Recently, I made Southwest Egg Rolls in my air fryer. They were amazing but I had leftover egg roll wrappers, so that got me wondering what I could do with them to use them up. Egg roll wrappers are a very versatile product. I hadn’t really thought of them this way prior to having an air fryer. I decided to take the two granny smith apples I had and make little apple pie egg rolls with them. They turned out so great and they were so easy to make. Just the perfect tasty little sweet dessert after dinner. These would make an awesome appetizer as well!
The best thing about egg roll wrappers is that they are pretty easy to fill. It usually only takes about 1/4 cup of stuff per wrapper and they are ready to seal and cook. I made 4 apple pie egg rolls with two granny smith apples for this recipe.
Begin by peeling the apples and cutting them into small chunks. Two apples will give you a little over two cups of apple pieces.
Toss the apple chunks in 1 tablespoon of flour until they are all coated.
In a medium saucepan, melt a tablespoon of butter over medium heat. Add apples, brown sugar, salt, nutmeg, cinnamon and vanilla. Stir well.
Cook for 5 minutes, stirring often until the apples are slightly softened. Remove from heat.
Divide the mixture between four egg roll wrappers, about 1/4 cup each in the center then spread the filling from corner to corner. Fold the corner closest to you up over the filling and do the same to the opposite corner. Fold one of the remaining sides up. Continue rolling into an egg roll shape, but do not roll all the way. Leave a small portion unrolled then dip a pastry brush (or your finger) into a small bowl of water and moisten the unrolled corner. Finish rolling and press to seal closed.
Repeat with remaining egg roll wrappers and filling. Set aside until ready to cook.
Spritz each egg roll with olive oil generously on both sides.
Sprinkle with raw sugar. Cook at 400 degrees for about 12 minutes, flipping halfway through. Remove to paper towels. Serve immediately with ice cream if desired. Enjoy!
Ingredients
- 2 cups granny smith apples peeled and cut into small chunks
- 1 tbsp flour
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1/4 cup brown sugar packed
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 4 egg roll wrappers
- olive oil
- raw sugar also known as Turbinado sugar
Instructions
- In a small bowl, toss the apple chunks in flour.
- In a medium saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Add apples, brown sugar, salt, nutmeg, cinnamon and vanilla.
- Cook for 5 minutes, stirring often until the apples are slightly softened.
- Divide the mixture between four egg roll wrappers, about 1/4 cup each in the center then spread the filling from corner to corner.
- Fold the corner closest to you up over the filling and do the same to the opposite corner. Fold one of the remaining sides up. Continue rolling into an egg roll shape, but do not roll all the way. Leave a small portion unrolled for now.
- Dip a pastry brush (or your finger) into a small bowl of water and moisten the unrolled corner. Finish rolling and press to seal closed.
- Repeat with remaining egg roll wrappers and filling. Set aside until ready to cook.
- Spritz each egg roll with olive oil generously on both sides and sprinkle with raw sugar.
- Cook at 400 degrees for about 12 minutes, flipping halfway through.
- Remove to paper towels. Serve immediately with ice cream if desired. Enjoy!
todd zimmerman says
loved it was super easy and super fast, however the taste is quality,perfect warm adjoining a bowl of ice cream, thank you for this!!!
The Bandit says
So glad to hear Todd! They are crazy good. I need to remake them and take better pictures. 🙂
kimberely johnson says
This blog looks so amazing. I love the bandit chef at the top. This is well written and looks so profesional
The Bandit says
Thank you so much! I hope you find some inspiration here! <3
Renee Dyer says
Just made, we all loved it. Even my “no-dessert-for-me” hubby loved it!!!
The Bandit says
That is wonderful! I like that this makes a small batch because my entire family is “no-dessert-for-me” and I hate seeing things go to waste! Enjoy!
MaryJo says
What a great idea! I love my air fryer. It really has changed my life lol – I’m always looking for things to try and I’ll be definitely giving this a try. Looks delicious 🙂
The Bandit says
My air fryer keeps surprising me with the things I can make in it. My kids use it for frozen taquitos the most. Multi-purpose!
Haley says
I am so excited to try making these for Valntine’s day. My friends and I LOVE pie and love trying new foods…let’s go!!
The Bandit says
Awesome idea Haley! Let me know how they turn out for you and if you put any of your own spins on them!
Tracy says
We love our air fryer! These will have to be on an upcoming meal plan for sure!
The Bandit says
This recipe came from leftover egg roll wrappers after making Southwest Egg Rolls one night. You can pretty much put ANYTHING in an egg roll wrapper!
Stacie Yocum says
Oh my. We just got an airfryer and j need to try this. It looks incredible.
The Bandit says
The air fryer has unlimited possibilities. Quick and easy and pretty much everything comes out good. There have only been a couple of things that we haven’t liked and part of that was user error. Enjoy the possibilities… I hope you’ll find some good stuff here. Search “Air Fryer” in the search box. I am always adding new stuff. Thanks for visiting!
Emily says
That looks so delish!! I don’t have an air frier yet. Never would’ve thought about egg rolls!
The Bandit says
One day I baked little muffins in the air fryer. So many crazy things to try. I never thought I would use it as much as I do!
Patti says
These look amazing, like single servings off apple pie. I really need to buy an air fryer now!
The Bandit says
I really resisted buying one because I pretty much hate my Instant Pot and was worried it would be the same thing. It’s a fun, multifunctional little appliance! We never eat a whole pie anyway so these were a perfect dessert!
Tara says
Wow, these look amazing! I’m gonna have to try. My friend just got an air fryer, and she’s nuts about it. I’ll definitely pass this onto her!
The Bandit says
Awesome Tara! Let me know how they turn out! Thanks for visiting The Recipe Bandit today! <3