These Baked Shrimp Wontons are a deliciously easy appetizer. Simple and elegant, your guests will love this twist on rangoons.

These BAKED SHRIMP WONTONS are a deliciously easy appetizer. Simple and elegant, your guests will love this twist on rangoons. 

My kids love ordering crab rangoons when we order take out. While I love making them at home as well, I hate frying any sort of food. One because it makes a mess and two, I just never really feel good afterward. That is how I became inspired to make these Baked Shrimp Wontons. Easy to put together and with just a few simple ingredients the family raved about these little bites.

My kids love shrimp, so I knew that they would love my twist on one of their favorites. Flavorful shrimp just sauted with a little toasted sesame oil and salt & pepper. Then with a simple cream cheese {rangoon} base and topped off with green onions. I had these babies ready in under 30 minutes and even I was drooling over these babies in the process.

These BAKED SHRIMP WONTONS are a deliciously easy appetizer. Simple and elegant, your guests will love this twist on rangoons. 

Over the holidays I love impressing people with my food, especially appetizers. Because really they take the least amount of time and I love telling people how easy they are. Typically I like to stay away from using my oven when it comes to make appetizers because it usually occupied by the main course. But with these Baked Shrimp Wontons I can bake the outer shell up to the day before, making the prep really easy.

These BAKED SHRIMP WONTONS are a deliciously easy appetizer. Simple and elegant, your guests will love this twist on rangoons. 

These Baked Shrimp Wontons always are dressed to impress with just a little sprinkle of black pepper or crushed red pepper, green onions and you can even add a touch of sweet chili sauce – my husband’s favorite. These little bites are just gorgeous. Making these just the right kind of appetizer to serve this holiday season. Enjoy friends! XOXO San

WONTONS & RANGOONS all you need to know.

What is in a crab rangoon?

Crab Rangoon is also known as crab puffs, crab rangoon puffs, or cheese wontons. Typically deep-fried dumpling appetizers served in American Chinese and Thai restaurants. Stuffed with a combination of cream cheese, crab crabmeat or imitation crab meat, even shrimp, scallions, and/or garlic and onion.

What is inside a fried wonton?

Fried wontons are traditionally served with a meat filling; typically with pork and duck sauce, sweet and sour sauce, or hot mustard.

Can you bake wontons?

Yes! You can make it simple and do it this way as suggested in the Shrimp Wontons. Or you can follow these directions: Moisten top corner with water; adding filling then press to seal. Repeat with remaining wrappers and filling. Place on baking sheets coated with cooking spray; lightly coat wontons as well. Bake at 400° for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown, turning once halfway in between.

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These BAKED SHRIMP WONTONS are a deliciously easy appetizer. Simple and elegant, your guests will love this twist on rangoons.

Baked Shrimp Wontons

Prep: 20 minutes
Cook: 5 minutes
Total: 25 minutes
Servings: 16
These Baked Shrimp Wontons are a deliciously easy appetizer. Simple and elegant, your guests will love this twist on rangoons. 
These BAKED SHRIMP WONTONS are a deliciously easy appetizer. Simple and elegant, your guests will love this twist on rangoons. 

Ingredients
 

  • 24 raw, uncooked shrimp shelled and devined
  • 12 ounces cream cheese softened
  • 1 tablespoon grated white onion
  • 1 tablespoon white granulated sugar powder sugar would work too
  • 24 wonton wrappers
  • 2 tablespoons sesame oil

Instructions
 

  • Heat oven to 350ºF.
  • Place 1 wonton wrapper in each of 24 mini muffin pan cups sprayed with cooking spray, extending edges of wrapper over rim of cup. .
  • Bake until lightly browned, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer to a rack and let cool.
  • Combine cream cheese, sugar, and grated white onion. Stir together the cream cheese mixture until it is well blended. 
  • Scoop a tablespoon into the cooled wonton cup. I like to put the filling into a pastry bag and then pipe the filling into the cooled cups. This is just easier and less messy. {You can also use a Ziplock if you don't have a pasty bag.}
  • Season shrimp with salt and pepper. Cook shrimp with 2 teaspoons of sesame oil. Fry in a pan over medium-high heat until shrimp are thoroughly cooked; bright pink and opaque, about 3-4 minutes.
  • Add one shrimp on top of one cream cheese cup. Top with chopped chives, sweet chile sauce, pepper and any other topping you would like to use. Serve immediately.
These BAKED SHRIMP WONTONS are a deliciously easy appetizer. Simple and elegant, your guests will love this twist on rangoons. 
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