Easy to make – crispy air fryer spring rolls recipe that is vegetarian, vegan and can be made gluten-free!
This air fryer recipe will show you the best way to get crispy spring rolls from your air fryer in 15 mins cooking time!
All you need to do is mix some seasoning with your filling, wrap it in rice paper and air fry them to perfection!
Recipe for Air Fryer Spring Rolls
Looking for a healthier alternative to frozen spring rolls in an air fryer? Try my freshly made spring rolls recipe that can be air fried to perfection without being deep-fried.
It’s actually much easier than I thought it would be to make spring rolls from scratch in an air fryer! And by adjusting the cooking time, you can make it more crispy if you prefer. I also made it high protein by using soy curl crumbles but you don’t have to add them. Either way, this air fryer spring rolls recipe is an absolute must-try!
Enjoy these crispy spring rolls as a snack or as a side on whatever plate you’re having today!
This recipe is gluten-free if you use gluten-free soy sauce or Tamari.
Ingredients
- Rice paper
- Carrots
- Celery
- Garlic
- Mushrooms
- Soy sauce or gluten-free alternative
- Vinegar
- Soy curl crumbles or tofu
Want an air fryer? You can buy the one I use on Amazon!
How To Make Air Fryer Spring Rolls
NOTE: If you don’t want to add soy curl crumbles skip to the next step. Soak soy curl crumbles with warm water in a bowl for at least 10 minutes while chopping other ingredients. Once softened, drain the water and squeeze most of the water out using your hands.
Dice your carrots and celery. Heat 1/2 tsp oil (or a few sprays) in a large pan on medium-high heat and add carrots and celery. Saute for a couple of minutes.
Then add minced garlic and mushrooms. At this point you can add the drained & squeezed soy curl crumbles into pan. If you’re using firm tofu instead of soy curl crumbles, crumble up the tofu with hands, and add to the pan.
Next season your spring roll mixture. Add soy sauce, rice vinegar, and mirin (if you have it) or any seasoning of your choice. Mix well in the pan. Cook until most of the liquid has evaporated. Give it a taste to see if you want to adjust any of the seasonings or add anything else.
Remove the pan off the heat to let it cool a bit.
In a wide shallow bowl, add warm water and soak a piece of rice paper for a few seconds (follow the instructions on the package). Layout the rice paper on a cutting board or clean surface.
Add around ⅓ cup to ¼ cup of the cooked mixture to the middle of the rice paper and fold in the sides. Then fold over the mixture from the bottom and roll to create a spring roll.
Add a little bit of oil onto your fingers (or spray a couple of sprays with an oil spray) and spread around the spring roll to coat. Repeat with your other spring rolls.
Place in the air fryer (not touching each other) and air fry at 370 degrees for around 10-12 minutes (longer if you want a more crispy coating), flipping halfway through if needed.
Let it cool down for at least 5-10 minutes before serving with your desired sauce or dip.
Air Fryer Spring Rolls
Equipment
- Knife
- Pan wiht spacula
- Wide Shallow Bowl or baking tray to wet rice paper
- Measuring Spoons & cups
Ingredients
- 6 rice paper small size (mine were 22cm wide Vietnamese rice paper)
- 2 tsp oil
- 1/2 cup carrots diced
- 1 stalk celery diced
- 1 tbsp garlic minced
- 1 cup mushrooms diced
- 1.5 tbsp soy sauce or gluten-free alternative
- 1 tbsp vinegar
- 1.5 tbsp mirin (optional)
- 50 grams soy curl crumbles or 1/2 block Firm Tofu for protein, break up the soy curl pieces into smaller crumbles or crumble the tofu with hands
Instructions
- If you don't want to add soy curl crumbles skip to the next step. Soak soy curl crumbles with warm water in a bowl for at least 10 minutes while chopping other ingredients. Once softened, drain the water and squeeze most of the water out using your hands.
- Dice your carrots and celery. Heat 1/2 tsp oil (or a few sprays) in a large pan on medium-high heat and add carrots and celery. Saute for a couple of minutes.
- Then add minced garlic and mushrooms. At this point you can add the drained & squeezed soy curl crumbles into pan. If you're using firm tofu instead of soy curl crumbles, crumble up the tofu with hands, and add to the pan.
- Next season your spring roll mixture. Add soy sauce, rice vinegar and mirin (if you have it) or any seasoning of your choice. Mix well in pan. Cook until most of the liquid has evaporated. Give it a taste to see if you want to adjust any of the seasonings or add anything else.
- Remove the pan off the heat to let it cool a bit.
- In a wide shallow bowl, add warm water and soak a piece of rice paper for a few seconds (follow the instructions on the package). Lay out the rice paper on a cutting board or clean surface.
- Add around ⅓ cup to ¼ cup of the cooked mixture to the middle of the rice paper and fold in the sides. Then fold over the mixture from the bottom and roll to create a spring roll.
- Add a little bit of oil onto your fingers (or spray a couple of sprays with an oil spray) and spread around the spring roll to coat. Repeat with your other spring rolls.
- Place in the air fryer (not touching each other) and air fry at 370 degrees for around 10-12 minutes (longer if you want a more crispy coating), flipping halfway through if needed.
- Let it cool down for at least 5-10 minutes before serving with your desired sauce or dip.
Nutrition
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I didn’t think spring rolls are possible in the air fryer but I guess I was wrong. I like how simple and easy this is. Thank you.
Who knew right? Most people use the air fryer for frozen spring rolls it seems but I wanted to show people how to make fresh spring rolls in the air fryer 🙂
These were super easy and delicious! My kids absolutely loved them. Can’t wait to make these a weekly staple!
So happy your kids liked them! They’re healthier than store-bought ones that’s for sure 🙂
Was looking for an air fryer recipe for vegan spring rolls (fresh not for frozen like all the other recipes i went through) And really enjoyed them!
So happy you found my recipe and that you enjoyed them! Makes me happy to hear ^_^
The textures are so satisfying. I love the crunch! My fam loved them! Your recipes are bomb.
So good !! Thank you for this awesome recipe . We’re hooked ! Question : do you know if these can be prepared ahead of time, like the night before it gets air fried ?
Hi Rose thank you for the air fryer spring roll recipe. While I did not fix the exact recipe because of diet restrictions,it gave me the idea to make and taste spring rolls for the first time. They were good, I use spring rolls instead of egg roll wraps now.
I didn’t use soy curl crumbles and they turned out amazing!! I was looking for ways to make rice paper spring rolls in air fryer and this was the best recipe I used