Wonton Cups
Wonton cups make a great vessel for appetizers and treats.
Wonton wrappers have many uses dumplings, wontons, mini cups, mini eggrolls, and many ways to prepare them, boil, steam, pan fry, deep fry, bake, and air fry.
They often sell wonton wrappers in square and round. If you can only find square wontons, simply cut the corners off to make them round. Use the round shape if you want that tulip look.
Square wontons are versatile, press them into a mini muffin pan or place them over the back of the mini muffin tin for larger flatter cups great for serving Poke.
Spray with oil, use an air fryer, and brush with oil, if you don’t add any oil they do taste a bit like flour, and the oil helps make them golden.
Cook the wontons “blind” (empty) for them to stay extra crunchy, if you bake the filling in the wontons cups they won’t be quite as crisp, so it’ll depend on the recipe using and how crisp you want them. You can then add heated dip for warm appetizers, cold dips work well too, you can fill them with puddings, whipped dessert fillings, or fruit.
If you feel they are heavily oiled place dry beans in them so they don’t cave in.
Or bake the wontons with the filling.
If the bottoms of the wontons aren’t as “cooked” as the tops and the tops are browning too much, you can place the mini muffin pan on a burner on low to heat the bottoms up to finish cooking so they aren’t raw or undercooked.
Alternatively, you can remove them from the muffin tin, turn them upside down, and brown the “bottoms” in the oven.
Above- Avocado Cream Cheese Wontons
If you’re looking to seal the wontons have a small bowl of are ready, dip your finger into the water, and wet the edges you want to seal.
Cut wonton squares in half into triangles and fry them for crispy chips.
Filled sealed wontons can be fried in oil, like dumplings for soup or snacking.
Making wonton cups is a great way to portion out items for a party or maybe make a meal out of appetizers in wonton wrappers, it’s also makes fun mealtime for the kids.
Fillings for baked wonton cups:
- mac and cheese and they’ll love them.
- chili is great for game day, cold weather, snow day
- chicken salad for a light lunch or tea
- crab rangoon, hot or cold
- taco seasoned ground beef or chicken, then add your favorite toppings
- jalapeno popper dip
- I’m thinking they’d be delicious with a small scoop of ricotta cheese, some tomato sauce topped with mozzarella cheese for pizza cups
- Place dip in wonton cups for single servings to dip veggies into
- personal serving of butter, sour cream, yogurt, hummus, tzatziki
Breakfast Wonton Cup Ideas
- fill baked cups with scrambled eggs
- or scramble eggs, pour the egg mixture, and bake (add your favorite toppings)
- a fun way to serve fresh fruit
Wonton Recipes
Larger eggroll recipes
And to make a delicious dessert:
fill baked wonton cups with Hot Cinnamon Apples
Mini cups can be made out of pie crust for desserts too, add any pie filling, and voila easy individual desserts.
And if you’re looking for how to make wonton wrappers check this out
Mini Muffin Pans: 12 count pans, 24 count pan, 48 count pan
Tart Tamper (wooden tool to press into pan) I’ve had the pampered chef wood tool for 30 years the price has sure increased so I linked the first one at a bargain price as well. I have also used this plastic tool with great results.
Wonton Cups
Ingredients
- 1 package of refrigerated wonton wrappers. Estimated at 40 wrappers square or round
- oil spray or oil and silicone brush
Instructions
- The colder the wonton wrappers are the more they'll break.
- Remove them from the fridge and bring them to room temperature for 20+ minutes.
- Bake in a 350° oven until crisp and golden.
- Deep fry-filled sealed wontons.
- An air fryer is always an option as well.
Notes