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Cream Cheese Wontons with Orange Sauce Recipe

I love making this appetizer for get-togethers. People think you have fussed but they are so easy to make.—Janet Asp, Menomonie, Wisconsin

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Diabetic Friendly

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Cream Cheese Wontons with Orange Sauce Recipe

Prep: 20 min. Cook: 5 min./batch

Yield: 48 Servings

20 5 25

Ingredients

1 cup sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1 cup plus 1 tablespoon cold water
1 cup cider vinegar
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 can (20 ounces) unsweetened crushed pineapple, undrained
1 cup orange marmalade
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1 package (12 ounces) wonton wrappers
Oil for deep-fat frying

Directions

In a large saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch, water, vinegar and soy sauce until smooth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Reduce heat; stir in pineapple. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from the heat; stir in marmalade. Cool to room temperature.
Place 2 teaspoons of cream cheese in the center of each wonton wrapper (fill wrappers a few at a time, keeping the others covered with a damp paper towel until ready to use). Moisten edges with water; fold opposite corners together over filling and press to seal.
In an electric skillet, heat 1 in. of oil to 375°. Fry wontons in batches for 2-1/2 minutes or until golden brown, turning once. Drain on paper towels. Serve with orange sauce. Yield: 4 dozen (4 cups sauce).

Nutritional Facts 1 wonton with 4 teaspoons sauce equals 80 calories, 2 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 6 mg cholesterol, 78 mg sodium, 15 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch, 1/2 fat.

Originally published as Cream Cheese Wontons with Orange Sauce in Country Woman Christmas Annual 2008, p46