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Snacks

Cream cheese stuffed peppers.

Crunchy mini sweet peppers filled with cream cheese and everything-bagel seasoning.

Makes
8 snack portions
Hands-on
10 minutes
Total time
10 minutes
Effort
Easy

GET WHAT YOU NEED

Your shopping list

For 8 snack portions.

Plain cream cheese

8 ounces, softened enough to spread

Amazon plain cream cheese, 8 oz

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Everything-bagel seasoning

2 tablespoons

Amazon Grocery Everything Bagel Seasoning, 2.6 oz

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KEEP IT SIMPLE

Tools & supplies

Paring knife

Halves and seeds the peppers.

Cuisinart Triple Rivet 3.5-inch paring knife

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Small spoon or butter knife

Fills each pepper neatly.

AOOSY stainless steel butter spreaders, two pack

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STEP BY STEP

Make it

  1. Wash

    Rinse peppers and dry them well.

  2. Halve

    Slice lengthwise and remove seeds and white membranes.

  3. Fill

    Divide cream cheese among the halves, roughly 1–2 teaspoons per half depending on size.

  4. Finish

    Sprinkle with seasoning. Serve immediately or cover and refrigerate.

Good to know

  • Everything-bagel blends often contain sesame; check the label.
  • Sweet mini peppers give a different result from hot jalapeños.

SAVE THE MAKING

Prefer it ready-made?

Compare these finished options with making your own.

Cheese-stuffed antipasto peppers

A ready-filled alternative; pickled peppers taste tangier.

Sable & Rosenfeld Cheese-stuffed Sweet Peppers, 8.8 oz

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