Cinnamon Apple Wontons with Pecan Praline Dipping Sauce
Cinnamon apple wontons is essentially an easy apple pie fix. Because sometimes you just gotta have apple pie. But, your mom’s not around to whip one up and your husband doesn’t know how. Your kids? Forget about it. That’s a mess you’ll be cleaning up for a week and odds are you won’t end up with a pie; besides, they’re only 4 and 9 years old. So, it’s up to you. But, you’ve worked all day and who in heaven’s name wants to come home after a day’s work to bake an apple pie?
Not me. And probably not you. So, cinnamon apple wontons is a good alternative. This is not heavy lifting on a work night Wednesday and it satisfies your middle-of-the-week apple pie craving. Cinnamon apple wontons are a delicious little treat that takes only a few minutes to make.
Some people bake their cinnamon apple wontons which adds about 15 – 20 additional minutes to the process. Wait…what??? No!!!! Sure, for those who are concerned about oils and frying, baking is a perfectly good option and I’m not minimizing it. However, it takes about 2 minutes to deep fry a tasty cinnamon apple wonton and you’re good to go. It’s your choice, because food freedom!
Baked or fried, it still beats trying to cobble together an apple pie in the middle of the week on a work night, right? Not only are cinnamon apple wontons a quick and easy weeknight dessert, it’s also inexpensive. Most of the ingredients you more than likely have in your cupboard already. So, it’s a win all the way around.
Although you can, I don’t recommend saving any for leftovers. They don’t age well, IMO. At least, I haven’t had much luck refrigerating and rewarming them. They are crunchy and delicious the day they are made but become soggy and limp when left over in my experience.
The pecan praline dipping sauce is an equally easy option that just kind of levels up the cinnamon apple wonton a bit. You can buy a jar of caramel sauce but this quick sauce takes about 5 minutes to make and is so good. If you prefer walnuts or another nut switch it up or don’t use nuts at all. I used pecans and it turned out great. Another option is to dust them with cinnamon and confectioner’s sugar. I dusted my wontons with sugar and they were delicious. Try the pecan praline sauce with my homemade ice cream, it’ll be a great treat.
Cinnamon Apple Wontons
Ingredients
- 3 medium Apples
- 1/2 cup Granulated sugar
- 1 tbsp Butter
- 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp Nutmeg
- 1/8 tsp Cloves
- 1/8 tsp Ginger
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp Lemon juice
- 1 pinch Salt
- 4 sheets Wontons
- Water to seal wontons
- 1 tbsp Confectioner's sugar
- Canola oil, for frying
Pecan Praline Sauce
- 1-¼ cup Brown sugar
- 2 tbsp Butter
- ½ cup Heavy whipping cream
- ¼ tsp Salt
- ½ cup Chopped pecans
Instructions
- Peel, core and cube apples into 1-inch cubes
- Toss cubed apples in lemon juice
- In a medium saucepan, add apple cubes, sugar, butter, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, ginger and salt.
- Cook for about 10 minutes. Let cool then add in vanilla.
- With a slotted spoon, add about one tablespoon of apple mixture to the middle of a wonton sheet, careful not to go to the edges.
- Heat oil.
- With a pastry brush or fingers, wet all four sides of the wonton sheet. Fold over diagonally careful to seal the edges completely.
- Drop filled wontons into hot oil, cooking one or two at a time until lightly golden brown.
- Drain on paper towel lined plate.
- Sprinkle wontons with confectioner's sugar.
Pecan Praline Sauce
- Add sugar, butter, milk and salt to medium saucepan, stirring occasionally until bubbles begin to form around edges.
- Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla and pecans.
- Let cool.
