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Air Fryer Sausage Corn Dog Poppers

Pillsbury Kitchens
Updated Oct 6, 2022
Bake-Off® Contest 51, 2022
Erma Innis
Kerrville, Texas
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Craving savory jalapeño poppers but don't want to start up the grill or turn on the oven? Introducing the perfect poppers recipe, made in the air fryer! Pillsbury™ Cornbread Swirls cover colorful chiles filled with cream cheese and sausage. Did we mention there's bacon involved, too? These Air Fryer Sausage Corn Dog Poppers are easy, creamy and packed with flavor—perfect for your next get-together!

Air Fryer Sausage Corn Dog Poppers

  • Prep Time 20 min
  • Total 55 min
  • Ingredients 6
  • Servings 6
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Ingredients

  • 3 large jalapeño chiles
  • 6 tablespoons chive and onion-flavored cream cheese (from 7.5-oz tub)
  • 3 fully cooked breakfast sausage links, cut in half lengthwise (from 8.3- to 9.6-oz package)
  • 12 slices precooked bacon (from two 2.52-oz packages)
  • 1 can (11 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Cornbread Swirls (6 Count)
  • 1/2 cup mustard, for dipping

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Cut chiles lengthwise; use spoon to remove seeds, ribs and stems.
  • Step 
    2
    Fill each chile half with 1 tablespoon of the cream cheese.
  • Step 
    3
    Place 1 sausage half into each chile half.
  • Step 
    4
    Wrap 2 strips of bacon entirely around each chile half.
  • Step 
    5
    Unroll cornbread swirls; separate into 6 pieces. Gently stretch each piece to 15 inches, and wrap 1 around each chile half, completely covering chile and bacon.
  • Step 
    6
    Spray air fryer basket with cooking spray. Place 3 poppers in air fryer basket. Set air fryer to 320°F; cook 13 to 16 minutes, until cornbread swirls are deep golden brown and sausage reaches at least 165°F in center. Repeat with remaining poppers. Serve with mustard.

Nutrition

340 Calories
21g Total Fat
10g Protein
27g Total Carbohydrate
7g Sugars

Tips from the

Pillsbury Kitchens

  • tip 1
    Air fryer temperature control settings vary according to brand and model. If your air fryer doesn't have the exact temperature setting called for in the recipe, consult your manual for suggested temperature settings. Our recipes do not call for preheating your air fryer...
  • tip 2
    We tested this recipe for Air Fryer Sausage Corn Dog Poppers in a 3.7-quart and a 5.8-quart air fryer. If using a larger air fryer, the poppers will cook more quickly—so be sure to check on them earlier.
  • tip 3
    Want a little more heat? Use spicy jalapeño cream cheese in place of the chive and onion cream cheese called for in this recipe.
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