Jalapeño Popper Wonton Cups

Jalapeño Popper Wonton Cups

You'll need just 8 ingredient to make these Jalapeño Popper Appetizer Cups. Made using wonton wrappers and a mildly spicy, cream cheese-bacon filling. Bake or air fry. A perfect appetizer for game days or any party. Easy recipe, ready in under 30 minutes.

Course Appetizers

Cuisine American

Recipe Type Bacon, Cinco de Mayo, Fall, Football Food, Jalapeño, New Year's Eve

Skill Level Easy

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

Total Time 25

Servings wonton cups

Calories 217kcal

Author Angela G.

Equipment

muffin tin

Ingredients

24 wonton wrappers
2 tablespoon avocado oil (you can also use grape, vegetable, or olive oil)
8 oz cream cheese room temperature
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
½ cup bacon bits
2 jalapenos diced
2 green onions thinly sliced
1 teaspoon garlic minced, paste or powder

Instructions

Prep. Grease a cupcake pan with oil. Preheat oven to 350ºF.
Prep wonton wrappers. Brush oil onto just one side of each wonton wrapper.
Press two wrappers, oil side up, into each cup of the pan.
Brown shells. Bake or air fry the empty cups at 350˚ for 3-5 minutes, or just until cups begin to very lightly brown. Do not over-bake since these will go back in the oven once they are filled.
Prepare filling. In a bowl, mix together the cream cheese, cheddar cheese, bacon bits, jalapenos, green onion and garlic.
Fill cups. Spoon 2 tablespoon of filling into each lightly browned wonton cup.
Bake filled cups. Bake or air fry for an additional 8-10 minutes or until filling is melted and wontons are golden brown. *See Notes for air frying vs. baking.
Garnish and serve. Sprinkle with sliced green onion and enjoy immediately.

Notes

A double layer of wonton wrappers make the crispy shell that holds the jalapeño popper filling. You can use one wrapper per cup if you prefer but two will give the cups more structure and more crunch.
Cooking oil helps crisp the wonton wrappers and prevent them from becoming soggy.
If baking, you may need to add a few extra minutes to get these extra crispy. Keep an eye on them and pull when they are a pretty golden brown.

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