These healthy and delicious homemade baked egg rolls are filled with a fragrant mixture of pork and vegetables then baked until crispy. You’d never know they aren’t deep fried!
We love eating Asian food in our family. Whether it’s a warm bowl of pho, a quick and easy stir-fry or a fresh Vietnamese beef salad, I just can’t get enough of the cuisine.
My boys absolutely LOVE Chinese egg rolls but as we know, the restaurant version is deep-fried making it extremely high in fat and calories.
My solution? This crispy oven-baked egg roll recipe is filled with a fragrant mixture of pork, cabbage, and carrots seasoned with ginger and garlic.
By packing the filling with tons of crunchy veggies and Asian flavors, I’m able to sneak in another serving of vegetables without my kids knowing any better.
How to make homemade eggrolls crispy:
By lightly brushing the egg rolls with melted butter before tossing them in the oven, they turn out crunchy and crispy – just like you’d expect. While this recipe might seem complicated, you won’t believe how easy egg rolls are to make at home!
To finish it off, I whip up a 2-minute sweet soy dipping sauce. No creepy artificial colors or ingredients required – just a few basic Asian pantry ingredients you probably already have on hand. Looking for a different egg roll recipe? Check out my Baked Vegetable Egg Rolls with Bacon
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Can homemade eggrolls be frozen?
Yes, these can be frozen but need to be baked first.
Can eggrolls be cooked in an air fryer?
Yes. With a mist of cooking spray, they can have that deep-fried taste without the calories.
What’s a substitute for soy sauce?
Coconut amino’s is a great change out for soy sauce
📖 Recipe
Crispy Oven Baked Egg Rolls
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground pork
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 cup onion (minced)
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- 2 teaspoons chili paste (such as Sambal Oelek, optional)
- 2 tablespoons ginger (minced)
- 1 cup cabbage (shredded)
- 1 cup carrot (grated)
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 16 egg roll wrappers
- 2 tablespoons butter (melted)
Sweet Soy Dipping Sauce
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 1 teaspoon chili paste (optional )
- 2 tablespoons scallions (minced)
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 425 degrees and line a baking sheet with foil. Spray with cooking spray and set aside.
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and spray with cooking spray. Cook ground pork until browned, about 7-9 minutes. Stir in salt, pepper, onion, garlic, chili paste and ginger; cook additional 2-3 minutes.
- Add grated cabbage and carrots to the mixture, along with soy sauce and rice vinegar. Cook an additional 3 minutes. Remove from heat and allow the mixture to cook slightly for about 10 minutes.
- While the mixture is cooling, prepare soy dipping sauce by whisking together all ingredients in a small bowl; set aside.
- To assemble, lay egg roll wrapper on a clean surface and place 1/4 cup of the filling in the center of the wrapper. Brush water along all four borders of the wrapper then begin rolling like a burrito: start with the bottom and fold over the meat mixture then fold the right and left sides over before finishing to roll tightly.
- Place on the baking sheet, seam side down and repeat until all wrappers are filled. Brush each with melted butter.
- Bake until golden brown and crispy, about 15-20 minutes, rotating the pan once halfway through. Serve with dipping sauce.
Chef's Notes:
Can these be frozen, and if they can, do you freeze before or after baking?
Yes – freeze AFTER bakingCan these be cooked in an air fryer?
Yes.Similar Recipes:
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Linda
I noticed you have rice vinegar as an ingredient for the filling but never mention it in the instructions except for the dipping sauce (which has its own rice vinegar listed in the ingredients). I assumed it should be added at the same time as the soy sauce but thought you might want to add it to the instructions.
Liz DellaCroce
GOOD CATCH! All fixed! Thanks Linda!
Linda
Can these be frozen, and if they can, do you freeze before or after baking?
Liz DellaCroce
Yes – freeze AFTER baking :)
Toni
They sound delish, I found coconut amino’s is a great change out for soy sauce. It contains much less salt. Can not wait to try these.
Liz DellaCroce
Great idea!
jennifer
What a delicious looking meal or appetizer, I didn’t realize you could get them so crispy in the oven!
Liz DellaCroce
YES!! They’re so good!!
Donna Tardiff
What are you supposed to do with the butter?
Liz DellaCroce
Oops sorry about that! Brush each egg roll before baking with it :)
Anne Lawton
Yum! I love egg rolls. I love that they are baked and not fried!
Liz DellaCroce
YES!! So good!
Meredith
My oldest just loves crispy egg rolls when we go out for Asian inspired meals… I am so glad I found your baked version so I can try to make them at home!
Liz DellaCroce
YES! My boys are 5 and 7 and LOVE them!
Kathryn
That filling looks incredible! I love all these flavors!
Liz DellaCroce
I hope you love them!
STACEY CRAWFORD
Oh wow, these look so very good & that dipping sauce!
Liz DellaCroce
Right? So good!
linda spiker
These look amazing and really easy! Love it:)
Liz DellaCroce
So glad!
Annemarie
These look so delicious! I love that they’re easy to make, too.
Liz DellaCroce
So easy and so yummy!
CHIHYU
They look so crispy delicious. Perfect party finger food!
Liz DellaCroce
So good!!
shawnna Griffin
hey girl- Happy New Year! These egg rolls look amazing!
Liz DellaCroce
Great to hear from you!!! Happy New Year Shawnna!!
Katie
These are fantastic. I cook them in my air fryer with just a mist of cooking spray and they really have that deep fried taste!!
Liz DellaCroce
What a good idea!!!
Bryan Martinez
This looks sooo good! Also, the recipe seems fairly easy to make which means my wife won’t get mad at me when I mess it up haha thank you!
Liz DellaCroce
hahaha let me know how they turn out Bryan!!! My husband loves them!