Banana Spring Rolls (Air Fryer Method)

Name: Banana Spring Rolls (Air Fryer Method)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 27 min
Ingredients: 1 egg (beaten to seal the roll (or 1 tablespoon of cornstarch with 2 teaspoons of water to make paste)); 1 tbsp lime juice (to prevent oxidation of the bananas); 8 sheets spring roll wrappers; 2 bananas; Homemade Coconut Whipped Cream (optional)

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Imagine biting into a super crispy Banana Spring Roll dipped in homemade coconut whipped cream from the comfort of your own kitchen in less than 30 minutes. You sure can! This traditional 4 ingredient Thai dessert is made in the air fryer instead of fried, so it is healthier, fast, and clean-up is a snap.

Just one bite of this fruit dessert and you are going to be hooked! There is something completely addictive about biting into that super crispy spring roll crust and then the warm creamy banana that will keep you going back for more. And just like that… we ate three. Ok, maybe more but we are not confessing.

A stack of crispy dessert spring roll in a wooden bowl with a side of whipped coconut cream.

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Healthier Thai Banana Dessert
Easy To Find Ingredients and Substitutions
Easy Step by Step Instructions
Try This!
Equipment and Cooking Alternatives
How to Store
Tips for Success
Frequent Asked Questions (FAQ’s)
Banana Spring Rolls (Air Fryer Method)

Healthier Thai Banana Dessert

Have you ever tried a Banana Turon, sometimes called a banana lumpia? This Asian dessert spring roll recipe is a popular Filipino street snack. However, it is commonly made with lots of brown sugar and sometimes jack fruit and always deep fried.

Conversely, we first learned how to make our Thai style banana spring roll recipe in Chiang Mai, Thailand - the traditional way. This Thai banana dessert is made without and refined sugars. In addition, you can find everything you need to make this recipe in a regular grocery store.

However, we wanted to take that one step further and make it healthier. Air fry spring rolls have all the traditional flavors and crunch of a Thai fried banana recipe but with less fat per serving. As a bonus, they are a delicious sweet ending to any of our Thai Cuisine recipes and can even be frozen.

Easy To Find Ingredients and Substitutions

Ingredients to make recipe on a wooden board.

Spring Roll Wrappers (pastry sheets) are much thinner than egg roll wrappers and are generally made with wheat flour and egg. They are not to be confused with rice roll wrapper that we use in our Summer Rolls that are made with rice flour. Unfortunately, Vietnamese rice paper rolls cannot be used in this recipe. You will find spring roll wrappers in the refrigerated or frozen food isle of the grocery store. We have not tested this recipe with any of the gluten-free or vegan brands.

Bananas - Did you know there is over 1000 different varieties of bananas? Who knew!We used a regular typical Cavendish banana found at the local grocery store and cut into 4 long slices. You do not need to make this recipe with the traditional cute little Thai banana or finger bananas, but you can if you have access to those. However, you need to make sure that your banana is ripe but still firm. Mushy or brown bananas will leak out of the spring roll wrapper before it has a chance to get golden brown and crunchy.

Lime Juice – Citrus is to prevent the banana from oxidizing and turning brown. However, you can substitute with lemon juice, key lime juice, Meyer lemons, etc.

Egg – This acts as an adhesive to seal the edges of the banana spring roll. If you are out of eggs, you can substitute with a cornstarch and water mixture. Just mix 1 tablespoon of cornstarch with about 2 teaspoon of water to make a slurry that is about the consistency of white school glue. Check out our video in the recipe card below to see this in action.

Easy Step by Step Instructions

Beat egg or make cornstarch slurry to seal spring rolls.
Peel bananas and slice into 4 sections.

squeeze lime and cover wrapper with damp tea cloth.

Dip bananas in fresh lime juice to prevent oxidations and browning.
Open package of spring rolls and cover with a damp cloth to prevent them from drying out.

Banana placed in wrapper and cornstarch paste applied.

Lay spring roll wrapper on an angle and lay the banana slice at the bottom corner and roll over once.
Add a drop of egg or cornstarch slurry to the edges to help seal.

Fold one side of the spring roll over the sliced banana and press to seal.
Then, fold over the other side of the spring roll wrapper over the slice banana and seal.

Press and seal and roll up like a tortilla.

Press to seal.
Finally, roll the banana up in the spring roll like a tortilla or our Baked Chinese Spring Rolls and press to seal.
Make sure it is sealed at the end.

Last roll of spring roll sealed tightly.

Preheat air fryer while you spray the banana spring rolls with a light oil spray on both sides.

Banana spring rolls on a baking sheet and spring rolls in the air fryer cooking.

Air fry banana spring rolls for 12 to 14 minutes or until golden brown and crispy.

Try This!

If you think banana spring rolls are delicious plain, you should try them dipped into our Homemade Coconut Whipped Cream. Simply sublime! The tropical flavors of bananas and coconut together are a match made in heaven.

Try serving these air fryer spring rolls with a dollop of our No – Churn Dairy Free Mango Swirl Ice Cream or our Mocha Banana Ice Cream for a delicious summertime or anytime treat.

Sprinkle on a little ground cinnamon sugar or cardamom sugar just as they come out of the air fryer.

Banana Spring roll getting dipped in coconut whipped cream.

Equipment and Cooking Alternatives

Making spring rolls in the air fryer is life changing. Really! Do you know how long it takes to clean up stove top after frying something? Need we say more. We just gained back another good hour to our day. In addition, it is so nice not heating up the entire house on a hot summer day. Our air fryer has really simplified life. Checkout our Chinese Eggplant with Garlic Sauce and Stuffed Zucchini Flowers for more easy air fryer recipes.

We have a Cosori brand air fryer. As each brand is a little different, you may have to adjust the total cooking time and the number of spring rolls you can fit in at one time. We can easily fit 8 spring rolls in our air fryer.

Don’t have an air fryer? No worries. You can bake the spring rolls in a 375-degree F (190 degrees C) oven. All you need to do is brush the spring rolls gently on both sides with a little light flavored oil. Bake seam side down for about 10 minutes. After the first 10 minutes, turn the spring rolls over and brush on a little more oil. Then, bake for an additional 10-15 minutes or until golden brown and crispy just like what we did with our Air Fryer Spring Rolls.

If you prefer to make Thai Fried banana spring rolls, we will include those instructions in the recipe notes below.

Stack of air fried spring rolls in wooden bowl.

How to Store

Did you know that you can assemble your banana spring rolls up to 24 hours in advance? That is super helpful, especially when entertaining. Then, all you need to do is pop them in the air fryer when you are ready to serve. They are best served hot.

Refrigerate UNBAKED prepared spring rolls on a lined plate with parchment paper or waxed paper in a single layer. In addition, cover them tightly with either plastic wrap or place in a plastic sealed container. Please do not let them touch in the container as this may cause sticking and could tear the wrapper.

Alternatively, you can freeze prepared banana rolls BEFORE you bake. Place in a parchment lined sealed container in a single layer for up to 2 months. If you want to freeze them in a baggie or not in a single layer, first freeze on a flat baking sheet for about 3 hours and then you can transfer them to a sealed freezer safe bag. Do not thaw as the bananas as they could get mushy. Instead, just pop them in the air fryer frozen. However, you will need to increase your air fry time.

Tips for Success

If your spring roll wrappers are frozen, you can either thaw at room temperature for 30 minutes or in the refrigerator over 2 hours.
It is super important that once you open the spring roll wrappers, you need to cover the ones you are not using with a clean wet cloth to prevent the spring rolls from drying out and cracking. Trust me this step is very important.
There are 2 sides to a spring roll. Place the banana on the rough side so the smooth side in on the outside after you roll it up. Style points if you remember. However, if you forget, they still taste fantastic.

Banana roll cut in half to show the creamy banana filling.

Frequent Asked Questions (FAQ’s)

How to reheat spring rolls?

You can reheat spring rolls in your air fryer on the toaster function at 350 degrees F (176 degrees C) for about 5 minutes or just until hot and crisp. Alternatively, you can bake at 350 degrees F for about 8 -10 minutes until hot and crisp.

Are spring rolls vegan?

The inside contents of a spring roll can be made vegan. However, many of the wheat-based spring roll wrappers contain egg or egg powder. Banana egg rolls cannot be made with the rice paper Vietnamese spring roll wrappers that need to be soaked first.

How many calories are in a P.F. Chang’s regular banana spring roll?

940 calories. However, our healthier version has only 72 calories per serving (excluding the coconut whipped cream).

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