These super easy Cream Cheese Wontons are filled with lump crab meat and cream cheese then fried until golden and crispy!
This classic Asian appetizer is fantastic when served with speedy stir fries like my Honey Garlic Shrimp or Green Bean Chicken!
Ordering a side of Crab Rangoon from Panda Express is one of my favorite things! Even my kids LOVE them.
So when I started making this simple appetizer at home, they were equally as excited as I was.
Cream Cheese Wonton Recipe
This recipe is so super simple, and easily adaptable to your taste. I’m adding in canned crab meat, but you could use fake crab meat or just omit it altogether.
Ingredients Needed:
Here’s a basic list of the ingredients you’ll need to make this recipe. As always, you can find the full list of ingredients in the printable recipe card below.
- Canned Crab Meat – can substitute with fake crab meat or omit
- Cream Cheese
- Onion Powder
- Garlic Powder
- Soy Sauce
- Mayo – optional, to make it extra creamy
- Wonton Wrappers – look for these in the refrigerated section of produce.
How To Make Cream Cheese Wontons
- MIX: To make cream cheese wontons, simply combine the filling ingredients in a bowl and mix until incorporated.
- FILL: Spoon about 1 full teaspoon of the mixture onto the center of a wonton wrapper.
- FOLD: Use your finger to dab the edges of the wrapper with water and pinch the seams together tightly so the filling can not escape.
- FRY: Dunk the wontons in hot oil, and cook until golden brown and crispy.
PRO TIP: Wonton wrappers can dry out pretty quickly if left exposed to the air. Use a damp paper towel to cover the stack of wrappers while you’re preparing them.
Tips and Variations –
When it comes to making these cream cheese wontons, or crab rangoon, they are super simple and straight forward.
Here are some tips and variations to make sure you have a great success…
- FOLD – there’s no wrong way to fold a wonton, as long as you’re making sure you fold it nice and tight, so none of that creamy goodness can escape.
- WATER OR EGG – you can use water or a beaten egg to seal the wonton wrappers.
- FILLING – If you’re not into crab meat, you can easily leave that out. Feel free to get creative with the filling – bacon, cheese, sausage, shrimp, etc. Just don’t overfill them!
- OIL – use either vegetable oil or canola oil for frying and a thermometer to check that the temperature is consistent at 350 degrees.
- BAKE – Not into frying? No problem! You can bake these wonton wrappers at 350 degrees F. for about 10 minutes, until golden brown.
- AIR FRYER – Try these in your air fryer, preheated to 400 degrees F. for just 6 minutes, turning halfway through.
What To Serve with Cream Cheese Wontons
Cream cheese wontons are delicious when dipped in a sweet and sour sauce, or a Thai sweet chili sauce.
My kids even enjoy them with a bit of soy sauce!
More Asian Appetizer Recipes
Craving more? I’ve got you covered with these deliciously quick Asian appetizer recipes…
Don’t forget to pair this super simple, cream cheese wonton recipe with more delicious Asian cuisine like my Orange Chicken, Kung Pao Chicken, Shrimp Fried Rice, or Beef with Broccoli!
I can’t wait for you to give these a try! I know you’ll love them!
Fried Cream Cheese Wontons
Ingredients
- 6 oz crab meat, drained
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- ½ tsp onion powder
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- 2 tbsp mayo
- 1 tsp soy sauce
- 24 small wonton wrappers
- vegetable oil, for frying
Instructions
- Preheat the vegetable oil to 350 degrees F. in a heavy bottomed pot or deep fryer.
- Combine the crab meat, cream cheese, onion powder, garlic powder, mayo and soy sauce in a bowl and mix together.
- Drop a full teaspoon full of filling into the center of a wonton wrapper. Dab your finger in water and run it along the edges of the wrapper. Fold the wonton wrapper up, making sure to enclose the filling, and seal the edges.
- Fry in batches of 4 or 5 wrappers for 3 to 4 minutes each, until they're golden brown. Remove from oil to a wire rack to drain off any excess oil. Serve hot.
Notes
- BAKE – You can bake these wonton wrappers at 350 degrees F. for about 10 minutes, until golden brown.
- AIR FRYER – Try these in your air fryer, preheated to 400 degrees F. for just 6 minutes, turning halfway through.
Nutrition
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DELICIOUS 10+
Can I use imitation, crab meat?
Yes, most restaurants use imitation crab meat
Can you frreeze these? Wpuld be nice to make ahead
That looks absolutely delicious ! If you didn’t have crab meat ,what other could you use that pairs with the soy sauce in the recipe please ?
Since I have to follow a gluten free diet (CD). I use Schar’s phillo dough instead of wonton wrappers and they work great. They do fry up quickly.
Thanks so very much for this recipe! I love love love crab rangoon and can’t wait to make them. This recipe looks far easier than I thought and am very pleased to know I can bake them.