These summertime fruit rolls are awesome!
A super fun way to eat fruit, these summertime fruit rolls are not only cool looking, they’re also delicious and healthy! These are also really good dipped in Honey Lime Sauce!
Summertime Fruit Rolls
Equipment
- 1 cutting board and sharp knife
Ingredients
- 8-10 sheets rice paper
- 1 peach
- 1 apple (whatever kind you like best)
- 4-6 strawberries
- 4-6 spinach leaves (or romain lettuce leaves) - you'll want one leaf per roll
- 1 kiwi
- 1 mango
- any fruit you like can really be used for this
Instructions
- Slice all fruits. Everything should be cut up small, think thin slices, or matchstick sized pieces.
- Remove stems from spinach leaves (the hard stems may break through the rice paper.
- Wet the rice paper and lay on flat work surface. Wet and fill the rice paper one at a time.
- Lay the spinach or lettuce pieces on the rice paper, centered and about 1 inch from one edge of the rice paper. Use about one spinach leaf per roll.
- Lay the fruits on top of the spinach or lettuce leaf and roll up. If you want any fruits to be sort of showcased in the roll (like strawberries or kiwi), keep them out for now.
- Roll up the rice paper with everything in it, just one full roll (if showcasing a fruit).
- Add the showcase fruit now, roll one more time, tuck in sides, and finish rolling.
- Cut I half. Or don't. It's totally up to you.Enjoy!!
Notes
- To keep the apple from browning, soak the slices in 1 cup water mixed with the juice of 1/2 a lime.
- These are best when put together within a few hours of serving, though the fruit can be prepped the night before.
- If serving in a dish, use lettuce or spinach leaves to keep the rolls separated so they don't stick together. Some people will also wrap the extra lettuce or spinach around the rolls when eating.
Step-by-step instructions for Summertime Fruit Rolls – with pictures 🙂
First, cut your apples and peaches into matchstick sized pieces. They do not have to be perfect, they just need to all be similar in size. Wash your spinach and remove the stems, as they can break through the thin rice paper. Slice your strawberries into thin slices.
Second, wet your rice paper. To do this, I dip it quickly in a bowl of water, making sure to wet both sides, but not soak it. Allowing rice paper to sit in water will make it impossible to work with. Once it’s dipped in water, shake it off, make sure no excess water is left on the paper, and lay it on a flat work space.
Third, lay the spinach pieces (about 1 leaf, again minus the stems, per roll) on the rice paper, about 1 inch from one end of the paper. Place the peach and apple slices on the spinach.
Fourth, make one complete roll of the rice paper and place the strawberry slices, 3 to 4 slices per roll) on the rice paper.
Fifth, fold each side of the rice paper over, like a burrito. Finish rolling the rice paper. Repeat this process until you’ve used up all your fruit slices and lettuce!
That’s it! You’re done! These really are easy to make. The rice paper does take some getting used to, as it can be difficult to work with. But with time and practice, the process becomes a quick one! My silver lining when I was first learning to work with rice paper was that I got to eat any rolls that didn’t roll properly… yum!
If serving lots of people, cutting the rolls in half allows you to make fewer rolls while still being able to offer one to each of your guests. Half rolls are also perfect for younger children. If having this as a dessert, making some pudding to go with them is a great way to add some extra sweetness to them! These can either be dipped in the pudding, or (if cut in half) a spoonful of pudding can be drizzled down the open top. Pudding can also be added during the initial rollup process, but that could end up messier than one would like.
