Kickin' Cranberry Jalapeño Poppers - Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.

KICKIN' CRANBERRY JALAPEÑO POPPERS

INGREDIENTS:

1 pound fresh jalapeño peppers, sliced lengthwise and seeded
12 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
1 12-ounce package Ocean Spray® Craisins® Original Dried Cranberries
8 ounces Ocean Spray® Whole Berry Cranberry Sauce
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon salt
8-10 round buttery crackers, crushed
1 package apple-maple bacon, slices cut in half

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat grill.

Grease baking sheet with sides with olive oil. Place jalapeño halves on baking sheet. Combine cream cheese, dried cranberries, cranberry sauce, garlic and salt in large bowl; mix well. Spoon filling into jalapeño halves. Coat cream cheese mixture with crushed crackers. Wrap half-slice bacon around each filled jalapeño half. Secure with toothpick, if desired.

Place baking sheet on grill. Cover grill; grill poppers until bacon is crispy.

Makes 30 poppers.