In a mixing bowl, stir room temperature cream cheese, drained imitation crab, chopped green onions, soy sauce, sesame oil, garlic powder, and sugar until combined and smooth with no lumps. Chill for 5 minutes if mixture is too soft.
8 oz cream cheese, 8 oz imitation crab meat, 2 green onions, 1 tbsp soy sauce, 1 tsp sesame oil, 0.5 tsp garlic powder, 0.5 tsp sugar
Place 1 teaspoon filling in the center of each wonton wrapper, keeping filling away from edges. Dip finger in water and moisten all four edges. Fold wrapper corner-to-corner to form a triangle, pressing edges firmly to seal. Gently pull edges to check seals stay closed.
24 wonton wrappers, vegetable oil spray
Preheat air fryer to 350°F (177°C) for 3 minutes. Lightly spray the basket with vegetable oil to prevent sticking.
vegetable oil spray
Arrange crab rangoon in a single layer with 1-inch spacing in the air fryer basket. Spray tops lightly with oil. Cook for 4 minutes until edges start turning golden brown.
vegetable oil spray
Using tongs, carefully flip each piece. Spray the second side lightly with oil. Cook for an additional 4-6 minutes until both sides are golden brown and edges are crispy. Remove when wrappers are firm with no soft spots. Let rest 2 minutes before serving.
vegetable oil spray