Description
This Sourdough Jalapeño Popper Bread Bowl is a deliciously cheesy and spicy appetizer featuring a hollowed-out sourdough loaf filled with a creamy mixture of cream cheese, sour cream, cheddar, mozzarella, and jalapeños, topped with bacon and baked to bubbly perfection. It’s perfect for parties and gatherings, served warm with bread cubes or veggies for dipping.
Ingredients
Scale
Bread Bowl
- 1 large round sourdough bread loaf
Filling
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 4 slices cooked bacon, crumbled
- 3 fresh jalapeños, seeded and finely chopped (reserve a few slices for garnish)
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Garnish
- 2 tablespoons chopped green onions
- Reserved jalapeño slices
Instructions
- Prepare bread bowl: Preheat oven to 375°F. Cut the top off the sourdough loaf and hollow out the center, leaving about a 1-inch thick wall and base to form a bread bowl. Cube the removed bread and set aside for dipping.
- Make filling: In a large mixing bowl, beat the softened cream cheese and sour cream until smooth and creamy. Stir in the shredded cheddar, mozzarella, crumbled bacon, chopped jalapeños, garlic powder, onion powder, smoked paprika, salt, and black pepper until everything is fully combined.
- Fill the bread bowl: Spoon the cheese and jalapeño mixture into the prepared hollowed sourdough bread bowl and place the cut-off top back on loosely.
- Bake covered: Wrap the filled bread bowl loosely in aluminum foil and bake for 25 minutes in the preheated oven.
- Bake uncovered: Remove the foil and bake for an additional 10 minutes until the filling is bubbly and golden on top.
- Garnish and serve: Remove from oven and garnish with reserved jalapeño slices and chopped green onions. Serve warm with the reserved bread cubes, tortilla chips, or fresh veggies for dipping.
Notes
- For extra heat, leave the jalapeño seeds in or add a pinch of cayenne pepper to the filling.
- This bread bowl can be assembled a few hours ahead and refrigerated before baking to save time.
- To make a vegetarian version, simply omit the bacon.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving including bread and filling
- Calories: 340
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 520 mg
- Fat: 21 g
- Saturated Fat: 11 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 26 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 11 g
- Cholesterol: 50 mg
