Jalapeño Popper Wonton Cups are loaded with bacon, cream cheese, jalapeños and cheddar. It is everything you love about jalapeno poppers in a crunchy wonton! It is the perfect appetizer for a party or the big game! You can also make the delicious filling as a DIP! See the recipe notes for instructions. Serving the dip with GF tortilla chips gives you a gluten free appetizer!
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time7 minutesmins
Total Time17 minutesmins
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American
Keyword: wonton appetizers, jalapeno popper dip, wonton cups, hot appitizers
Servings: 12people
Calories: 125kcal
Author: Mirlandra Neuneker
Ingredients
12wonton wrappers
8ozcream cheese
¼teaspooncoarsely ground black pepper
2 -3jalapeños
1/3cupcooked and crumbled bacon or real bacon bitsplus additional to garnish
1cupsharp cheddar cheeseshredded (plus additional to garnish)
3Tablespoonsgreen onionsminced
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400 F.
Spray a12 cup muffin tin with cooking spray.
Put one wonton wrapper in each muffin cup.
Bake wrappers about 5 minutes until they are starting to brown.
While the wrappers are in the oven start the filling.
In a medium glass mixing bowl, microwave the cream cheese for 30 seconds.
Add the black pepper. Stir together with a fork.
For a less spicy recipe remove and discard the seeds and white pith from the jalapenos (leave it in for more spice). Dice peppers small – almost minced.
Add jalapenos, green onions, bacon and cheddar cheese to the cream cheese mixture – stir to combine.
When the wontons have browned, use a cookie scoop to add the filling to the wonton cups. Garnish with reserved bacon and cheese.
Return filled wontons to the oven for 7-9 more minutes until hot through and cheese is melted.
Notes
This dish makes a wonderful dip too! When I want to provide a gluten free option for friends I make the filling and spread it in a 10" cast iron skillet or a 8x8 glass baking dish. I bake as directed for the wonton cups and it comes out hot and bubbly and wonderful! Serve with some GF corn tortilla chips for heavenly and delicious dip - caution though - it goes fast!!!