Cheese Wontons (4 Varieties) with Dipping Sauces

These cheese wontons are finger food bliss.  They come in 4 varieties of cheese fillings, along with some quick and easy dipping sauces.

Crispy appetizers are so good and even better when they’re filled with cheese.

These especially delicious appetizers are made with wonton wrappers and a variety of different cheese fillings.

There are 4 different cheese wontons in this recipe, each one filled with quick and easy combination of flavors that taste wonderful inside a crunchy crispy wonton…

1. Sweet Brie Bites are filled with creamy brie cheese, a bit of brown sugar and a walnut
2. Chive Brie Bites are filled with creamy brie cheese and chopped chives
3. Jalapeno and Cheddar Cheese Bites are filled with…you guessed it, jalapeno slices and cheddar cheese
4. Jalapeno and String Cheese Bites are filled with jalapeno slices and mozzarella string cheese

The cheese is rolled up in wonton wrappers and then quickly fried to a delicious crunch.

Wonton Wrappers vs. Egg Roll Wrappers

Sometimes it’s hard to time it just right at the grocery store when looking for wonton wrappers because either they’re out of stock, or the expiration date on the wrappers in the store have expired already.

TIP – Since wonton wrappers may not always be an item with a high demand in the grocery store, check the expiration date on the package to make sure that it hasn’t expired (and pick the package with the longest expiration date).

If wonton wrappers aren’t available in the store, an option is to instead use eggroll wrappers for this recipe and just cut them to size.

Egg roll wrappers are made with the same ingredients that wonton wrappers are, only egg roll wrappers are larger in size and generally a little thinner than a wonton wrapper.

About Serving

These cheese wontons, or wonton cheese bites, taste great on their own but when served with a dipping sauce, they’re even better.

Quick and Easy Dipping Sauces

Here are 3 quick and easy dipping sauces that taste especially good with these wonton cheese bites.

There are only 2 ingredients in each sauce option.

Mix together:

• Sour cream with your favorite salsa; or
• Honey with Dijon mustard; or
• Mayonnaise with adobo sauce from a can of chipotle peppers.

Let’s check out the ingredients for the cheese bites.

Wontons and Cooking the Cheese Bites – wonton wrappers and canola oil

Sweet Brie Bites – brie cheese, brown sugar and walnuts

Chive Brie Bites – brie cheese and chives or the green part of a green onion

Jalapeno Cheddar and String Cheese Bites – cheddar cheese, string cheese and a large jalapeno pepper

HOW TO MAKE THIS RECIPE

A printable recipe with the measurements and instructions is located at the bottom of this post.

For the Sweet Brie Bites:

Cut a slice of brie (lengthwise, about 1/2-inch thick).

It’s easier to cut the brie when its chilled right out of the refrigerator.

Cut off the rind.

Cut the brie into 6 one-inch squares.

Set aside 3 of the squares for the Chive Brie Bites.

Set the brown sugar and walnuts next to the pieces of brie for easy access.

Lay a wonton wrapper on a plate so that it’s in a “diamond” type shape with one of the corners facing downwards.

Lay a piece of the brie in the middle of the wonton and sprinkle brown sugar over the brie.

It’s just fine if the brown sugar falls outside of the area of where the cheese is placed.

Then add a walnut on top of the brown sugar.

Next, fold the bottom corner of the wonton wrapper up and over the brie.

Then fold the right corner over the brie.

Then fold the left corner over the brie.

You may need to make a small adjustment to both sides to make the wonton wrapper narrower towards to top corner.

Make the last fold by rolling the brie up towards the top corner.

Repeat with 2 more wonton wrappers and set aside.

For the Chive Brie Bites:

Chop the green part of a green onion into small pieces (just 2 long green pieces of the onion are needed).

Lay a wonton wrapper on a plate.

Place a piece of brie in the middle of the wonton wrapper.

Top the brie with chopped green onion.

Roll the bottom corner of the wonton wrapper up and over the brie…

…then roll the right corner…

…and then the left corner…

…then roll it up to the top.

Repeat with 2 more wonton wrappers and set aside.

For the Jalapeno Cheddar and String Cheese Bites:

Remove the seeds from the jalapeno and thinly slice the pepper lengthwise.

Cut the cheddar cheese into 3 pieces that are about 1 inch by 1 inch in size.

Cut the string cheese into 3 pieces.

Lay 3 slices (or 4 if more heat is preferred) of the jalapeno on the wonton wrapper.

Next add a piece of the cheddar cheese on top of the jalapenos; and on another wonton wrapper, add jalapeno and string cheese.

Then roll each one up in the wonton wrapper.

Repeat with the remaining wonton wrappers.

Then roll it up in the wonton wrapper.

Repeat with the remaining wonton wrappers and set aside.

TIP – These wonton cheese bites can be wrapped ahead of time.

Just cover the wrapped wonton cheese bites with plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator until you’re ready to fry them (no longer than a day or the wrappers could dry out).

Cooking the Cheese Bites:

Heat a medium size skillet on medium heat and add canola oil.

Depending on the diameter of skillet used, a little more oil may be needed so that the oil is about 1/2 inch deep in the pan.

Add a tiny pinch of flour to the oil and when it bubbles it’s time to put the wontons in the skillet.

Add four or five of the rolled-up wontons at a time to the oil and keep a close eye on them.

Fry them in batches so not to overcrowd the pan.

Fry each side of the wontons until they’re golden brown.

If the wontons are cooking too fast, turn the heat down a bit.

Transfer the wontons from the skillet to a paper towel-lined plate to drain off the excess oil.

Serve warm with your favorite dipping sauce.

Some easy sauce ideas include mixing together:

-Sour cream with your favorite salsa; or

-Honey with Dijon mustard; or

-Mayonnaise with adobo sauce from a can of chipotle peppers.

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