Cranberry Puffs

Name: Cranberry Puffs
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 710 milliliters canola oil for frying; 177 milliliters fresh cranberries; 227 grams package cream cheese, softened; 1 jalapeno pepper, stem removed; 118 milliliters mayonnaise; 59 milliliters white sugar; 397 grams package wonton wrappers

Cranberry Puffs takes approximately 40 minutes from beginning to end. This recipe covers 3% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains roughly 2g of protein, 13g of fat, and a total of 172 calories. This recipe serves 24. A mixture of wonton wrappers, jalapeno pepper, sugar, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. It works well as a very reasonably priced hor d'oeuvre. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Cranberry Cream Cheese Puffs, Turkey Puffs with Cranberry Cabernet Sauce, and Easy Cranberry Brie Pastry Puffs.

Instructions

In a food processor, combine the cranberries, jalapeno pepper, sugar and mayonnaise. Process until smooth. This will be your cranberry relish. Set aside half of this mixture, and pour the rest into a medium bowl.

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Cranberry Relish

Jalapeno Pepper

Cranberries

Mayonnaise

Sugar

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Bowl

Mix cream cheese into this half until well blended.

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Cream Cheese

Lay a few wonton wrappers at a time out on a clean surface. Spoon about 1 teaspoon of the cream cheese mixture onto the center of each one. Pinch the corners together to make a triangle shape. If they don't stick, wet them with a little water using your finger. Set aside on a piece of waxed paper while you assemble the remaining puffs.

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Wonton Wrappers

Cream Cheese

Water

Heat the oil in a large deep skillet over medium to medium-high heat. When the oil is hot, carefully set 5 to 10 of the dumplings in the pan. Do not over crowd the pan. Fry on each side until golden brown.

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Cooking Oil

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Remove from the hot oil using tongs and place on paper towels to drain.

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Cooking Oil

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Serve on a platter with the reserved cranberry relish as a dipping sauce. The sooner you eat them, the better they taste.

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Dipping Sauce

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Servings:

710milliliters

canola oil for frying 177milliliters

fresh cranberries 227grams

package cream cheese, softened 1

jalapeno pepper, stem removed 118milliliters

mayonnaise 59milliliters

white sugar 397grams

package wonton wrappers

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Le Grand Courtage Blanc de Blancs Brut

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