I have seriously been going overboard on the strawberries this year. Every time I go to the grocery store, I buy more, and they never go to waste. And it’s not even prime strawberry season here in Utah yet! But the berries we have been getting have been so perfectly sweet and full of flavor, I just can’t help but keep buying them while they are so good.
While most of the time we have been enjoying them just plain, the other day I was feeling like getting a little bit fancy.
Now, we are a pretty “no frills” kind of household. Cookies, sheet cakes, brownies – we don’t usually pull out the good china or serve anything up with special napkins. But these strawberries were just so good that I had to make something a little bit more special with them. Something with a little more wow factor than just a cookie. (Not that there is anything at all wrong with a cookie! :))
These Strawberry Wonton Cups are kind of a fake out, because they are so easy to make, but they look like they took a lot more effort. And the taste? Let me just say that you’d better make sure you have somewhere to take these or someone to give them to, otherwise, you may find yourself sneaking away to the refrigerator every 15 minutes. Just a hypothetical, though – that totally didn’t happen. 😉
So next time you need a sweet appetizer, or something that looks a little fancy for dessert, these Strawberry Wonton Cups are what you need!
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Strawberry Wonton Cups
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 9 minutes
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 12 cups 1x
Description
The perfect spring and summer sweet appetizer – sugared wonton cups are baked and filled with a cream cheese mixture, then topped with fresh strawberries and mint.
Ingredients
- 12 wonton wrappers
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 4 oz cream cheese, softened
- 3 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon orange zest
- 3 cups sliced strawberries
- mint, for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325F. Spray a 12-cup muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray.
- Brush one side of the wonton wrappers with butter. Combine the sugar and cinnamon in a shallow bowl. Dip the buttered side of the wrappers into the cinnamon-sugar, then place the wrappers, sugared side up, into the muffin tins. Bake until golden brown, 7-9 minutes. Remove and allow to cool completely.
- In a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, powdered sugar and orange zest together. Divide the mixture evenly between the cooled wonton cups.
- Place the strawberries on top of the cream, then garnish with mint. Serve immediately.
Recipe Notes:
*The filled cups are best served immediately, but can be refrigerated for a few hours in advance if needed. Unfilled cups can be made ahead and stored in an airtight container.
More uses for those fresh strawberries:
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Sue says
These were Crazy good! I needed to bake my wontons longer than stated time, but well worth it. The unique flavor combinations got rave reviews from guests!
pammyc says
tried these and failed: the wonton wrappers were too tough and thick (even though I used one thin sheet in each cup) so here’s what I did to salvage them: I had some prebaked phyllo shells in the freezer left from Easter. I pulled the sliced berries off the top, diced them smaller, scraped the filling out of the baked wrappers and mixed the berries into the cream cheese mixture (which had the cinnamon sugar already mixed in. I scooped spoonfuls into phyllo shells, picking out as much of the mint as I could. (None of my tasters liked the mint… takes away from the sweet berries’ flavor.) Don’t know if I’ll try this recipe again, but now that I’ve figured out some short cuts, I might. The mini phyllo shells were much easier, and mixing the berries and cinnamon-spiced cream cheese SANS MINT made the treats edible at least.
Deborah says
I’m so sorry you didn’t like the wontons, but I’m glad you were able to change it to suit your tastes!
Diane (createdbydiane) says
Oh these are the cutest ever and I just LOVE those strawberry cupcakes too.
Brenda @ a farmgirl's dabbles says
Seriously cute! And I love the simplicity!
Lisa says
FANTASTIC! I have made then twice now in a week!! A HUGE hit! Thank you!
Karly says
Amazing little bites and they are so perfect for summer! Thanks for linking them up to What’s Cookin’ Wednesday!
Nutmeg Nanny says
These look lovely 🙂 I bet they taste wonderful!
sally @ sallys baking addiction says
Deborah, these are so creative! What a way to enjoy strawberries – or any fresh fruit this summer! Simple and perfect 🙂
Barbara @ Barbara Bakes says
Such a great, simple idea. Perfect light dessert for summer.
Joanne @ Fifteen Spatulas says
I can’t get enough of the strawberries either!!! These looks fantastic!
Rachel @ Baked by Rachel says
I adore these!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
What a gorgeous treat!! Love these!
Amanda @ High Heels to Hot Wheels says
Strawberries are definitely a recurring theme in our house this week and on the blog! This looks heavenly and I am definitely going to make those cute little wonton cups!
Marjory @ Dinner-Mom says
These look so pretty and would make a great appetizer…hmmm. I have some strawberries in the refrigerator 🙂
Anna @ Crunchy Creamy Sweet says
These are so adorable! I love this idea!
Kim of Mo'Betta says
They are so pretty!
Robin @ Simply Southern Baking says
I want a couple of these for breakfast! Great idea!
Jaclyn says
Beautiful pictures! These look delicious! I love your new site design by the way!
Laura (Tutti Dolci) says
I love strawberries, this is such a fun (and gorgeous!) idea.
Heather of Kitchen Concoctions says
I have been going strawberry crazy too! I buy some each and every time I go to the store or farmer’s market and I simply can’t eat them fast enough that I have been having to freeze a lot of them! PS- Beautiful photos!
ashley - baker by nature says
These are A) Gorgeous
B) Genius
C) Totally calling my name!
Love em’.
Emily says
Absolutely gorgeous photo!
Joanne says
I need these to keep around for just the average day when I’m craving something sweet! the perfect use of strawberries, if you ask me!
Chung-Ah | Damn Delicious says
Gorgeous! I’ll take a dozen, please!
Tracey says
Your wonton cups are so pretty, and the filling sounds amazing in combination with the sugared wrapper! The strawberries here have been great lately too, I love berry season 🙂
Georgia @ The Comfort of Cooking says
These are so gorgeous, Deborah! They’d be a huge hit at my ladies nights, for sure!
kristy says
I love strawberries! And I have a BBQ in a few weeks that this will be perfect for because like you said, I will have to have somewhere to take these to share. They would be the death of me (or at least my self-control). 😉
Melissa Klotz says
Cinnamon sugar wonton shells! What a great idea!! I used to work at Hungry Girl and we used wontons to make cups all the time, but I don’t think we’ve ever done that! I love the mint on top too, I thought it was basil at first, but either sounds tasty!
Jocelyn @BruCrew Life says
Those are absolutely gorgeous!!! I love every single thing about this!!!
patsy says
I love desserts like this that look like they are super complicated, but really aren’t! Can’t wait for strawberries to come into season here!
Chels R. says
In looovee with this! Gorgeous photos!
Nabeela says
These look SO good, I love your photography!
shelly (cookies and cups) says
These are so perfectly simple I can’t stand it!
Lauren @ Climbing Grier Mountain says
GORG!! I just bought a bunch of strawberries. I know what I will be making soon!
carrian says
i likey!!
Leslie says
These look wonderfully delicious and so simple! I cannot wait to try them. We have a local strawberry farm where my little one and I go pick strawberries at least once a week. There is no such thing as too many strawberries!
Colleen @ What's Baking in the Barbershop?! says
Oh, I love these! They are so pretty! I think that I’d only want to look at them and marvel in their beauty and not eat them… Hahaha, just kidding. 😀 Delicious!
Bev @ Bev Cooks says
Iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin. Love.
Belinda @themoonblushbaker says
This is such a cute way of serving fruit! So much better than the deep fry method. Tiny is always better!
Tieghan says
You can never go ver board with strawberries and I agree the ones here In Colorado have been DELICIOUS! So sweet, it is actually amazing!
Loving these cute litte cups. They sound awesome!
Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar says
So fun!! These sound awesome!
Rosa says
A great idea! They look delicious.
Cheers,
Rosa