Sweet Cream Cheese Wontons

Friday, October 5, 2018

Crispy Wontons fried or baked to golden perfection and filled with a sweet, two-ingredient cream cheese filling.

Friends, I’ve had a revelation. And THAT, is that SWEET cream cheese inside of a crunchy, golden wonton, equals heaven.

Do you ever have the weirdest most random cravings after getting sick? Like once you’re healthy again? I got a stubborn little stomach bug last week and afterwards, my appetite was like WHOA. And I wanted fried wontons. I’m not talking Crab Rangoon though, that’s altogether different. This stuff has a simple, sweet filling that’s just to die for.

Crispy Wontons fried or baked to golden perfection and filled with a sweet, two-ingredient cream cheese filling.

Ingredients

Wontons
8 oz. softened cream cheese
½ cup powdered sugar
12 oz. wonton wraps (packages usually in refrigerated produce section, near tofu)
1 egg whisked with a splash of water
To Fry:
48 oz. canola oil enough to fill a dutch oven or fryer with about 3 inches of oil.
To Bake:
Nonstick Cooking Spray

Instructions

Mix the powdered sugar and cream cheese together until well combined. (You can use a hand mixer or a silicone spatula for this.)
Lay out about 4 wontons at a time and cover the remaining with a dish towel (they dry out quickly).
Fill a small bowl with water and set near the wontons.
Place about a ½ teaspoon of cream cheese mixture in the middle of each wonton.
Dip your fingers into the whisked egg/water mixture (i.e. egg wash), and fold the wontons diagonally to form a triangle. Seal and ensure that there are no air bubbles.
Dip your fingers back into the water. With the longest side of the triangle facing you, fold the left side to the right, and then fold the left side over it, to the right.
Repeat until all wontons are filled and wrapped!
To Fry:
Deep fryers work great with these, however if you don't have one, heat 2-3 inches of vegetable oil in a dutch oven until it is just under 350 degrees. (I put my electric stove to just under the medium-high mark).
You can use an extra wonton wrapper to test the temperature. Place it in the oil and ensure that it doesn’t cook too quickly or burn. Adjust the heat accordingly if needed.
Fry 4-5 wontons at a time, each for about 45 seconds to a minute, (or until golden brown).
Place them on a plate lined with paper towels to cool.
To Bake:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray a baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray and place the sheet in the oven for about 5 minutes. Heating the sheet will ensure that the wontons are nice and crisp on the bottom when they bake.
Remove the baking sheet from the oven and place the wontons on top. Coat the wontons with a light layer of nonstick cooking spray.
The wontons will need to bake for about 10-12 minutes, however it’s best to start checking on them after 5 minutes. Remove them from the oven when they are crisp and golden brown.