Crab Wonton Cups

Jolly Ole St. Nick must be gearing up for his trek around the mighty globe next week, and while the elves and Reindeer are working overtime, so are all of us who procrastinate on their Christmas duties.... I've been pretty good this year, so if Santa wants to bring me a few well-behaved goats or the promise of a very warm summer next year, I wouldn't mind a bit. The nature of my work makes me busier than normal this time of year, and we are hosting Christmas in our house for the first time, and I want it to be awesome, but I am certainly feeling the time crunch! A freaky warm weekend melted all the snow and thawed our pond, so the thought of ice-skating on it with the twinkling of lights a-plenty is  probably going to have to change...But we can hang out and have a blast as always in some way or another I'm sure!  I've been scouring recipe books for a few new cookie recipes, and making our house look as holly-jolly as I can. We always do appetizers for dinner on Christmas Eve, as it's just easier and you can make a lot of fun stuff up with little portions so you don't have to gorge yourself too much. Also, you have more room for wine with presents that way...

Crab Wonton Cups

-30 wonton wrappers

-8 oz. cream cheese, softened

-1/2 cup swiss cheese

-1/2 cup parmesan cheese

-1 egg

-1 T. Sriracha or other hot sauce

-1 t. worcestershire sauce

- 1 cup lump crab meat, chopped into small cubes

-1/2 cup diced green onion

-2-T. chives

Directions:  Spray mini-muffin tin with cooking spray, and press wontons into molds. Bake at 350 degrees for 6-8 ,minutes, until slightly browned. In a small bowl, beat the cream cheese,swiss and parmesan cheeses,  egg,  Worcestershire sauce and pepper sauce until smooth. Stir in the crab, green onions and spoon into wonton cups. Bake another 10-13 minutes or until mixture is heated through, garnish with chives. Serve warm.

These have yum written all over them.

 Crunchy wontons with creamy crab meat filling, and they're just so cute too!

These go great with Pinot Grigio, a fact I learned completely out of coincidence, not my  savvy nature with wine pairing. Now I just have to choose a few more appetizers, and quite being obsessive about finding the perfect foods for Christmas!