Description
Baked mashed potato spring rolls combines the comforting flavours and textures of creamy mashed potatoes with a crisp crunchy layer of spring roll heaven.
Ingredients
Scale
For the mashed potato filling:
- 2 pounds russet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces (approximately 3 large potatoes)
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter, cut into smaller pieces
- 3/4 cup half and half cream
- ¾ cup cheddar cheese, shredded
- 2 tablespoons sour cream (optional but recommended)
- 3/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 3/4 teaspoon onion powder
- 3/4 teaspoon salt (or more to taste)
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons green onions, sliced (optional)
For the spring rolls:
- 40-50 spring roll wrappers
- water (for sealing spring roll wrappers)
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon melted butter (for extra crispiness)
For the toppings:
- sour cream
- shredded cheddar cheese
- bacon bits
- sliced green onions
Instructions
Make the mashed potato filling:
- Place potatoes in a medium pot and cover with salted water to cover potatoes by about an inch. Bring to a boil over high heat.
- Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 15-20 minutes, or until potatoes fork tender (soft when you insert a fork).
- Drain potatoes and place back in the pot. Use a potato masher (or a fork) to mash the potatoes until mostly smooth.
- Add butter and use an electric hand mixer to whip until melted and incorporated.
- Slowly add in the cream while mixing until smooth and creamy
- Add cheddar cheese, sour cream (if using), garlic powder, onion powder, salt, pepper, and green onions (if using). Mix until combined and smooth. Remove from heat and allow filling to cool completely before assembling.
Assemble the spring rolls:
- Place a spring roll wrapper diagonally on a clean surface. Add about 1½ tablespoons filling in the centre, about ¾ of the way down from the top. Don't overfill or they may burst.
- Fold bottom corner over filling. (The bottom corner should approximately touch the centre of the wrapper).
- Fold in both side corners to the center and fold over top.
- Roll tightly upward, leaving about 2 inches at the top.
- Lightly brush top corner with water and roll up to seal like a burrito. Place finished rolls on a parchment lined baking sheet and freeze for at least 30 minutes (or up to overnight).
Bake and serve:
- Preheat oven to 425°F. Mix vegetable oil and melted butter together.
- Brush or spray spring rolls generously on all sides. Place in oven and bake for 15 minutes. Flip spring rolls and bake another 12-15 minutes, until golden and crispy.
- Remove from oven and top with sour cream, cheddar cheese, bacon bits, and green onions. Serve warm.
Notes
This recipe was updated in 2026. The original version did not have cheddar cheese, sour cream, or green onions in the filling. It also only had 1/2 teaspoon each of garlic powder and onion powder. It also did not have melted butter for brushing on the spring rolls (it had 1.5 tablespoons vegetable oil instead).
- Prep Time: 40 minutes
- Freezing Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Appetizers
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: Asian/American