Get out the smoker and make these easy, low carb Smoked Jalapeño Poppers now! Deliciously spicy bites made of fresh jalapeños filled with brie cheese, bacon wrapped, smoked on a grill, and eaten with a crisp apple slice.

Fresh jalapeños stuffed with cheese and wrapped in bacon on a wooden board with a beer and apple slices.

How to make the best smoked jalapeño poppers

Make the best poppers by using fresh jalapeños, a high quality cheese and an all-natural bacon.

I used creamy Brie cheese and it was the perfect compliment to my homemade bacon.

The additional of a slice of a tart Granny Smith apple also offered a cool contrast against the spicy jalapeño.

One of the great things about cooking with fresh jalapeños is the level of spiciness of each one is always a surprise.

Your mouth is either going to be happily tingling or on blazing hot fire for the next 30 minutes. Good times!

Jalapeno Poppers wrapped in bacon on apple slices.

The easiest way to deseed a jalapeño

See all those cute little seeds inside the peppers? Those are hot demon seeds that will burn your mouth all to hell.

They need to be removed prior to stuffing the peppers to reduce the spiciness, but don't even think about using fingers to scrap them out.

If fingers are used, there will be a burning sensation that will sear through your skin, getting all under your fingernails.

The worst part is even after washing your hands repeatedly, you'll absentmindedly rub your eyes later with those same fingers and you'll wish damn jalapeños never ever existed.

How to deseed peppers the right way:

Wash the jalapeños and cut in half lengthwise.
Use a spoon or butter knife and scrape out the seeds and veins of the jalapeño.
It's always a good idea to wear gloves too, especially if you have sensitive skin.

Step by step photos of deseeding and stuffing fresh jalapeños with cheese and wrapping in bacon.

A tasty low carb appetizer

Pepper poppers are a favorite go-to, low carb snack of mine and these are no exception.

Smokey, cheesy, spicy goodness, wrapped in crispy bacon, all on top of a tart apple slice.

It's perfection in a single bite.

Different cheeses can be used for the filling too. Picking the right cheese will make or break jalapeño recipes.

Some of the best cheeses I've used are:

Pepper Jack
Monterey Jack
Havarti
Toma
Gouda (try the smoked version for extra smokiness)
Brie

I used Brie in this recipe, because it was what I had on hand and it worked out perfectly.

The soft cheese molded right into the pepper cavity and made it easy as pie.

Pieces of raw bacon wrapped around the peppers, fully encasing the cheese, and it stayed put, so I didn't even need to use any toothpicks.

Jalapeño poppers grilled or baked

These tasty little Smoked Jalapeño Poppers with bacon + apple +brie will be the HIT of any party or get-together!

This bacon wrapped jalapeño poppers recipe is cooked by smoking, but they can easily be made in the oven.

Just place them on a baking sheet and bake at 400F/204C degrees for 20-30 minutes. The full oven instructions are included in the recipe card below.

Cooked jalapeño stuffed with cheese, bacon wrapped, and placed on a slice of green apple.

Here's more smoked and grilling recipes!

Smoked Jalapeño Poppers (made with my homemade bacon) have become one of my family's and friends' favorite recipes.

Get out the smoker and try them soon! Please let me know in the comments below what you think of them!

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