How Long To Cook Frozen Egg Rolls In Air Fryer?

Learn how long to air fry frozen egg rolls as part of our air fryer back to basics series.

Let us share with you the ideal air fryer frozen egg rolls cooking time and temperature, as well as a master recipe that you can keep as is or make your own.

Frozen Egg Rolls In Air Fryer

Back in 2018 we started a trend of showing you how to cook all your favourite frozen foods in the air fryer.

It started in the October with air fryer frozen fries and with popular demand we headed to our local Iceland, bulk bought lots of frozen foods and showed you how long and how to cook all your favourites.

Frozen fries along with air fryer frozen chicken wings became firm favourites. But we lived in Portugal then and sourcing ones that weren’t heavily Mediterranean or heavily British was hard work. So, I was limited in what I could share with you.

Then I walk into the Portuguese Lidl and see the gorgeous egg rolls in front of me and I just couldn’t wait to get them home to air fry.

That was back in 2020 and all these years later, I am living back in the UK and have partnered with an American foodie to bring you an update of air fryer frozen egg rolls.

Free Air Fryer Time & Temperature Printable

During the pre-order promotion of our first air fryer cookbook “The Complete Air Fryer Cookbook”. We gave away a free time and temperature air fryer chart of a lot of the single item foods that were featured in the cookbook.

It was a HUGE success and you asked for, so here I am with more for you. A FREE air fryer time and temperature chart that features the top 30 most cooked air fryer food including these yummy air fryer frozen egg rolls. You will no longer have to scroll whilst cooking dinner, because you can print it out and save it for later!

Egg Rolls Vs Spring Rolls

Here in the UK, we are much more likely to cook frozen spring rolls in the air fryer, rather than egg rolls. They are much smaller therefore need a lot less of a cooking time. But how do egg rolls compare to spring rolls?

The filling in an egg roll vs a spring roll is often very similar. You can get the traditional stir fry filling, yet you can also get more interesting fillings like Chinese duck or beef.

The pastry in an egg roll is often a lot thicker than what you get with a spring roll. This means that when you cook an egg roll it’s easy to end up with a soggy tasteless egg roll, where as a spring roll is easier to get right.

The size is often much bigger with an egg roll vs a spring roll. A spring roll if you put them next to an egg roll would often give you 3 compared to 1 egg roll.

You will find either the egg roll or the spring roll at the Chinese Buffet along with them being sold in the frozen department depending on which country you live in.

Interestingly, because egg rolls in the US have a much fattier pastry, they don’t require any egg wash to make crispy.

Can You Air Fry Frozen Egg Rolls?

Yes, you can air fry frozen egg rolls. They taste delicious in the air fryer and the pastry gets so crispy and yummy.

You can also air fry a lot of your other Chinese favourites too such as air fryer spring rolls, air fryer dumplings, air fryer frozen potstickers, air fryer frozen pierogies, and of course air fryer frozen gyoza.

Best Frozen Egg Rolls For Air Fryer?

The best frozen egg rolls for the air fryer are the Lidl own brand if you are here in the UK. Or the Great Value brand in the US. Both are reasonably priced and perfect for if you are looking for something to add to your Chinese night in.

Frozen Egg Rolls In Air Fryer Oven

You can also cook frozen egg rolls in air fryer oven too. You follow a similar method as using an air fryer basket. But instead, you place the egg rolls on the top shelf of the Power Air Fryer Oven.

This ensures that they are crispy and are not soggy and have a much better texture compared to cooking egg rolls in a regular oven.

There is also the 20 percent rule to consider that we discuss in our air fryer oven chapter of Air Fryer Easy Everyday. Which is that on average air fryer ovens are 20% slower than air fryer baskets. Therefore, adjust by adding 20 percent to the air fryer egg rolls frozen cooking time.

Complete Air Fryer Cookbook + Frozen Favourites

In our first air fryer cookbook, The Complete Air Fryer Cookbook (get it here) we started with the beginning with teaching you the air fryer and the recipes started with air fryer frozen foods.

But in our 2^nd air fryer cookbook Air Fryer Easy Everyday (get it here) we showed you even more ways to use frozen food in your cooking with some brilliant hacks including in our air fryer shrimp boil recipe.

So, if you want to get confident with the air fryer, we recommend that you check out our cookbooks. 

How To Cook Frozen Egg Rolls In Air Fryer?

• Prepare. Place the frozen egg rolls into the air fryer basket and spread them out.
• Cook. Air fry the egg rolls at 160c/320f for 15 minutes or until they are piping hot and have a lovely golden pastry.
• Serve. Choose your favourite dip or serve your air fryer frozen egg rolls with your other Chinese food.

That is how simple it is to cook frozen egg rolls in air fryer but now let’s talk all about how long to cook them for.

How Long To Air Fry Frozen Egg Rolls?

The frozen egg rolls air fryer time is JUST 15 minutes. Isn’t that AMAZING? Freezer to fully cooked crispy egg rolls in just 15 minutes. There is also no temperature change, meaning you can load them into the air fryer, cook and forget.

How long to air fry egg rolls not frozen? If you are cooking egg rolls in air fryer not frozen I would recommend the same temperature but decreasing the cooking time to just 8 minutes.

How long to cook frozen egg rolls in air fryer oven? The frozen egg rolls cooking instructions change a little if you are using the air fryer oven. That is because on average it is 20% slower. I would recommend the same temperature but increasing to 18 minutes.

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Plus, don’t forget cheesy comfort foods you can cook in the air fryer. Our favourites include air fryer crack bread, air fryer grilled cheese, air fryer cheese and bean toastie, air fryer cheese flan, or the best of the best – air fryer mac and cheese.

This is an updated post: We originally shared with all about air fryer egg rolls frozen back in 2020.

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