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1/2
cup port or red zinfandel*
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1
tablespoon sugar
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1/4
cup dried tart cherries
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1
tablespoon butter
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2
cups canola oil or cooking oil
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12
wonton wrappers
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1
egg, beaten
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1
3 ounce bar bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, cut into 6 pieces
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Sugar
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Vanilla ice cream
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Grated bittersweet or semisweet chocolate
1. For sauce, in a small saucepan heat port to boiling; reduce heat. Boil gently, uncovered, 3 to 4 minutes or until reduced to 1/3 cup. Add 1 tablespoon sugar; cook and stir 1 minute. Add cherries; cook 2 minutes more, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat and whisk in butter; cover to keep warm.
2. Meanwhile, heat oil in a 2-quart saucepan over medium heat until temperature reaches 350 degrees F. While oil heats, lightly brush edges of one wonton wrapper with some of the beaten egg. Place 1 piece of chocolate in center atop wonton wrapper. Place another wonton wrapper atop. Press edges to seal.
3. Cook filled wontons, one at a time, in hot oil for 1 minute or until golden brown, turning frequently to brown evenly. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels. Adjust heat as needed to maintain oil temperature. Cool wontons slightly. Sprinkle wontons evenly with sugar.
4. Serve wontons with sauce and ice cream. Sprinkle ice cream with grated chocolate and serve with two spoons. Makes 2 servings.
- Tip *Test kitchen tip:If using zinfandel, increase sugar in sauce to 2 tablespoons.
- Servings Per Recipe 2,
- Calories 218,
- Protein (gm) 4,
- Carbohydrate (gm) 27,
- Fat, total (gm) 9,
- Cholesterol (mg) 42,
- Saturated fat (gm) 5,
- Dietary Fiber, total (gm) 2,
- Vitamin A (IU) 243,
- Sodium (mg) 2,
- Calcium (DV %) 20,
- Iron (DV %) 2,
- Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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any good suggestions for something to substitute the cherries?
2/8/2012 06:46:58 PM Report Abuseit's deep fried chocalate... you can't really go wrong, but I had to substitute brown sugar for regular in the sauce and maybe also cooked it down too much, but when I ended up with caramel-like liquor cherries I just started added them into the pillows. And they were AMAZING. Bittersweet Chocolate cherry pillows. :)
2/14/2011 11:11:12 PM Report AbuseCan I substitute something for the cherries? I hate them, refuse to eat anything even cherry flavored.
2/9/2011 03:41:12 PM Report AbuseIf you are worried about the alcohol content you shouldn't since the alcohol cooks off. I wouldn't leave it out..if you do you're left with plain ol' cherry sauce. I suppose you could substitute 1/3 cup water and some almond extract for flavor, but again it would be something no as special. :)
2/9/2011 01:43:26 PM Report AbuseThat is my question too ^ I am thinking a red grape juice, or nothing at all.
2/9/2011 01:06:15 PM Report Abuse