Smoked Venison Poppers

The Venison Jalapeno Poppers are plated and ready for the hungry crew.

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Smoked Venison Poppers are venision jalapeno poppers made with the best Maui Nui Summer Sausage. It's so freakin' delicious, you'll be hooked after the first bite.

Prep Time30

Cook Time1 30

Total Time2

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: American

Servings: people

Author: Derek Wolf

Ingredients

8-10 Whole Jalapeños
16 oz Cream Cheese
1 cup Maui Nui Venison Summer Sausage chopped
½ cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese
10-12 Sliced Bacon
Cowboy Candy Seasoning Or your Favorite BBQ Seasoning
Favorite BBQ Sauce

Instructions

Begin by opening up your Maui Nui Summer Sausage. Cut off the ends of the sausage and then carefully remove the outside casing.
Make one long cut down the length of the sausage, and then slice into individual, half moon slices. Set to the side.
Next, take a jalapeno and slice in half. Use a spoon to carefully remove the seeds from the middle of the pepper. Be careful not to break the stem off.
Once cleaned, stuff the pepper full of cream cheese mixture.
Then, on top of the cream cheese, add the shredded cheddar cheese, two slices of Maui Nui Summer Sausage, and secure it all by wrapping it in bacon.
Season the outside of the bacon with your favorite BBQ seasoning (I used by Cowboy Candy Seasoning) and set to the side. Repeat this for all the other jalapenos until completed.
Preheat your smoker/grill to indirect heat at 250F. Add some wood chips or wood chunks to the smoker for added smoke flavor.
Add your poppers to the smoker and let cook for about 90 minutes or until the bacon has become dark amber and crispy. During the last 10 minutes of cooking, glaze the outside of each popper with BBQ sauce and let cook to get a nice sheen.
Once done, pull them off and let them cool for 5 minutes.
Slice them up, serve and enjoy!

Notes

Pro Tip: How to add more sweet heat

Looking for more sweet heat in your Smoked Venison Poppers? Add a dash or two of my Cowboy Candy seasoning to the cream cheese filling. It's made with fresh jalapeno peppers, garlic, onion, and chile pepper, with a good balance of sweetness.

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