sprinkle of graham crackers for a lazy cheesecake dessert. Baking dollops of cornbread batter in hollowed out jalapeño shells is right up there now with my favorites.

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It's time for Secret Recipe Club again and I had the good fortune of being assigned Flying on Jess Fuel, written and published by Jess,  who's married to a Navy Pilot. They've moved around the country for his fighter jet training and work, and are now nicely settled in California where she and her husband raise quail in the backyard (sometimes up to 40 quail at a time!!!) and grow an incredibly prolific garden.

There are so many things about Jess's blog to love, such as the wide selection of recipes (including a whole vegetarian selection), and her fresh voice. Some recipes that caught my eye were Springtime Vegetable Skillet Baked Ziti , Spiced Dal with Cilantro Yogurt, Orange Sage and Beer Biscuits, and at the top of my list: Chocolate Chip Chickpea Blondies. I've totally got to try those.

But we've had a lot of little dinners and brunches in our new kitchen over the past couple of months, and what I really needed were appetizers. It's my weakest area of entertaining. Between planning and cooking the main meal, and getting the house ready for guests, appetizers are a last minute scramble as I dig around the pantry for crackers not (too) stale. I've got to do better. And these amazing little Jalapeño Cornbread Poppers are just the ticket (assuming I don't eat them all before guests arrive).

Cook's Notes:

I made these in Tahoe at ~6400 feet above sea level, so I used self-rising flour and nixed the baking powder. At sea level, that won't be enough to puff up the cornbread, so I recommend you follow Jess's direction of using all-purpose flour and adding 1 Tablespoon baking powder.

I cut the recipe in half, and used a little more egg than recommended, again to compensate for the dryness in high altitudes. At sea level, use 1/2 egg if you cut the recipe in half as I did.

I substituted coconut sugar for granulated sugar, and used coconut oil for the oil. The result was a subtle coconut flavor that was great with the jalapeños.

Jess adapted these from Oh Bite It, which used a box recipe for the cornbread.

I had a little cornbread batter left over as I was a little cautious on how much to spoon into the jalapeño cavities. Baking at high altitudes can present explosive surprises. So darn it, I had to make little cornbread muffins with the left overs. So, so good.

Cornbread muffins

Wimpy Tips

Adding a little cooked, crumbled chorizo sausage to the batter wouldn't go amiss if you must add meat. Just make sure the chorizo has cooled off before you fold it in to prevent scrambling the egg in the batter.

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Jalapeño Cornbread Poppers (High Altitude Baking)

Prep Time15 mins
Cook Time20 mins
Total Time35 mins
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: Southwestern
Servings: 12 poppers
Author: Susan Pridmore

Ingredients

  • 6 medium-large fresh jalapeño peppers
  • 1/3 cup self-rising flour
  • 1/4 cup yellow cornmeal
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp coconut sugar
  • 1/8 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 Tbsp coconut oil
  • 3/4 large egg
  • 3 Tbsp 2% milk
  • 2/3 cup shredded cheddar divided
  • 1/2 cup sweet corn fresh or frozen

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350˚F. Line a baking sheet with foil or parchment paper.
  • Slice each jalapeño down the center, and remove seeds and ribs. Try to keep some stem on each half.
  • In a medium bowl, combine flour, cornmeal, sugar, salt, oil, and milk until just mixed. Stir in 1/2 cup of the cheese and all of the corn. Carefully spoon the batter into each jalapeño half until barely mounded. Sprinkle with the remaining cheddar.
  • Bake for about 20 minutes, or until the cornbread is firm and cooked through. At sea level, the baking time should be closer to 15 minutes.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g

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Comments

  6. Melissa says

    Jalapeño poppers is one of my all time favorite appetizers. I could eat an entire plate myself! These sound fantastic! Great pick this month 🙂

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  12. Karen says

    What a FABULOUS recipe and as a hot and spicy lover, these would be perfect for before dinner drinks or a tasty snack! Great SRC pick, Karen

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  13. SallyBR says

    Very nice choice for your assignment this month! I had jalapeno poppers for the first time a couple of months ago, fell in love, but never made them at home

    you are tempting me! ;0)))

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    • The Wimpy Vegetarian says

      I’m not at all surprised that they’re so popular! And high-altitude baking has been a learning process. We spend most of our time in the Bay Area at ~0 feet, and I’ve had many ups and downs!!

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  19. Erika says

    GUH. Those look so good. I’m not a huuuge fan of spicy and I rarely make stuffed peppers, but if you stuff them with CORNBREAD…oh my. I’m all in! On a scale of 1-10, how spicy would you say these are? Maybe I’ll try this…in a bell pepper! I could totally make a meal out of cornbread in a pepper 🙂

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    • The Wimpy Vegetarian says

      Thanks so much for a great comment. I cracked up! You could do this with other peppers, if you prefer. Anaheims, I think would work well, and a friend of mine above (Erika) might try the cornbread in a sweet bell pepper.

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  25. laurasmess says

    These look AMAZING. I love jalapenos, I could eat them in every meal. I’ve never stuffed my own but I am definitely going to try this beautiful recipe. Yum, Susan!! So good!

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  29. Terra says

    Oh my word I need these in my life! They are definitely a genius idea! I plan to for sure make them soon! Yum, Hugs, Terra

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