Pimento Cheese Jalapeño Poppers

In the spirit of The Masters, I spent my Sunday afternoon munching on pimento cheese and sipping Arnold Palmers. If I owned a green blazer I would’ve totally been wearing it… but green has never really been my color and truth be told, golf has never really been my thing. This is ironic because I grew up on a golf course- my parent’s house backs up to a tee box. In my adult age, the only “golf” I ever play is Top Golf. For those of you who don’t know what Top Golf is, let me explain. Top Golf is a multi-story (most of them are 3 stories tall) driving range that doubles as a bar. Needless to say, if there’s one in your town and you haven’t been, go!…But not until AFTER you make this recipe!

I’ve never really been a huge golf fan. I usually only watch it because either a) there’s nothing else on or b) Greg makes me and I have nothing else better to do. I try to pay attention to the game but usually end up focusing on the players looks, their outfits, or both. Well, since the Master’s is like the “super bowl of golf”  {and to keep myself entertained during Greg’s watch party} I promised I’d be on food making duty.

Did you know that pimento cheese sandwiches are famous at The Masters? Random, I know, but rumor has it this dish has been a Master’s favorite since the late 1940’s. Each year spectators at the Master’s flock to the concession stands to taste a piece of Master’s history, and at the price of $1.50 per sandwich how could anyone resist? I don’t know about you, but I don’t think I’ve ever been to a professional sporting event that sells sandwiches (or anything for that matter) for a mere $1.50!

Because of this, I thought that a pimento cheese dish was the only thing that would suffice. Since all boys love bacon, and the boys I was cooking for loved the Master’s, I decided to put a spin on the Master’s traditional pimento cheese sandwiches and opted to make pimento cheese jalapeño poppers instead.

This recipe makes about two cups of pimento cheese as well as 24 pimento poppers. We ate the pimento cheese with crackers, but it can be used to make sandwiches, or placed on burgers. PS- did I mention that this is a lighter version of the classic pimento cheese you can buy pre-packaged at the store? By using weight watchers cream cheese and non-fat greek yogurt, my version only has about 115 calories per serving. That being said, please raise your Arnold Palmer and let’s toast to that!

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