Jalapeño Popper Wontons

Jalapeño Popper Wontons are filled with cream cheese, diced jalapeños and fried until golden. A party perfect appetizer!

Course Easy Appetizer Recipes

Cuisine American

Keyword appetizer, Cream Cheese, Food, Homemade, Jalapeno, Recipe, snacks, wonton

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Total Time 25 minutes

Servings Servings

Calories 89kcal

Ingredients

Ingredients:

8 oz cream cheese softened
1 jalapeno diced
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon fresh cracked pepper
12 wonton wrappers
Little bowl of water for sealing wonton wrappers
Canola oil for frying

Instructions

Mix cream cheese, jalapeno, garlic powder, pepper and salt in a small bowl.
Lay wonton wrapper on a flat surface. Place 1 tablespoon of filling into the center of the wonton. Use your finger to wet the sides of the wrapper.
Then carefully pull opposite sides together to make a pointed top. Be sure to seal all sides, you don't want any of the cream cheese coming out while you are frying them.
Heat Canola oil (about an inch of oil) in a medium sized pot to 350 degrees. Fry the wontons, in batches if necessary to avoid crowding the pan, until golden brown 1 - 2 minutes.
Use a slotted spoon to transfer wontons to a paper towel lined plate. Sprinkle with salt.
Serve with sweet Thai chili sauce, if desired.

Notes

A thermometer is the best way to check the temperature of the oil to ensure it is hot enough, but you can also place a tiny piece of a wonton wrapper in the oil and if it bubbles, the oil is hot enough.

If you want to keep the spice level down, remove the seeds of the jalapeños.

Nutrition information for estimation purposes only.

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