Pumpkin, Apple & Cranberry Wontons With Honey-orange Sauce

Total Time: 21 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 6 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup cream cheese
• 1 cup sun-dried cranberries (finely chopped)
• 5 -6 peeled and finely diced fresh apples
• 16 ounces baked pumpkin puree (one pie pumpkin or 16 oz. can of puree)
• 50 wonton wrappers
• brown sugar
• cinnamon
• oil (for frying)

Recipe

• 1 soften cream cheese.
• 2 in a bowl, mix cranberry, apple and pumpkin puree. (bistro 1896 uses locally grown apples and pie pumpkins.).
• 3 lay out wonton wrappers.
• 4 place a dollop of cream cheese and the pumpkin, cranberry and apple mixture in the center of each wonton.
• 5 sprinkle cinnamon and brown sugar to taste.
• 6 lightly moisten the edges of each wonton wrapper and fold into triangles, then fold back the long ends of the triangle and pinch together.
• 7 fry wontons in 350 degree oil for 5-6 minutes.
• 8 take out of oil carefully and drain excess oil from wontons.
• 9 let wontons rest a minute or two before serving.
• 10 create honey-orange sauce by combining honey and orange slices. cook over medium heat until thickened, stirring often.