This is a great dessert after any Asian meal or as a pass around for a party. It’s super easy to make when you buy prepared wonton wrappers and canned pumpkin, but tons of other fillings would work well too, especially anything that is good in pie.
Sweet Pumpkin Wontons
Servings
16 Servings
Ingredients
- 1 cup canned pumpkin
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 3 tablespoons light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 16 packaged wonton wrappers
- Cooking spray
- Optional garnishes: cinnamon and sugar for dusting chocolate sauce, whipped topping
Instructions
- 1 Preheat oven to 400°F. In medium bowl, mix pumpkin, maple syrup, brown sugar and pumpkin pie spice.
- 2 Place one wonton wrapper flat on work surface. Spoon 1 tablespoon filling into center. Moisten edges of wonton with water and fold in half to form triangle. Press edges to seal. Repeat with remaining filling and wontons.
- 3 Arrange filled wontons on un-greased baking sheet. Lightly coat wontons with nonstick cooking spray and sprinkle each with sugar and cinnamon (if desired).
- 4 Bake until golden, about 16 minutes. Turn and bake 2 more minutes. Set baking sheet on wire rack to cool. Serve alone, with chocolate sauce or with whipped topping.
- 5 Optional: if you prefer them to be extra crispy you can lightly pan fry in oil.
I never thought of chopped bananas – great idea. I have done apples too.
I have done it with chopped bananas and
walnuts filling and brown sugar, delicious!!
Love the food
yum!