"Vegetarian" ABTs w/ Jan's Rub

[monty]

i've been doing these a lot lately - "vegetarian" ABTs  ;D

used Philadelphia Herb & Garlic cream cheese, dusted with some Jan's Rub, and hit em with 2 hours of hickory. without the bacon wrap the cream cheese really takes in a lot of the smoke - you'd swear i filled those penos with peanut butter  :D

they were delicious! try it out. highly recommended.

cheers,

-monty

[Gizmo]

Gee, I would have thought the cream cheese would have melted out with the heat the pens were exposed to without being wrapped up.

[squirtthecat]

Try some Bacon Salt mixed in the cream cheese next time..

[classicrockgriller]

Gee, I would have thought the cream cheese would have melted out with the heat the pens were exposed to without being wrapped up.

Last time I smoked some cheese, I did a block of cream cheese and it held up better than some of the regular cheese.

[Habanero Smoker]

Vegetarian ABTs is a great idea and they look great. I do my ABT's similar to yours, but haven't made them vegetarian - which will be my next batch.

I generally cook the bacon crumble it up and mix it into the cream cheese with pulled pork and add seasonings. I halve the peppers leaving the tops on, stuff with cream cheese mixture then top with a variety of toppings; such as crushed pineapple, chopped roasted nuts, chopped roasted peppers, etc. With everything already cooked, I just leave them in the smoker until I get the right texture for the pepper.