Chipotle Poppers

I don't know about you, but I used to think that crescent rolls were designed for breakfast, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Oh, and who could forget the infamous crescent dogs?

I have since learned differently! They are great for making all sorts of snacks and appetizers! One of my new discoveries was Chipotle Poppers. I modified a jalapeño poppers recipe that I had found on Pinterest to fit the ingredients I had on hand. 

I had just finished my apple chili creation when I discovered that I had extra chipotle puree that was just begging to be put in a dish. Up until that point in time, I had planned on actually making the jalapeño poppers exactly as they were described. Now an idea brewed in my head. Why not swap out the jalapeño for chipotle? What a great idea, I thought to myself! (Note that I said "thought" not "said" - don't want to seem crazy.) And was I right! GREAT idea!

Here is the recipe so you can see for yourself. (I plan on making these again soon so you'll get a picture too.)

Ingredients:

1 can of chipotle peppers in adobo sauce pureed in the food processor

1 can of crescent rolls (Honestly, you may want to get two or three. You'll have enough sauce.)

1 package of cream cheese

1 package of microwavable bacon cooked until crisp (Optional, but delicious!)

Steps for yumminess:

1. Puree chipotle peppers in food processor and cook bacon until crisp if you have not already done these steps.

2. After unrolling the crescent roll, cut each crescent in half.

3. Place a piece of cream cheese, a small spoonful of puree, and an inch size piece of bacon on each piece of crescent.

4. Seal the crescent dough around the other ingredients to seal in the goodness.

5. Now, bake at 350 for 10 to 15 minutes. - OR - Use my new love, the NuWave Oven. I use it in combination with, well, any cooking apparatus that is oven safe and fits, but one of my favorites is the now retired small pizza stone from Pampered Chef. I found that their small bar pan would work now. When used in combination, it only takes 8 to 10 minutes to cook. Best part is that the NuWave doesn't require any heat up time so I'm pretty sure it is a more energy efficient substitute.

The friends that taste-tested them all seemed to think they were as fabulous as I did. Try them for yourself and then tell me what you think!