Air Fryer Crab Rangoons
This crab rangoons air fryer recipe is an incredible appetizer or party food! It’s quick and easy to make restaurant-quality air fryer crab rangoons.
Post includes Weight Watchers points.
Crab rangoons are a popular appetizer in Asian restaurants. Thin wontons are filled with a cream cheese and crab meat mixture and then deep-fried until they are crispy on the outside and soft and tender on the inside. But this crab rangoons air fryer recipe lets you ditch all the oil and enjoy crispy air fryer crab rangoons that are every bit as delicious as their deep-fried counterparts.
Besides making these with your favorite Asian meals, these fried wontons with a creamy crab filling are the perfect appetizer or finger food for game day and holiday parties like Christmas and New Year’s Eve. They are festive and perfect for small bites and this air fryer crab rangoon recipe couldn’t be easier.
Dip them into sweet chili sauce or your favorite dip for an incredible appetizer, party food, or side dish. Just like these frozen potstickers in air fryer and easy air fryer sausage rolls.
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Light and pillowy, the crunchy wonton and creamy cheese mixture of these air fried crab rangoons is the perfect combination of textures. Best of all, these crispy fried wontons are ready in under 20 minutes.
Why Make This Recipe
- They Are So Crispy – Air fryer rangoons get just as crispy as the ones from your favorite takeout restaurant without all the oil needed for deep frying.
- A Great Side Dish or Appetizer – Air fryer crab rangoons pair perfectly with your favorite homemade Asian-style recipes.
- Perfect For Make Ahead – Make cheese wontons in advance and refrigerate until ready to cook or freeze for a simple appetizer any time you get a craving.
Ingredient Notes
- Cream Cheese – Bring cream cheese to room temperature. You can use low-fat cream cheese if preferred.
- Crab Meat – I used lump crab meat, but you can use any crab meat or use imitation crab meat.
- Green Onions – Sliced thinly. Substitute finely chopped sweet onion if preferred.
- Worcestershire Sauce – A touch of Worcestershire sauce gives an umami flavor. You can substitute soy sauce if desired.
- Seasoning – Add garlic powder and onion powder for additional flavor.
- Lime Juice – Freshly squeezed lime juice adds brightness.
- Wonton Wrappers – You can typically find wonton wrappers in the produce section of your grocery store.
- Olive Oil – Use any light, neutral-flavored oil.
- Sweet Chili Sauce – Or serve with your favorite dipping sauce.
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- Bring the cream cheese to room temperature. Combine cream cheese with the crab meat, green onion, Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder, onion powder, and lime juice in a small bowl.
- Using a pastry brush, coat one side of a wonton wrapper with a thin layer of olive oil and place it on your work surface, oil side down.
- In the center of the wonton wrapper, place a tablespoon of the cream cheese mixture.
- Brush the edges of the wonton with water. Connect the two opposite corners of the wonton, pressing to seal. Then, pull the remaining two corners up to form a square. Steal the edges together by pressing lightly, so the filling doesn’t ooze out when cooked.
- Place the prepared crab rangoons in the air fryer, leaving plenty of space. Cook at 375 degrees F / 190 degrees C for 8-10 minutes, or until the wontons are crisp and golden brown.
Pro Tips
- Find wonton wrappers in the produce section of your grocery store.
- Quickly soften cream cheese in 5-second increments on a microwave plate if you forget to take it out of the fridge.
- Don’t overfill these wontons, or the filling will ooze out during cooking.
- When sealing wontons, press out the excess air.
- Begin frying while you finish preparing the rest of the crab rangoon.
- Leave space between the crab rangoons in the air fryer basket so the air can circulate.
- Cook in batches if necessary.
- Spritz with oil again halfway through cooking for maximum crispiness.
- Serve warm with sweet chili sauce.
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Delicious Variations
- Omit The Crab – If you aren’t a fan of crab, you can omit it and make cheese–filled wontons.
- Use Imitation Crab Meat – to keep this allergy safe.
- Spicy – Add a bit of sriracha or crushed red pepper to the filling to make them spicy.
- Add A Dip – Sweet chili sauce, sweet and sour sauce, soy sauce, and sesame oil, or your desired dipping sauce are perfect for serving with these cream cheese wontons.
Prep And Storage
- Prep Ahead – Be sure to bring the cream cheese to room temperature.
- Store – Unfried crab rangoon can be prepared and stored in the fridge for up to 24 hours. Air fryer crab rangoons that have been cooked can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-4 days.
- Freeze – Place the prepared wontons on a baking sheet and flash freeze for about an hour. Transfer the frozen wontons to a freezer bag and freeze them for up to 3 months. Cook as directed, adding two to three minutes to the cooking time.
- Reheat – Spritz with a bit of oil and reheat crab rangoons in air fryer for several minutes until crisped and warmed through.
FAQs
The air fryer is perfect for reheating crab rangoons, whether homemade or leftover from a restaurant. Set the air fryer to cook at 375 degrees F / 190 degrees C for 2-3 minutes until the outside is crispy and the filling is warm. You may wish to spritz with a bit of oil for maximum crispiness.
A wonton wrapper is a thin pasta-like sheet used to make wontons, tiny Asian dumplings. These meat or cheese pillows can be steamed or fried. They are also used as egg roll wrappers and for making crab rangoon.
Homemade crab rangoons freeze beautifully and can be frozen before you air fry them. Simply place the prepared wontons on a baking sheet and flash freeze for about an hour. Transfer the frozen wontons to a freezer bag and freeze them for up to 3 months. Cook as directed, adding two to three minutes to the cooking time.
Imitation crab meat is affordable and easy to use, but you can also use fresh, frozen, or canned crab meat. This recipe is really versatile.
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Weight Watchers Points
There are 2 Blue Plan SmartPoints in one serving of this.
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Air Fryer Crab Rangoons
Ingredients
- 6 ounces (170g) cream cheese softened
- 4 ounces (113) lump crab meat or imitation crab
- 1 green onion sliced thinly
- ⅔ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon lime juice
- 24 wonton wrappers
- 1 tablespoon olive oil or other light neutral oil
- sweet chili sauce for dipping
Instructions
- Bring the cream cheese to room temperature. Combine it with the crab meat, green onion, Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder, onion powder and lime juice in a small bowl.
- Use a pastry brush to coat one side of a wonton wrapper with a thin layer of olive oil and place it on your work surface, oil side down.
- In the center of the wonton wrapper, place a tablespoon of the cream cheese and crab filling.
- Brush the edges of the wonton with water. Connect the two opposite corners of the wonton, pressing to seal. Then, pull the remaining two corners up to form a square. Steal the edges together by pressing lightly, so the filling doesn’t ooze out when cooked.
- Place the prepared crab rangoons in the air fryer, leaving plenty of space. Cook at 375 degrees F / 190 degrees C for 8-10 minutes or until the wontons are crisp and golden brown.
Notes
- Find wonton wrappers in the produce section of your grocery store.
- Quickly soften cream cheese in 5-second increments on a microwave plate if you forget to take it out of the fridge.
- Don’t overfill these wontons, or the filling will ooze out during cooking.
- When sealing wontons, press out the excess air.
- Begin frying while you finish preparing the rest of the crab rangoon.
- Leave space between the crab rangoons in the air fryer basket so the air can circulate.
- Cook in batches if necessary.
- Spitz with oil again halfway through cooking for maximum crispiness.
- Serve warm with sweet chili sauce.
- Storage – keep leftovers in an airtight container inside the fridge for 3-4 days.
- There are 2 WW Blue Plan SmartPoints in one serving of this.
