• 20 strips thick-cut bacon preferably 1/8" thick
• 1 lb smoked kielbasa cut into 3/8" thick disks
• 2 jalapeno peppers one sliced about 1/8" thick to put inside pig shots and one sliced very thinly for garnish when serving
• 1/4 cup maple syrup or agave nectar/corn syrup
• 1 green onion stalk thinly sliced, for garnish

Filling

• 8 oz cream cheese softened, at room temperature
• 8 oz sour cream
• 3 oz jalapeno cheddar cheese finely chopped
• 2 Tbsp grated Parmesan cheese
• 3 green onion stalks thinly sliced
• 1/8 tsp crushed red pepper red pepper flakes optional

Pork rub

• 1 tsp granulated garlic
• 1 tsp granulated onion
• 1 tsp Ancho chile powder
• 1 tsp raw sugar or brown sugar
• 1/4 tsp kosher salt
• 1/4 tsp black pepper