Texas Twinkies Recipe

If you are a fan of jalepeno poppers then you need to check this recipe out. Jalepeno peppers stuffed with cream cheese and brisket, wrapped in bacon, and sauced to perfection. These make for an amazing appetizer at any get together.

Recipe Information

Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 50 Minutes
Rest Time: 0 Minutes
Total Time: 1 Hour
Servings: 6
Category: Appetizer

Ingredients

1 lb Brisket
1 Cup Pepper Jack Cheese
8oz Cream Cheese
1 1/2 Tbsp McCormicks Pink Himalayan Salt with Black Pepper and Garlic (substitute with equal parts salt, pepper, and garlic powder)
14 Big Jalepenos
28 strips bacon
2 Tbsp Honey Hog BBQ Rub (or your own favorite rub)
1/2 Cup BBQ Sauce (use your favorite)

Special Tools

Toothpicks

Instructions

Preheat your grill / smoker to 375 degrees (use Hickory if smoking).
Finely chop up brisket
Mix chooped brisket with pepper jack cheese, cream cheese, salt, pepper, and garlic powder
Slice jalpeno peppers down 1 side and clean out seeds and membrane from inside
Stuff peppers with brisket cheese mix
Wrap the peppers with 2 slices of bacon using toothpicks to hold bacon in place
Sprinkle rub over bacon
Place peppers on grill for 40 minutes
Remove toothpicks and then apply bbq sauce to the peppers
Cook for another 10 minutes
Serve and enjoy!