Cherry Bomb Poppers With Maple Bacon Recipes

CHERRY BOMB

Steps:

• In a mixing glass combine rum, lime soda, grenadine and lime juice. Mix well and pour into chilled glasses. Garnish with lime slices and cherries.

CHERRY PEPPER POPPERS

Steps:

• Using a paring knife, trim tops off peppers and cut out their centers, including seeds and veins.
• In a quart jar (or one just large enough to hold the peppers), combine vinegars and salt, and stir well to dissolve salt. Add oil, herbs and garlic.
• Cut cheese into cubes just large enough to fit into peppers. Wrap cheese cubes in prosciutto and stuff into peppers. Drop stuffed peppers into jar. If dressing does not cover peppers, top off with more oil. Cover jar, shake well and refrigerate overnight before serving. Poppers will last about a week in refrigerator.

CHERRY PEPPER POPPERS

Steps:

• Slice the tops off of the cherry peppers and carefully remove the seeds, keeping peppers whole. Wrap a cube of cheese with prosciutto, and stuff into a pepper. If there is still room inside the pepper, stuff in more prosciutto. Repeat with remaining peppers.
• Place all of the stuffed peppers into a 1 quart jar - or one that your peppers will all fit into, and sprinkle salt over them. Pour in enough olive oil to cover the peppers. Cover, and let stand for 1 hour before eating. Refrigerate leftovers.

MINI BELL PEPPER POPPERS WITH BACON

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a large rimmed baking pan with foil and spray lightly with cooking spray.
• Cut the peppers in half lengthwise and remove the ribs and seeds. Arrange the peppers on the prepared baking pan cut-side up.
• Mix the cream cheese, Cheddar, bacon, Fresno pepper and milk together in a bowl until very well mixed and soft.
• Put the mixture into a resealable plastic bag (or a disposable pastry bag) and snip a corner to make an opening a little less than 1/2-inch across. Pipe a line of the cream cheese mixture into each of the peppers (the filling should not fill the whole pepper; it will spread as it cooks).
• Bake until the peppers are tender and the filling is melted, about 15 minutes. Serve hot.

CHERRY PEPPER POPPERS

Steps:

• Slice the tops off of the cherry peppers and carefully remove the seeds.
• Keep the peppers whole.
• Wrap a cube of the cheese with procuitto and stuff it into the pepper.
• If there is still room in the pepper, stuff in more proscuitto.
• Repeat with remaining peppers.
• Place all of the peppers into a jar.
• A 1 quart jar usually works.
• Sprinkle salt over peppers.
• Pour in olive oil to cover all of the peppers.
• Cover and let sit on counter top for 1 hour, then refrigerate.
• I usually let them chill for at least 5 days.

SMOKED CHERRY BOMBS

Steps:

• Brown the beef in a skillet, drain and add the taco seasoning.
• Add 1/2 cup water and simmer for about 30 minutes.
• Set aside and cool.
• Cut the stems off of the peppers and scoop out the seeds.
• Fill with taco meat, and wrap the pepper with bacon.
• Secure with toothpicks, or a shish kebob, and smoke over apple wood on the grill for about 15 minutes or until the bacon is cooked, turning once after 7 minutes.
• Enjoy with a good cold beer.
• *I make my own taco seasoning as follows.
• 1/4 tsp Ancho chile powder.
• 1/4 tsp Chipotle chile powder.
• 1/4 tsp Cumin.
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg.
• 1/4 tsp paprika.
• 1/4 tsp garlic powder.
• 1/4 tsp onion powder.
• 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper.
• Mix well and store in an airtight container.