Chocolate Pillows

Total Time: 21 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 min

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1/2 cup port wine or 1/2 cup red zinfandel wine, wine*
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/4 cup dried tart cherry
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 cups oil (i use canola)
• 12 wonton wrappers
• 1 egg, beaten
• 3 ounces chocolate, cut into 6 pieces (bittersweet or semisweet)
• sugar

Recipe

• 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.
• 5 *tip: if using zinfandel, increase sugar in sauce to 2 tablespoons.