Crispy fried Cream Cheese Wontons are filled with cream cheese, lemon and garlic pepper, paprika & fried to golden perfection!
These cream cheese wontons are a family favorite, served with alongside our most loved Asian dishes like Fried Rice, Lemon Chicken, and Pork & Edamame Soup.
our favorite wontons
My family LOVES Asian food! One of the recipes we like to make and one the hubby loves most is Cream Cheese Wontons – have you had them?
If we aren’t making Fried Egg Rolls, this is the recipe we make. It’s crispy, tasty, and full of a delicious cream cheese mixture that we love. It’s also easy to make and is the perfect side to any of our Asian dishes (like Sweet and Sour Chicken or General Tso’s Chicken).
If you’ve had cream cheese wontons before you know that they are usually filled with different ingredients. Sometimes crab meat is chopped and added. Other times, just spices and onions.
Since we aren’t huge fans of sea food, we omit any kind of meat and instead just add a really flavorful cream cheese mixture that contains lemon pepper, garlic pepper and paprika.
How to make cream cheese Wontons
PREP. Heat 1-2 inches of oil in a small frying pan on medium Heat.
FILLING. Mix spices into softened cream cheese until well incorporated.
WRAPPERS. If you have egg roll wrappers, slice them with a pizza cuter into 4 small squares. Won Ton wrappers are already cut to the size you need.
FILL. Using a small ice cream scoop place teaspoon-sized ball in center of square wrapper. Dip your finger in water and spread on the four corners of the wrapper and fold up.
FRY. When oil is hot, fry until all sides are golden brown. Depending on how hot your oil is, you may need to fry for a shorter or longer amount of time. Enjoy with yummy sweet and sour sauce!
Note. Wonton wrappers can dry out easily. Once you open the package keep them covered with a damp paper towel.
Baking variations
To cook with an air fryer: Preheat the air-fryer to 350°F for about 5 minutes. After that, put the wontons in the air-fryer, lightly spray them with cooking spray and cook for 3-5 minutes.
To bake in the oven: Grease a cookie sheet with nonstick spray and preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Make the wontons as directed and then bake for 10-12 minutes.
If you want more control over where they get brown you can brush the top with a little bit of egg.
Or for a baked version, be sure to try Baked Cream Cheese Rangoon, which is very similar.
Tips + Storing Info
Cream cheese wontons are not technically Chinese cuisine. This dish is relatively new to the food world and shouldn’t be considered a true Asian dish, because it is more American than anything else.
Dipping Sauce Suggestions:
- Teriyaki sauce
- Hoisin sauce
- Sweet and sour sauce
- Chinese mustard
To STORE the wontons, place them in an airtight container and keep them in the fridge. They can be REHEATED at 300 degrees F for 5-10 minutes.
For more great Asian recipes, check out:
- Honey Sesame Chicken
- Sweet And Sour Chicken
- Egg Drop Soup
- Fried Egg Rolls
- Beef Lo Mein
- Homemade Fortune Cookies
Cream Cheese Wonton Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 oz regular cream cheese softened
- 1 tsp lemon pepper
- 1/2 tsp garlic pepper
- 1/2-1 tsp paprika
- Egg Roll or Won Ton Wrappers
Instructions
- Heat 1-2 inches of oil in a small frying pan on medium Heat.
- Mix spices into softened cream cheese until well incorporated.
- If you have egg roll wrappers, slice them with a pizza cuter into 4 small squares. Won Ton wrappers are already cut to the size you need.
- Using a small ice cream scoop place teaspoon-sized ball in center of square wrapper. Dip your finger in water and spread on the four corners of the wrapper and fold up.
- When oil is hot, fry until all sides are golden brown. Depending on how hot your oil is, you may need to fry for a shorter or longer amount of time. Enjoy with yummy sweet and sour sauce!
Yum!! These look amazing! Can’t wait to try them!
I love wontons! Pinned!
These sound so interesting! Going to have to try them out….we love chinese food! 🙂
My girls and I love wontons!!! I attempted to make them once, but I think I bought the wrong kind of wrap so they didn’t turn out. Where do you find egg roll wrappers? Pinned the recipe 🙂
They sound absolutely amazing. Easy and delicious! 🙂 I’ll definitely try those.
I made these tonight. So delicious! Definitely worth the effort.
Yay!! Thank you so much for sharing that! I love these!!
Just pinned these to try tomorrow. The look super good!
They are delicious! Hope you like them! Thank you!
I order cream cheese wontons wherever I can, so when I came across your recipe, I was super excited! They were easy to make & taste just as great at home!
These are so addicting! They are my favorite when we order Chinese Food! Now I can make them at home!
We love these!! I could eat way more than I should. I always have extra wonton wrappers when I make your egg rolls, so these are made often!
This is my first time trying these wontons with cream cheese. Wow what a simple and absolutely addictive appetizer. The whole family loved them. I wonder if these could be made as a sweet version, for a dessert? Thanks!
Ooh I’m sure they could! That would also be delicious. So glad to hear you enjoyed the wontons.
Another favorite appetizer that goes with any Chinese meal.
You’re not the best for not specifying how to work the roll papers and how they are already hard or anything . Thanks for no help(: and then just saying spices and not giving any? Lame
Hi! The spices are listed in the ingredient list… perhaps you missed seeing them in there. But thanks for the feedback and for giving the recipe a try.
I will never make this again. This recipe desperately needed green onions. The paprika overpowered the rest of the ingredients. Would not recommend. 🙁
Thanks for the feedback and for giving the recipe a try!