Are you looking for a delicious sweet dessert recipe that’s pretty amazing? Then check out these Cherry Cheesecake Wontons! 

 

Cherry Cheesecake Wontons

Wontons are such a versatile item. There are so many ways to include them in various recipes. If you go online chances are you’ll find some gerat wonton recipes like Jalapeno popper wontons or steak and cheese wonton cups. This recipe was the perfect way to use delicious wontons in a sweet recipe that is perfect for any occassion. Best of all they’re crazy easy to make. Do you want to mix it up you can change up the filling to apple pie, strawberries or even blueberries!

 

What you’ll need to make Dessert Wontons

32 Wonton Wrappers

1/2 cup Cream Cheese, softened

1 1/2 cups Powdered Icing Sugar, or to taste

2 Tablespoons Greek Yogurt or Sour Cream

1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

1 cup Cherry Pie Filling

Water, as needed

4 cups Oil, for frying

Note: you can use an egg white and water mixture to seal the wontons, but just water is sufficient.

How to make Cherry Cheesecake Wontons

In a large bowl, beat together the cream cheese, powdered icing sugar, vanilla extract and greek yogurt

until smooth and well-combined.

Lay a few wontons out on a cutting board and place a wet paper towel over the remaining wonton wrappers to keep them from drying out.

Scoop 1 teaspoon of the cheesecake filling and 1 teaspoon of the cherry pie filling onto the center of each wonton wrapper.

Brush the edges of each wonton wrapper with a bit of water  and then folder over into a triangle shape, pressing to seal and remove all air from the wonton.

Repeat with all wontons wrappers.

Place the cooking oil in a heavy pan or dutch oven and heat to 300F.

Fry the wontons 3-4 at a time until lightly golden, flipping over halfway through cooking, about 3 minutes each batch.

Repeat until all wontons are fried.

Don’t they look amazing? This is a delicious treat for any get together or for an afternoon snack. These are sweet, delicious and incredibly unique! 

    What if I want to bake these wontons?

Here’s how you can bake them instead:

• Preheat your oven to around 375 °F (190 °C).

• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a lightly greased baking sheet.

• Place the filled and sealed wontons on the tray, spaced so they’re not touching.

• Optionally brush or spray the tops lightly with oil or melted butter (this helps get a golden, crispy finish).

• Bake for about 10-15 minutes, until the wrappers are golden and crisp. Keep an eye on them baking times vary by oven and wrapper thickness.

• Let them cool a minute or two before serving (the filling will be hot).

Things to watch out for

• Wonton wrappers can dry out or burn if too exposed; baking gives less even browning than frying, so using oil or butter helps.

• Because this is a sweet dessert filling, the cherry pie filling may become more liquid during baking. Make sure you don’t over-fill the wrappers or they may leak.

• The original fried version gives a very crisp shell; baked will be slightly different texture , still good, but a bit less “fry crunch”.

The flavor will be the same, with slight texture differences.

 

Are you looking for more Cherry treats? Check out my Instant pot Cherry Cheesecake recipe or these Cherry Cookie cups.