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WARNING NOTE

• PLEASE USE DISPOSABLE GLOVES WHILE CUTTING AND CLEANING THE JALAPENOS. This will save you from burning trouble, when you touch your face or eyes with your hands. 

Clean Jalapenos

• Wash the Jalapenos and pat them dry. Now slice these jalapenos vertically into 2 halves. Remove the seeds and the inner lining of the jalapeno. Set these hollowed jalapeno halves aside.
• I would recommend that you use disposable gloves while doing that. 

Prepare Cheese Stuffing

• Take a mixing bowl and add cream cheese, shredded cheddar cheese, chopped chives, garlic powder, salt and black pepper to it. Mix all the ingredients well with a fork. 

Prepare the Crumbs mix if you are using Spicy Cheetos (optional)

• If you are not using spicy cheetos crumb then skip the below steps. And use the plain bread crumbs in a bowl.
• If you want to add that nice kick factor to the poppers, then I recommend some Spicy Cheetos crumbs. Simply take a small snack size bag of spicy Cheetos and crush the content inside the bag with a rolling pin. Open the bag and you have your Spicy Cheetos Crumbs.
• Now take another mixing bowl and mix the regular breadcrumbs with the spicy Cheetos crumbs. This is going to add the much-needed crust and kick to the poppers.

Stuffing & Prepping Jalapeno Poppers

• Once all the things are ready, it is time to prep the jalapeno poppers for air frying.
• Take 1 half of the jalapeno. Stuff it with Cheese stuffing and flatten it a bit. Now press the cheese stuffing side in the crumbs mix. Make sure that the cheese side is completely covered in the crumbs. Prepare all the jalapenos likewise and set aside.

Air-frying Jalapeno Poppers

• Now place the prepared jalapenos inside the air fryer basket. Spray lightly with cooking spray. Air-fry these at 375*F for 5-7 minutes till the cheese melts and the crumbs get golden brown.

How to serve Jalapeno Poppers?

• These have nice kick to it. Ranch works so well as a dip with these Poppers. Serve it warm. The melting cheese with the golden crusty crumb is just so good in every single bite.

PRO-TIP

• Use fresh and firm Jalapenos for this recipe. It will give you crunchy texture all over.