Cranberry Sausage Wontons

Cranberry Sausage Wontons are an easy and absolutely delicious holiday appetizer! This sausage wonton appetizer are made with Italian sausage, cranberry sauce, jalapenos, cream cheese, and mozzarella cheese. They're savory, sweet, and completely addicting!

Whenever there are sausage wontons at a party, I am all over them. I just cannot get enough of the creamy sausage filling and the crispy wonton wrapper. I decided to make good use of my leftover cranberry sauce from Thanksgiving and also added some diced jalapenos for a tiny bit of spice! These Cranberry Sausage Wontons are even better than the classic sausage wontons I remember!

What You'll Need

• Sausage - I used mild Italian sausage, but you could use hot Italian sausage if you want a little bit more heat or breakfast sausage, like Jimmy Dean's.
• Jalapeno
• Cranberry Sauce - I used leftover cranberry sauce, which is this recipe!  For these wontons, you need ½ cup of the sauce, so if you're just making it for the wontons, cut the recipe in half.  You'll still have some leftover - add some to pancakes or waffles for breakfast!
• Cream Cheese
• Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
• Wonton Wrappers - I find these in the refrigerated section by the produce at my local grocery store.
• Green Onions - diced and used for topping. I love the flavor that they add!

Cranberry Sausage Wonton Questions

Can these be made in advance?

You can make the filling in advance, and just fill the wonton wrappers right before you're ready to bake and serve them. These are best served warm to room temperature, and I would recommend baking them right before serving.

Can I use a different type of meat?

The sausage lends a lot of flavor to these wontons, and I wouldn't recommend using anything else, except maybe turkey sausage. You can use Italian sausage or breakfast sausage - they are both delicious.

Can frozen phyllo cups be used instead of wonton wrappers?

I think this would work! I'm thinking of these little tart cups, and while they probably wouldn't hold as much as the wonton wrappers, I think they would still work to cut out some of the preparation time.

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