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Apple Pie Egg Rolls

Apple pie egg rolls with cinnamon-sugar coating and a caramelized apple filling, pan-fried until deeply golden and crisp. The apples are cooked with warm spices and thickened with cornstarch, then cooled completely before rolling for clean, non-leaky bites.
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings: 12 servings
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 310
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Apple filling
  • 4 apples peeled and finely diced
  • 0.25 cup brown sugar
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 0.25 tsp nutmeg
  • 0.25 tsp allspice
  • 1 tbsp cornstarch
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 1 egg beaten, for sealing
  • 12 egg roll wrappers
Frying and coating
  • 1 vegetable oil for frying
  • 0.25 cup sugar for coating
  • 1 tsp cinnamon for coating
  • 1 caramel sauce for dipping

Equipment

  • 1 Dutch oven

Method
 

Cook and cool the apple filling
  1. Cook the diced apples with butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and cornstarch over medium heat for 5-7 minutes until softened and thickened, stirring often so the mixture turns glossy.
  2. Cool the apple filling completely so it thickens further and won’t steam the wrappers when rolling.
Fill, fold, and fry
  1. Place 2-3 tablespoons of apple filling in the center of each egg roll wrapper.
  2. Fold the sides over and roll tightly to form an egg roll, then seal the seam with beaten egg.
  3. Heat vegetable oil to 350F in a Dutch oven.
  4. Fry the egg rolls for 2-3 minutes per side until deeply golden, turning once so both sides brown evenly.
Coat and serve
  1. Drain the fried egg rolls on paper towels, then while they’re still hot immediately roll them in cinnamon sugar so the coating sticks.
  2. Serve the apple pie egg rolls with caramel sauce for dipping.

Notes

Pro tip: cool the apple filling completely (room temp or chilled) before filling the wrappers to prevent soggy egg rolls. Store leftovers in the refrigerator up to 3 days; reheat in a 375F oven or air fryer to re-crisp. Freezing is not recommended because the fried wrapper texture softens after thawing. Dietary swap: use gluten-free egg roll wrappers if you need a gluten-free version.