Cherry and Cream Cheese Wontons
This dessert is quick to prepare and easy to cook. (Please be careful with deep frying food an keep your children away from them.)
- 30 wonton wrappers
- 30 cherries (sweet)
- 100g cream cheese
- 20g icing sugar
- 20g icing sugar
- 200g Ice Cream of your choice (optional)
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.