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A plate of Baked Jalapeno Popper Pinwheels.
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Baked Jalapeno Popper Pinwheels

Everything you love about jalapeno poppers with a cream cheese mixture filling, bacon, gooey cheese, and bacon all wrapped up in a puff pastry pinwheel.
Course Appetizer
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 12
Calories 207kcal
Author Brandie Skibinski

Ingredients

  • 1 sheet puff pastry (thawed using package instructions)
  • 4 ounces (½ block) cream cheese, softened to room temperature
  • ⅓ cup diced pickled jalapeños
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon seasoned salt
  • 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning (optional)
  • ¼ teaspoon chili powder (optional)
  • 1 cup shredded or diced cooked chicken
  • 1 ½ cups shredded cheddar cheese (divided use)
  • ⅓ cup cooked, chopped bacon
  • pickled jalapeno slices (for topping, optional)

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400F degrees. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Unroll 1 sheet puff pastry on a flat surface. Make sure any seams are pinched close. Set aside.
  • In a medium-sized bowl, mix together4 ounces (½ block) cream cheese, softened to room temperature, ⅓ cup diced pickled jalapeños, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, 1 teaspoon onion powder, 1 teaspoon seasoned salt, 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning (if using) and ¼ teaspoon chili powder (if using).
    A bowl with cream cheese, jalapenos, onion powder, garlic powder, seasoned salt, poultry seasoning, and chili powder.
  • Mix in 1 cup shredded or diced cooked chicken and 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese until the mixture is fairly smooth.
    Chicken and cheese being added to cream cheese, jalapenos, onion powder, garlic powder, seasoned salt, poultry seasoning, and chili powder in a bowl.
  • Spread the cream cheese mixture evenly over the puff pastry sheet, leaving a ½ inch border on the sides.
    Cream cheese mixture on a puff pastry dough sheet.
  • Sprinkle ⅓ cup cooked, chopped bacon over the cream cheese mixture.
    Crumbled bacon sprinkled over a cream cheese mixture on a piece of puff pastry.
  • Roll the sheet into a log (length-side). Note: At this point it may be easiest to pop the log into the freezer so help it firm up a bit and make it easier to cut (about 10 minutes.)
  • Using a serrated knife, cut the log into 12 even pieces.
    Twelve evenly cut pinwheels on a baking sheet.
  • Place each piece on a lined baking sheet then sprinkle each piece with the remaining ½ cup shredded cheese and pickled jalapeno slices (optional).
    Unbaked pinwheels on a baking sheet.
  • Bake for 25 minutes (until golden brown). Serve and enjoy!
    Looking down on a serving platter of Baked Jalapaño Popper Pinwheels.

Notes

  • Please refer to my FAQ’s (Frequently Asked Questions) and ingredient list above for other substitutions or for the answers to the most common questions.

Nutrition

Calories: 207kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 14g | Sodium: 512mg | Fiber: 0.5g | Sugar: 1g
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