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    Home » Recipes » Valentine's Day

    Fried Won Ton Roses

    Modified: Aug 10, '23 · Published: May 8, '11 · By: Beth Klosterboer · Commission earned on paid or sponsored links.

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    Looking for a unique appetizer to make for Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, a bridal shower, or a wedding? These Fried Won Ton Roses will make a stunning presentation and they taste great too.

    fried won ton roses arranged in a silver cornet for a bridal shower appetizer.

    I was asked to create some appetizers for a bridal shower that my friend was hosting, and I decided to make these delicious rose-shaped appetizers.

    For years, I have been making roses made out of modeling chocolate and knew I could use a similar technique to create these roses using won ton wrappers.

    The chocolate roses are made by wrapping circles of modeling chocolate around a teardrop-shaped base. They are easy to make and look beautiful. You can see a picture of one of my chocolate roses in my Chocolate Heart Box recipe tutorial.

    closeup of fried won ton roses..

    If you look at the image above, you can see the shape of the round won tons that I wrapped around the middle to create each rose.

    To make these rose-shaped appetizers taste delicious, I filled a won ton with flavored cream cheese, arranged the flowers, then fried them. Each fried won ton rose is crispy and tasty! Oh, and they are pretty too.

    Let's make some Fried Won Ton Roses.

    fried won ton appetizers ingredients including won ton wraps, cream cheese, marinated artichokes, parmesan cheese, garlic, egg, and oil.

    Ingredients

    won ton wrappers
    flavored cream cheese - You can use any flavored cream cheese or you can make a delicious roasted garlic artichoke filling like I did. See the recipe below.
    egg wash - A little water mixed with an egg.
    vegetable oil - Use whatever oil you like for frying.

    Supplies

    3 ½" and 1 ½" round cookie cutters
    pastry brush
    fryer or a stockpot for frying

    Instructions

    Make artichoke cream cheese if using.

    This recipe makes 1 ½ cups.

    Ingredients

    garlic cloves
    olive oil
    marinated artichokes
    cream cheese
    Parmigiano-Reggiano Cheese (Parmesan)
    salt and pepper

    roasted garlic with artichokes, cream cheese, parmesan cheese, olive oil, and salt and pepper in a food processor.

    Roast garlic and make artichoke cream cheese.

    • Preheat oven to 400 degrees (I use a toaster oven for such a small amount of garlic)
    • Place 4 small or 2 large garlic cloves on a piece of aluminum foil. Drizzle with olive oil. Fold up the foil to seal well. Roast for 30 minutes or until the garlic is nicely browned and very soft. Cut off one tip of the garlic and squeeze the garlic out of the peels.
    • Drain a 14-ounce jar of artichokes well. Place artichokes, garlic, 8 ounces of softened cream cheese, and ½ cup of Parmigiano Reggiano cheese in the bowl of a food processor. Pulse until smooth. Add salt and pepper to taste.
    • If you don't have a food processor, finely chop the artichokes and use a handheld mixer or spoon to mix the ingredients.
    • Use 20 teaspoons (a little less than ½ cup) for the Fried Won Ton Roses recipe. Serve the remaining cheese with tortilla chips, pita chips, or crackers.

    Instructions

    cutting circles out of won ton wrappers using round cookie cutters.

    Cut circles out of won ton wrappers.

    • Using the round cookie cutters, cut 20 of the 3 ½" rounds and 112 of the 1 ½" rounds out of the won ton wrappers. 
    • While you work, you may want to cover the won ton wrappers with a damp towel, so that the wrappers don't dry out.
    a spoonful of roasted garlic artichoke cream cheese in the middle of a round won ton wrapper, a won ton wrapper pinched together, and a won ton wrapper sealed into a teardrop shape.

    Fill the won ton rose centers.

    • Set one 3 ½" round of won ton wrapper on the work surface.
    • Brush eggwash over the entire surface.
    • Spoon 1 teaspoon of flavored cream cheese in the center of the round.
    • Bring two sides of the wrapper up over the filling pinching them together in the center.
    • Bring the other two sides of the wrapper up to meet in the middle and pinch all along the edges to seal the won ton shut.
    • Brush egg wash over the top part of the wrapper (the areas of the wrapper that are not filled with cream cheese.)
    • Pinch and twist the top of the filled won ton into a point.
    • From now on in this recipe, this will be known as the "base."
    add the first rose petal to the won ton center.

    Add the first rose petal.

    • Brush egg wash over one half of a 1 ½" won ton round (from now on I'll call these petals.)
    • Wrap the petal around the pointed part of the base attaching the egg-washed half of the petal directly to the base and leaving the upper half extended above the base forming a tube.
    wrapping won ton circles around the center to create the rose shape.

    Continue adding rose petals.

    • Brush egg wash over the bottom of another petal and wrap it around the center petal flaring out the outer edge of the petal and pinching the bottom edge (the half brushed with egg wash) around the base.
    • Continue to add petals. As you add each petal you want to overlap the last petal you added.
    the stages of making a won ton rose.

    Finish adding more won ton petals to the rose.

    • Continue to add petals until you have added 5 or 6.
    • You will have enough petals to have some roses with 5 petals and some with 6 petals.
    • You could make some bigger with 7 or 8 like the flower on the far right and some that are smaller buds. It's up to you how full you'd like them.
    frying the won ton roses in oil in a pan.

    Fry the won ton roses in oil.

    • Preheat oil in a fryer or in a stockpot to 375 degrees.
    • Place a few won ton roses in the hot oil and fry until crisp and golden brown.
    • Continue to fry a few roses at a time, allowing the oil to come back to 375 degrees before each batch is fried.
    • Once fried, place roses on a few layers of paper towels to allow the excess oil to drain.
    a fried won ton rose filled with flavored cream cheese served on a white appetizer platter.

    These fried roses are best if served soon after frying, but are also pretty good cold.

    Storage

    If you need to make these ahead of time, you can assemble the roses and keep them covered and refrigerated for up to 8 hours. Then fry them just before or during your party. Or you can place them in an airtight container with a damp paper towel attached to the underside of the lid (just hang it over the top of the container and close the lid.) for up to 2 days before frying.

    I actually made a batch, put some of them in the refrigerator, and ate them the next day. They were surprisingly still crispy and not bad at all, but I definitely preferred them the day they were fried.

    Related Recipes

    If you don't have time to make these beautiful roses, you can make these other bridal shower appetizers instead.

    Roasted red pepper pesto tart flowers decorated with parsley leaves

    These flower-shaped won tons are easier to make by cutting flower-shaped won tons and baking them in muffin pans in the oven.

    Each of these flower-shaped won tons is filled with roasted red pepper pesto and creamy goat cheese but you can fill them with whatever you like.

    See more appetizer and dessert recipes for a Bridal Shower or Wedding, Valentine's Day, and Mother's Day too.

    a bouquet of fried won ton roses in a silver cornet.

    Recipe

    fried won ton roses arranged in a silver cornet for a bridal shower appetizer.
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    Fried Won Ton Roses
    Prep Time
    1 hr
    Cook Time
    4 mins
     

    Beautiful rose-shaped appetizers are handcrafted and filled with flavored cream cheese. These fried won ton roses are perfect for a bridal shower, Mother's Day dinner, or Valentine's Day party.

    Course: Appetizer
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: appetizer, cream cheese, fried, won tons
    Servings: 20
    Calories: 254 kcal
    Author: Beth Klosterboer
    Ingredients
    • 48 square won ton wrappers
    • 20 teaspoons flavored cream cheese (see recipe in notes for artichoke cream cheese)
    • egg wash (1 large egg whisked with 1 teaspoon water)
    • 6-10 cups of oil for frying
    Instructions
    1. Using a 3 ½-inch round cookie cutter to cut 20 circles out of won ton wrappers and a 1 ½-inch cutter to cut 112 circles.
    2. Keep the won ton wraps covered with a slightly damp towel so they do not dry out.
    3. Set one of the larger circles on the work surface.
    4. Brush egg wash over the entire surface.
    5. Spoon 1 teaspoon of flavored cream cheese in the center of the round.
    6. Bring two sides of the wrapper up over the filling pinching them together in the center.
    7. Bring the other two sides of the wrapper up to meet in the middle and pinch all along the edges to seal the won ton shut.
    8. Brush egg wash over the top part of the wrapper (the areas of the wrapper that are not filled with cream cheese.)
    9. Pinch and twist the top of the filled won ton into a point to create the base of your rose.
    10. Brush egg wash over one half of small won ton circle (a petal).
    11. Wrap the petal around the pointed part of the base leaving the upper half extended above the base forming a tube.
    12. Brush egg wash over the bottom of another petal and wrap it around the center petal flaring out the outer edge of the petal and pinching the bottom edge (the half brushed with egg wash) around the base.
    13. Continue to add up to 5 or 6 petals. As you add each petal you want to overlap the last petal you added.
    14. Preheat oil in a fryer or in a stockpot to 375 degrees.
    15. Place a few won ton roses in the hot oil and fry until crisp and golden brown.
    16. Continue to fry a few roses at a time, allowing the oil to come back to 375 degrees before each batch is fried.
    Recipe Notes

    Artichoke Cream Cheese Recipe

    In a food processor, blend together:

    2 small or 4 large roasted garlic cloves
    1 teaspoon olive oil
    1 (14-ounce) jar of marinated artichokes, drained
    6 ounces of cream cheese, softened
    ½ cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano Cheese
    Season with salt and pepper, to taste.

    Storage

    These fried won ton roses are best the day they are fried but leftovers can be kept in the refrigerator for up to 2 days. You can craft the roses and keep them refrigerated in an airtight container with a damp paper towel set on the underside of the lid for up to 2 days before frying. 

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    Beth Klosterboer
    Beth Klosterboer
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    1. Anonymous says

      February 21, 2013 at 4:31 am

      you rock!

      Reply
    2. ashes says

      January 16, 2013 at 1:23 am

      hi Beth,

      I tried making fried wontons a few days back, the outside was nice and crispy but the inside was bit chewy where there were more than 2 folds of the wrapper. Did u have a similar problem since u have added 5-6 petals on top of each other? any tips would be helpful.

      Many thanks
      Cheers

      Reply
      • Beth Jackson Klosterboer says

        January 16, 2013 at 8:57 am

        The most important thing to remember when frying these is to keep the temperature of the oil consistent. I heat my oil to 375 degrees then I fry a few won tons, remove them from the oil, and allow it to come back up to 375 degrees before frying more. If the oil gets too cool you wont end up with crispy won tons and they will soak up a lot of oil and be greasy and wont cook all the way through.

        Reply
    3. kennedy says

      October 08, 2012 at 4:00 pm

      What a great idea!!

      Reply
    4. kennedy says

      October 08, 2012 at 3:59 pm

      What a great idea!!

      Reply
    5. Anonymous says

      July 06, 2012 at 3:25 am

      These are awesome thanks so much for sharing !!!!

      Reply
    6. Karyn - Pint Sized Baker says

      April 30, 2012 at 2:00 pm

      Hi Beth - Just wanted to let you know that I made you Won Tons, only filled them with chocolate. Your are so much prettier. Thanks so much, Enjoy! http://pintsizedbaker.blogspot.com/2012/04/chocolate-won-ton-roses.html

      Reply
    7. Aline says

      February 03, 2012 at 5:48 pm

      So nice ❤❤❤❤❤❤

      Reply
    8. Little Miss Hungry says

      January 29, 2012 at 4:43 pm

      These are awesome! Definitely going to have to try my hand at these sometime soon 🙂

      Reply
    9. Beth Jackson Klosterboer says

      October 26, 2011 at 2:36 am

      Jo, to be totally honest I have not tried to freeze these, but assume it could be done. Egg rolls keep well in the freezer and the fried won ton wrappers in this recipe are basically the same thing as an egg roll wrapper. I would think you would could thaw them and then just heat them back up in the oven to warm them before serving.

      Reply
    10. Jo says

      October 26, 2011 at 1:54 am

      These are awesome! Do you know if they can be made ahead of time and frozen. They looks so time consuming to make, I would like to make them for Thanksgiving but fill them with something sweet like an apple pie filling and dust with powdered sugar.

      Reply
    11. laurielufkin says

      May 12, 2011 at 12:49 pm

      these are amazing!!!

      Reply
    12. Sarah says

      May 12, 2011 at 3:45 am

      Oh my gosh, these look incredible!! Crab Rangoon is one of my favorite things to order at Chinese restaurants, and with an artichoke cream cheese filling I think these might even top that! Thanks for sharing!

      Reply
    13. Sugar Butter Baby says

      May 11, 2011 at 6:13 pm

      I'm a new follower just stopping by to say hi! I came across your blog from a photo on tastespotting... this wonton rose is seriously cool!

      Reply
    14. Beth from Hungry Happenings says

      May 11, 2011 at 12:49 pm

      Thanks everyone for your nice comments. This was an experiment that went brilliantly well. I was so happy with the end results and I'm glad you like them.

      Reply
    15. Nam @ The Culinary Chronicles says

      May 11, 2011 at 5:15 am

      Just stunning!

      Reply
    16. Sophia says

      May 10, 2011 at 3:28 pm

      I'd love to have you throw my bridal shower one day!! These are gorgeous, and I bet so delicious! Artichoke filling sounds amazing too! Never would have thought of that!

      Reply
    17. Kathryn says

      May 10, 2011 at 2:38 pm

      How beautiful! I never even knew you could do such a thing with wontons! I think if I was there, I would completely agree with the father of the bride- everything sounds incredible.

      Reply
    18. Ellen says

      May 10, 2011 at 2:10 pm

      These look lovely! And I bet they taste as good as they look 😉

      Reply
    19. PartyMom says

      May 10, 2011 at 3:17 am

      Those are gorgeous...and definitely prettier than what I typically have had at showers. I’m so glad that the oven fire didn’t ruin your beautiful creations...thanks for sharing!

      Reply
    20. Persnickety Hall says

      May 09, 2011 at 5:46 pm

      I never would have thought to use an artichoke filling for these, let alone make them into roses!

      Great idea! Thanks for sharing. 🙂

      Reply
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