Preheat oven to 350 F.
Lightly grease baking sheet and set aside. In a bowl, cream together the cream cheese, Monterey Jack cheese, cumin, and cayenne.
In a small bowl, beat together eggs, milk and 2 tsp. of the Essence.
In a shallow dish, combine the panko crumbs and 4 tsp. of Essence.
In a third dish, combine the flour and remaining 2 tsp. of Essence. Spread 1 tbsp. of the cheese mixture into the middle of each jalapeno half. One at a time, dredge in the flour, dip into the egg mixture, then dredge in the panko crumbs, pressing to coat. If necessary, repeat the process.
Place the coated peppers, cut side up, on the prepared baking sheet and bake until the filling is runny and crust is golden, about 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and serve immediately.
[My 2 Cents]
These are m.e.s.s.y!!! So beware. Also, like I said, I'm not really a spicy foods person and the first time I made these I added all of the suggested cayenne to the Essence. Big mistake. My mouth was on fi-yah!!! Holy cow. So the next time around I made the essence without cayenne at all and loved them! They were still spicy because of the jalapeno but not nearly as hot as they could have been.
Adapted from Food Network Star, Emeril Lagasse