Jalapeno Popper Stuffed Pretzel Rolls are soft and chewy with a creamy and cheesy jalapeno popper center. They make a great game day snack.
There’s so much flavor going on here. You bite into a chewy exterior and in the middle is a warm, melted pocket of cream cheese, chopped jalapenos, and bacon plus some cheddar cheese and Monterey Jack cheese to make them super cheesy.

 
Making pretzels from scratch is a little labor intensive, but not hard at all. For these Jalapeno Popper Stuffed Pretzel Rolls, I make the pretzel dough in the food processor and use rapid rise yeast. This method is super quick and easy and the food processor does all the kneading for you.

 
The dough only takes a few minutes to make and then it needs to rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk. I place the dough in my laundry room (since it’s such a small room). I move an electric heater in there and close the door and it gets plenty warm, especially if I have a load of laundry drying.  

The best part about these Jalapeno Popper Stuffed Pretzel Rolls is the creamy center, I use Challenge cream cheese as a base for the Jalapeno Popper filling. It’s my favorite cream cheese to use. So creamy and smooth. I add chopped pickled jalapenos, crumbled bacon, garlic powder, red pepper flakes, cheddar cheese, and Monterey Jack cheese to it and shape it into balls.
 

 
Once risen, the dough gets divided into 12 pieces and each piece gets wrapped around a cream cheese ball. Then the rol...