Easy & Simple Apple Cinnamon Wontons
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Easy & Simple Apple Cinnamon Wontons
Description
The Easy & Simple Apple Cinnamon Wontons recipe uses finely diced apples combined with ground cinnamon, nutmeg, sugar, and cornstarch to create a lightly thickened filling. The use of cornstarch helps absorb juices released by the apples while baking, preventing sogginess. The mixture is wrapped in square wonton wrappers folded into triangles and sealed with water.
This recipe employs baking rather than frying, placing wontons on parchment-lined sheets brushed with milk and lightly sprayed with oil for browning. The moderate oven temperature allows the wrappers to crisp up gently while the apple filling softens, maintaining a balance between texture and flavor. No flipping is required during baking.
Once out of the oven, the wontons can be enjoyed warm as a finger-friendly dessert or snack. The blend of honeycrisp, gala, or similar apples creates a tart-sweet profile enhanced by warm baking spices. This preparation offers a different way to enjoy seasonal apples wrapped in portable parcels.
Ingredients
- 1 lb wonton wrappers approx. 40 wrappers
- 2 cups apple Pink Lady, McIntosh, Honey Crisp or Gala Apples recommended
- 2 tablespoon cornstarch or potato starch
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar or light or dark brown sugar, white
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 5 tablespoon milk or plain oat/almond/macadamia nut milk for a dairy-free version
- 4 tablespoon vegetable oil or any neutral oil
Instructions
- Slice unpeeled apples into thin matchsticks and then finely dice them.
- Transfer finely diced apples into a large mixing bowl. Add sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon, cornstarch and mix well.
- Place a heaping ½ tablespoon of the apple filling in the center of the wonton wrapper. Then lightly dap cold water on the edges of the wonton wrapper.
- Fold the square wrapper into a triangle and seal the edges by pinching them together.
- Pre-heat the oven to 375 degrees F. Place the wontons on a large baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Lightly brush milk over the top of the wontons with a silicone brush. Then lightly spray wontons with vegetable oil or any neutral oil.
- Bake in the middle rack for 14-15 minutes until golden brown. No need to flip over. Remove them from the baking sheet and enjoy hot!
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 201 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 201kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 41g | 14% |
| Protein | 6g | 12% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.3g | 2% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.4g | 2% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.2g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 6mg | 2% |
| Sodium | 328mg | 14% |
| Potassium | 96mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 41IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 42mg | 4% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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