Ariana Losch
Huge news (for everyone, not just the unemployed): We found a new #1 best frozen spring roll that blew our other contenders out of the water. So grab your favorite peanut sauce or sweet chili sauce, and let’s dip into the best spring rolls you can find in the frozen aisle.
How we found the frozen spring rolls for our taste tests
This wasn’t our first time taste testing spring rolls, and I’ll be honest, returning to this ranking on the premise that we would find more options seemed like a pipe dream. Man, I was so wrong. We were actually able to find four new frozen spring roll brands to recommend to you guys (and you don’t even need to visit an Asian grocery store to get them), and like I said, one of them even earned our coveted top spot.
What we looked for in the best spring rolls
What should you expect from the best frozen spring rolls? Well, along with the promise of wealth and abundance when consumed in the first 14 days of the Chinese New Year, they should check the following boxes:
- Crunchy veggies that provide texture and nuance with every bite
- A delicate, thin wrapper that crisps up nicely in the oven
- A fragrant, refreshing filling to balance out the light greasiness of the fried dough
With that in mind, it’s time to roll out our list of the best frozen spring rolls and stop writing “puns are the lowest form of comedy” in the comments sections of my articles. (No one has commented that yet, but it’s only a matter of time.)
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- InnovAsian Mini Vegetable Spring Rolls
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Putting the name of this brand aside, InnovAsian Mini Vegetable Spring Rolls have real merit. Their delicate wrapper is crispy, flaky, and slightly greasy, coming out of the oven with an appealing golden sheen. There isn’t a ton of filling in these little guys, but they do contain a good amount of corn and water chestnuts, which gives them a sweet and pleasant flavor despite being mostly wrapper. (Seriously, that slightly sweet and smoky corn flavor alone secured these a spot among the best frozen spring rolls.)
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- Trader Joe’s Vegetable Spring Rolls
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Here’s the honest truth about TJ’s veggie spring rolls: Like many frozen veggie dumplings, they are a little gloopy on the inside. That said, these are still some of the best spring rolls because they’re super fragrant and flavorful and packed with tons of veggies—including edamame, kale, and carrots. The gloop is manageable. The juicy, salty, umami flavor in every bite is totally bomb. Serial TJ’s shoppers should totally buy these.
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- Wang Vegetable Spring Roll
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These definitely scratch an itch for hole-in-the-wall restaurant spring rolls. They’re short and stubby, but that only makes them more addictive. The inside is mushy, but it’s a pleasant savory-salty mush, the kind that begs for a little sweet chili sauce. You have to pan fry them on the stovetop (don’t bother with an oven or air fryer, trust me, I tried), so there’s a little extra effort involved. But the payoff is worth it! This is a Korean brand, and they come in a huge container, perfect for adding to your next party spread.
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- Royal Asia Vegetable Spring Rolls with Soy Ginger Sauce
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Fifty mini spring rolls for $12? We really shouldn’t have expected anything less from Costco. These two-bite spring rolls make the perfect party dippers—especially with the tangy soy ginger sauce that comes with it. (If you’re worried there isn’t enough sauce for fifty spring rolls, don’t be—I didn’t count them all, but I saw at least eight sauce packets when I opened the box.) While we cooked them in an oven, I’d wager these would be some of the best spring rolls to toss in an air fryer, too!
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- Chung’s Vegetable Spring Rolls
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Not to make this about me, but I would do a lot for a shiitake mushroom. (Sporked ranked canned mushrooms recently—it was an exciting day for me.) You can probably see where this is going, but one of the best things about Chung’s Vegetable Spring Rolls is the strong shiitake mushroom flavor. Complemented by crunchy celery and a light, delicate wrapper that’s soft on the inside and crispy on the outside, these veggie spring rolls manage, somehow, to be both refreshing and deeply savory at the same time. (And that’s the beauty of mushrooms, y’all.) If you’re a certified, shit-talking shiitake freak like myself, these are the best frozen spring rolls for you.
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- Wei-Chuan Pork and Shrimp Spring Rolls
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I had high hopes for Wei-Chuan (they make our favorite frozen bao buns), and these pork and shrimp spring rolls didn’t disappoint. The filling might not taste that much like shrimp, but it’s extremely, addictively savory, with some carrot and cabbage thrown in for good measure (no vermicelli, either, which is a plus in our book). The wrappers are flaky, delicate, and crisp, too. Another win from Wei-Chuan, if you ask me.
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- Good & Gather Spring Rolls, Vegetable
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Like any major brand, Good & Gather products can be hit or miss. But we can say with certainty that they just get spring rolls. The wrapper is crispy, greasy, and thin, but still able to pack a ton of veggies (carrots, cabbage, kale, shiitake mushroom—oh man, am I a sucker for a little shiitake mushroom). Seriously, these spring rolls are plump. The standout ingredient here is edamame, which you get with every bite. These are some of the best frozen spring rolls you can find—they really taste like you’re eating something freshly rolled and lightly fried in a restaurant kitchen!
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- Summ! Korean Spicy Pork Spring Rolls
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We found these big honkers at Costco, and true to Costco’s quality standards, they checked every box for us. These spring rolls are hefty, juicy and flavor-packed without being too meaty or stuffed. I was a little concerned the filling would have some distracting, generic “Korean” flavor thrown in, but nope, these are just pork spring rolls with a spicy, smoky gochujang sauce on the side that elevates the whole experience. This might be a brand to keep an eye on in the future!
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- Good & Gather Spring Rolls, Chicken Thai Basil
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Spring rolls originated in China, begging the question: Is it controversial to proclaim that these Thai-style chicken spring rolls are among the best frozen spring rolls we tried? Maybe, but we can’t help it: They had the whole Sporked team (plus Mythical Chef Josh, who likes to wander over when he smells food) ooo-ing and ahh-ing. Filled with chicken and fragrant basil, these probably aren’t what come to mind when you picture the quintessential best spring roll. Despite being the only spring rolls on this list with meat, these still taste super light, bright, and vegetable-forward. One bite, and you feel like you’re sitting in a booth at your local Thai bistro. We adored these—but hey, if you’re looking for something more traditional, the others on this list are great, too.
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- Bibigo Vegetable Spring Rolls
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Bibigo Spring Rolls are a hidden gem. We tried them during our best Bibigo products taste test and knew we had to add them to this ranking… in first place. Don’t get me wrong, we still love Target’s Good & Gather line of spring rolls. We just find these to be a more classic version of what you’re probably looking for from the best frozen spring rolls. The filling has edamame, jicama, carrots, cabbage, sweet potato, bamboo shoots, leeks… the list keeps going, guys. How do they pack all that in there?! You can also buy them in a huge 50-count box, so you’ll basically never go hungry again.
Credit: Liv Averett / Bibigo
Best Corn Flavor
Best Trader Joe’s Spring Rolls
Best Spring Rolls for a Party
Best Mini Spring Rolls
Best Mushroom Flavor
Best Shrimp Spring Rolls
Best Plump Spring Rolls
Best Spicy Sauce
Best Spring Rolls (Runner Up)
Best of the Best
Other Frozen Spring Rolls We Tried:
Ajinomoto Tai Pei Spring Rolls Vegetables Mini, Imperial Garden Vegetable Spring Rolls, SeaPak Shrimp Spring Rolls with Sweet Chili Sauce, Omni Plant-Based Pork Style Spring Rolls, Lucky Foods Gluten Free Veggie Spring Rolls, Signature SELECT Vegetable Spring Rolls, Royal Asia, Shrimp Spring Rolls Ginger Soy Sauce, San-J Vegetable Spring Rolls, Wei-Chuan Sriracha Chicken Spring Roll, Wei-Chuan Pork Vegetable & Shrimp Spring Rolls
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