As the holidays wind down and the football season hits full swing I’ll be posting some delicious finger-food recipes. I’m not a die hard fan myself but I often like to sit down with my dad and pretend I know what’s going on for a while. MAINLY I just like to eat the food and relax. This week I tried out Vegan Richa’s Jalapeño Popper recipe along with their ranch dressing from scratch which was sooo much better than store bought!
**TIP: For goodness sake. USE GLOVES WHEN HANDLING YOUR JALAPEÑO’S!**
You can get check out the original recipes here:
Jalapeño Poppers: https://www.veganricha.com/2014/01/baked-jalapeno-poppers-vegan-recipe.html
Ranch Dressing: https://www.veganricha.com/recipe-pages/dry-ranch-mix-recipe
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Ingredients:
Poppers:
- 6 Jalapenos – slit and seeds and pith removed
- Vegan cream cheese.
Breading Milk Mix:
- 1/2 cup almond milk or other milk of choice.
- 1 Tablespoon flaxmeal
- 2 Tablespoon flour wheat, unbleached white or gf flour.
- 1/8 tsp salt or to taste
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- 2 tsp nutritional yeast
- 2 tsp extra virgin olive oil
Bread Crumb mixture:
- 1/2 to 3/4 cup bread crumbs
- 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1-2 tsp extra virgin olive oil optional
Ranch Mix:
- 2 tsp garlic powder or small flake
- 2 tsp onion powder
- 2 tsp dried onion flakes
- 1 1/2 Tbsp dried parsley
- 1 1/2 tsp dried dill
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 1 tsp ground black pepper
- 1 tsp or more dried chives
- 3/4 to 1 tsp salt omit to keep the mix salt free
- 2-3 droppers of Pure Hemp Botanicals Tincture of your choice (I used 300mg Full Spectrum)
Instructions:
Poppers:
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Prep the Jalapenos. (Use gloves if you are not sure about the spiciness. The seeds and pith can sometimes give a really bad spice burn). Remove the pith and seeds as much as possible.
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Fill the jalapenos up with chilled cream cheese popper dip. (the chilled dip is quite thick).
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Set up the breading area. Mix the milk with the spices, flax meal and flour in a deep down and keep ready.
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Mix up the bread crumbs with paprika and salt and optionally add a tsp of oil and mix them up.
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Dip Jalapenos with the filled side up into the milk mixture (do not roll, just submerge them and lift out). Then immediately dip into the breadcrumb mixture. Use a spoon to sprinkle some extra breadcrumbs on top and press. Place the pepper on parchment lined sheet. Bake in preheated 350 degrees F / 180ºc for 25 minutes or until golden to your preference.
Ranch Mix:
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Mix all the ingredients well.
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Mix 1.5 to 2 Tbsp ranch mix with 1 cup vegan mayo or cashew cream.
- Add Pure Hemp Botanicals Tincture and stir well