hey y'all welcome back to Make It Dairy Free i am Larisha and today we are
talking about vegan egg rolls
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i am going to be really honest with you guys for a minute growing up i thought
egg rolls were from the devil you see i thought that they were only stuffed with
cabbage and well cabbage was the devil's grass and so
thus egg rolls were gross end of story luckily something snapped me out of that
and now i know that not only is cabbage delicious but egg rolls can be filled
with a variety of things and we are going to show you three
absolutely delicious versions of that today first we're going to be showing
you an avocado egg roll which is basically
like guacamole in an egg roll wrapper that is
deep fried and absolutely delicious and you have to try it at least one time the
next way is basically what convinced me that not all egg rolls are bad it
is our take on a copycat version of chili's southwestern egg roll veganized
of course and it is so good and finally we are going to
absolutely boggle your mind with a two ingredient
dessert egg roll that we call our apple pie egg rolls and you are going to just
be blown away all three of these are great for on the go
appetizers snacks and so much more no matter which way you choose
you are going to be absolutely in love with these vegan egg rolls
and so let's get right into the recipe
first up we are making avocado egg rolls aka guacamole egg rolls
you only need 10 ingredients starting with some avocado this is a perfect way
to use up avocado that doesn't look the best because it's all just getting
wrapped up so inside a bowl you're going to add
half your avocado and mash it well add the rest of your avocado along with
some diced tomatoes we prefer Roma tomatoes but you could
use any diced up tomatoes you have on hand
red onions garlic do not add more garlic than what's recommended unless you want
it spicy since this isn't getting cooked long
cilantro cumin black pepper and salt you could also add in some optional
jalapeno if you choose squeeze some lime juice in there too
and then it's time to mix now if you want these flavors to really pop you
could leave this mixture sit for an hour or even overnight
but honestly you can use this right away and it's golden in fact that's how we
always do it alternatively if you have any leftover
guacamole you can use that too on a vegan egg roll wrapper you're going
to spread your mixture on the bottom one third of the wrapper
now most egg roll wrappers tell you to only lightly wet the top corner of it
but i do all four because i just feel more confident that way but you do you
and then start at the bottom tuck the sides and roll up
repeat with the remaining wrappers until mixture is gone
carefully lower egg rolls into a hot grease that's between 360 and 375
degrees fahrenheit if you've watched other videos of ours
you've seen us use a deep fryer and you can use that here or you could do
a deep skillet like we are cook for two to three minutes on each side until
golden brown and then remove serve with your favorite salsa
next up are southwest egg rolls this is the only one of the three that needs
some cooking to happen ahead of time so into a skillet over medium heat add a
little oil or vegetable stock if oil free you are going to saute a red
pepper and sweet onion also if you want you can throw in some finely
chopped jalapeno but that's optional stir around for a
few minutes until softened and then add in your garlic
as well as some vegan chicken now usually we use vegan grilled chicken
strips but apparently that's non-existent where we are right now
thanks covid so we are using breaded vegan chicken
strips and to be honest we think we might have liked this version more
except for having to cook them ahead of time we also added in taco seasoning
corn black beans and some spinach along with cilantro to complete the rainbow
almost give that a stir together and you are going to let it cook until your
spinach has wilted then add in your vegan cheese and stir
until it has melted quick tip if you pull your cheese out
when you begin cooking and leave it at room temperature while cooking
it will melt faster let this cool for a few minutes and again
place a mixture on the bottom third, wet the corners of your egg roll wrappers
and then tuck and roll followed by deep frying for a
few minutes these are really great option for lunch
or dinner but can totally be used as appetizers or snacks too
just a quick tip that you could use another type of wrapper here in order to
meet your dietary needs we haven't personally seen a gluten-free
egg roll wrapper but we know that there are some out there
check out your local popular asian markets for these and many other vegan
ingredients there are also some gluten-free and
vegan egg roll wrappers that you could make from scratch if you search for them
as far as a breaded chicken in here make sure you're using something that's
gluten free too like soy curls chickpeas mushrooms or more these are
perfect dipped in our vegan nacho cheese or even some vegan ranch
lastly for our dessert egg rolls you literally need the wrappers and apple
pie filling that's it however we're using canned pie filling
so we're adding in some optional cinnamon
nutmeg and cardamom for just more of an enhanced flavor
stir that together and it's time to make your wrappers just a note if you're
making your own apple pie filling or you can follow our apple pie filling on the
site just make sure that you make it thick
enough that it will hold up well in the wrapper like the filling you see in the
video literally just lay out the mixture wet
the corners fold up roll up and it's good to go in the fryer
these are so good topped with some powdered sugar
dipped in vegan whipped topping or a super fun treat in your next ice cream
sundae while we haven't tried it yet any super
thick canned fruit filling should have the same results
we can't wait to test out some blueberry pie filling that we got recently
a quick tip if you're oil free while we aren't showing it in this particular
video you can totally bake these or what we love as an alternative is
doing them inside the airfryer check out the post linked in the
description for details on how to do it that way
hey fam thanks so much for watching we truly are just so appreciative of the
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comment down below with what egg roll you want us to try next
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