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Bite-Sized Cream Cheese Pepper Jelly Wonton Cups

These cream cheese wontons, flavored with sweet and spicy pepper jelly, are a delicious party appetizer that takes no time at all to make.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Appetizer
Cuisine American
Servings 12 wontons
Calories 65 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 12 wonton wrappers
  • 4 ounces cream cheese softened
  • 2-3 Tablespoons of pepper jelly or more to taste
  • 1 shredded carrot, jalapeno slices or chopped bell pepper

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Use a tart tamper to press wonton wrappers into mini muffin tins. Bake for 10-15 minutes, until lightly browned. Remove from oven and cool, then gently remove the wonton cups from the muffin tin.
  • Using a mixer or a whisk, whip together 4 ounces of cream cheese and 2 or 3 tablespoons of pepper jelly until smooth.
  • Just before serving, spoon cream cheese mixture into wonton cups and garnish with shredded carrots, jalapeno slices or chopped bell pepper.

Notes

Wonton cups can be made ahead of time and filled just before serving.
 

Variations & Substitutions

  • Add some chopped cocktail shrimp to the cream cheese mixture.
  • Chop up some jalapeños or other hot peppers to add to the mixture. The creamy, sweet and spicy combo is delicious.
  • For a creamier appetizer, substitute marscapone cheese for the cream cheese.
  • To transform this recipe into a dessert, substitute a sweet fruit jam, like strawberry jam or blueberry jam, for the pepper jelly. You may also want to add some powdered sugar to the cream cheese to sweeten it.
  • Try making the wonton cup appetizers with a bacon jam. Use peach bacon jam for a sweeter appetizer, or tomato bacon jam if you want something more savory.

Nutrition

Calories: 65kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 1gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 11mgSodium: 77mgPotassium: 35mgSugar: 2gVitamin A: 975IUVitamin C: 0.6mgCalcium: 14mgIron: 0.3mg
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