Wonton wrappers are not just for dumplings anymore. Adam and I decided to create two simple appetizers using wontons, perfect for a swanky cocktail party, but easy enough for a Sunday snack. Simply place the wonton wrappers in the bottom of a mini cupcake pan then bake in the oven for 7 to 9 minutes until crisp and slightly brown.
Fill each cup with your choice of fillings. In our case, we chose to fill half of our baked won ton cups with crunchy cucumber, creme fraiche, smoked salmon and dill and the other half was filled with softened goat cheese, fig jam, walnuts and thyme. Both fillings are absolutely delicious and we are sure will impress whoever you serve them to.
| Easy Appetizers: Baked Wonton Cups |
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Prep time: 5 mins
Cook time: 10 mins
Total time: 15 mins
Serves: 4-6
Easy to make appetizers, Smoked Salmon Wonton and Fig and Goat Cheese Wonton Cups are a crowd pleaser.
Ingredients
- Wonton Cups
- 24 wonton wrappers
- Smoked Salmon Wonton Cups
- 12 baked wonton cups, cooled
- 4 ounces smoked salmon
- 1/4 cup creme fraiche
- 1/4 cup diced cucumber
- fresh dill
- Fig and Goat Cheese Wonton Cups
- 12 baked wonton cups, cooled
- 3 ounces goat cheese, at room temperature
- 2 tablespoons fig jam
- 2 tablespoons chopped walnuts
- 1 sprig of thyme
Method
Wonton Cups
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Take a mini cupcake pan and fill each cup with one wonton wrapper then bake in the oven for 7 to 9 minutes.
Smoked Salmon Wonton Cups
- Fill each baked wonton cup with a little smoked salmon and cucumber, add a dollop of creme fraiche on top and garnish with a small sprig of fresh dill.
Fig and Goat Cheese Wonton Cups
- Place the chopped walnuts in a dry pan over medium heat and heat until lightly toasted, then set aside to cool.
- Place a little fig jam at the bottom of each baked won ton cup. Add a dollop of the room temperature goat cheese on top of the jam, sprinkle with a few chopped walnuts and add a leaf of thyme to the top.
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I love the simplicity, and they are so pretty. Delicious!
Darn, I just tossed a package of won ton wrappers. These look delicious.
Hope your holiday was very merry.
Caught this on Tastespotting and had to hop over. So cute! I’ve made sweets like this using a layer of thinly-rolled brioche dough, but never thought about something as simple as wonton wrappers. Maybe tortillas would work for mini taco?
Stacy, rolled brioche dough is a great idea, we are planning to try that one soon! I bet tortillas would work really well for mini tacos or maybe we could even try the wonton wrappers again, but skip the pre-bake, just add ingredients to the wrappers (maybe beans and a little cheese) and then bake everything in the oven at once.
so pretty!
Thank you
And thanks again for the tasty kitchen mention!
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What a great idea! I love these for Christmas hors d’oeuvres… and so versatile!
Had 40 minutes to shop for the items, get home, and prepare. And pulled it off! Thawed the Salmon on the car dashboard with the defrost on high. Set the oven when walked in door and went to work. I fixed 2 plates of 9 in 18 minutes and they were a hit at our schools holiday party. Keep this idea!
Jason – We LOVE that you used the defroster in your car!! Thanks so much for letting us know and we are so glad everything worked out well … plus, we will forever have the image of someone driving by with salmon defrosting on their dashboard!
Great idea! Totally making these for my cocktail party this weekend.
Thank you for this post! I made some wonton cups yesterday
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Thanks for the idea and the great pictures. They were a hit! I like the two options together…different yet both great and complimentary…and fun to prepare. Thanks again, you came through in a pinch!
oh, my my my! you guys are Awesome! figs are in season, I just caught some king salmon today and I have the feeling that the Farmer’s Market in the morning with have fresh walnuts AND a nice selection of cucumbers! Boo YA!
found your lovely recipe and am making it tonight for a christmas eve party! sadly my shops had sold out of dill and thyme so will have to hunt them out today. so excited i hope mine look as good as yours
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