4 Sweet Wonton Dessert Recipes
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Here are 4 wonderfully sweet wonton dessert recipes to prove that although most wonton recipes are savoury, they can be turned into sweet snacks to round off a good meal.
To me, wontons have always been savoury but while I was looking for more information about wontons, I came across cooks with great imagination, creativity and culinary talent who use the wonton wrappers to make all sort of sweet and delightful desserts. I thought I had to share them here. They are a great way to use up leftover wonton wrappers too.
For wontons that are going to be baked, I would recommend using an egg-less wonton wrappers. To all the sweet tooths out there ... with love.
1. Banana wonton rolls
Ingredients
- 12 pieces of wonton wrappers
- 1 very large ripe banana
- 1.5 tbsp water
- softened butter or egg wash
Directions
- Preheat oven to 180-200C
- Peel the banana
- Slice the banana into halves lengthwise
- Cut each half into 6 equal pieces (12 pieces altogether)
- Lay a wonton wrapper on a clean cutting board
- Place a piece of banana near the corner of the wrapper
- Roll to wrap the banana
- Wet the corner of the wonton wrapper to seal
- Wet the inside of the two ends, press down to seal
- Repeat the process until all are rolled
- Brush the wonton rolls with softened butter or egg wash
- Place the 12 banana rolls on a baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes
- Remove from oven and serve
2. Fruity yogurt in a wonton cup
Ingredients
- Softened butter or egg wash
- 12 pieces of wonton wrappers (egg-less preferred)
- 1 small tub of fresh yogurt
- A bunch of fresh summer fruits such as strawberries, peaches
Directions
- Preheat oven to 375F or 190C
- Brush each piece of wonton wrapper with softened butter
- Place 1 or 2 sheets in each muffin cup and press down to get the shape
- Bake them for about 5-10 minutes
- Leave to cool and turn the cups out
- Cut fruits into small pieces. Mix with yogurt
- Spoon the fruity yogurt into the baked wonton cups
- Drizzle with honey or maple syrup
- Add toppings like nuts before serving
3. Wonton almond twists
Ingredients
- 15 pieces of wonton wrappers
- 40g unsalted butter
- 20g almond powder
- 1 tbsp almond chips
- 1 tbsp jam
Directions
- Soften butter by leaving it to stand at room temperature
- Mix the butter with the almond powder to make almond butter
- Spread the almond butter evenly on each piece of wonton wrapper
- Stack all 15 wrapper on top of one another
- Cover the wonton layers with cling wrap and roll out any air between them with a rolling pin
- Leave in the refrigerator for about 10 minutes
- Take the layers out and prick several holes with a fork
- Cut the wonton layers into long strips
- Cut a slot in the middle of each strip
- Push one end through the slot to create a twist
- Microwave on high for about 2 minutes
- Brush a little jam on the surface of each twist and sprinkle some almond chips over them
4. Chocolate Kiss Wontons
This is a Bob Blumer's recipe. The ingredients include wonton skins, peanut butter, bananas and Hershey's Caramel kisses.
- Lay a wonton wrapper out
- Spread a bit of creamy peanut butter in the centre of the wonton wrapper
- Slice the banana cross section thinly and place one slice on top of the peanut butter
- Top the banana slice with a caramel kiss
- Wet the 4 corners of the wonton wrapper and bring them together. Wet the sides and seal them to form a pointed parcel. Click to see a photo of the Chocolate kiss wonton.
- Heat up a wok of oil or deep fryer and deep fry the wonton parcels
Optional: dust the parcels with some icing sugar
If you try out some of the recipes here, let me know how it goes. I have more ideas on using up leftover wonton wrappers.