Cherry and Cream Cheese Wontons

This dessert is quick to prepare and easy to cook, the result is scrumptious mouthfuls of sweet creamy cherries. Of course best made when cherries are at the peak of their season.

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6 Portions
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Prep: 10-15 minutes
Cook: 5-8 minutes

Ingredients

Wontons

  • 30 wonton wrappers
  • 30 cherries (sweet)
  • 100g cream cheese
  • 20g icing sugar

To Cook

  • Oil for deep frying

To Serve

  • 20g icing sugar
  • 200g Ice Cream of your choice (optional)

Method

Wonton Filling: Mix the cream cheese with a the icing sugar in a bowl so that there is no lumps, Remove the stone from the centre of the cherries, try to keep them joined at the sides. Lay the wontons out on a clean surface, place a cherry in the center of each one and then place half a teaspoonful in the centre of each cherry where the stone was. Dampen the sides of the wontons with water and gather together its corners giving it a small twist at so as to secure it. To Cook: Heat some oil in a deep fryer, wok or large saucepan to 180C. When a wonton is placed in it, it should become crisp and golden and rise to the top. Cook the cherries in the oil 5 at a time for a couple of minutes, they should be crisp and golden, drain them on paper toweling and keep warm until ready to serve. To Serve: Place generous spoonfuls of the ice cream in the center of 6 bowls and place the 5 wontons around the edge of each bowl. Dust the wontons with icing sugar and serve. The cherry wontons also make a brilliant sweet canapé.