Pre heat oven to 375 degrees OR if you are smoking/grilling these then set your Traeger/grill to smoke and put these jalapeno poppers on either a grilling sheet OR tin foil and put them directly on the grill. Close the lid of the grill and smoke for about 20 minutes or so. When they are done smoking, turn the Traeger/grill up to 375 and grill the jalapeno poppers for 20 minutes, turn them over and grill them for an additional 15 minutes for a total of 35 minutes
In a bowl, soften cream cheese in the microwave for 20 seconds, checking softness and mixing, then putting back into the microwave for another 20 seconds, checking on it until you have it the softness needed to mix it with ease
Add the shredded cheddar cheese (I am not giving a measurement because I just sprinkle in however much shredded cheese I want)
Mix the shredded cheddar cheese and softened cream cheese together until mixed completely, set aside
Wash the jalapenos and dry them. Cut them in half and scoop out the seeds and insides, throw the seeds/insides away
Add the mixture of cream cheese and cheddar cheese into the center of each halved jalapeno
Wrap each individual halved jalapeno filled with the cream cheese/cheddar filling with one bacon strip
Sprinkle brown sugar over the tops of each bacon-wrapped jalapeno
Sprinkle Chili powder over the tops of each bacon-wrapped jalapeno
Put them into your preheated oven for 15 minutes, turning them over, then continue cooking them for an additional 15 minutes (total of 30 minutes. You can add an additional 5 minutes for extra crispy bacon which I like). If you want to smoke and grill these, see the directions above! The jalapeno poppers recipe is SO dang GOOD!