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    Home > Vegan Appetizers

    Fried Rice Paper Chips (With or Without OIL!)

    By My Pure Plants on 01/30/2023 - May contain affiliate links. Please read our disclosure.

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    This is seriously one of the easiest snacks you can make. And it is so good! Fry rice paper in oil and it puffs up in 5 seconds!!! Or use a microwave if you want them to be oil-free. Sprinkle these crispy rice paper chips with your favorite seasoning and munch away. Don’t worry we will give you 9 seasoning variations that are just perfect to use.

    Several puffed rice paper sheets sprinkled with different spices red yellow and brownish on a black plate and those spices are also sprinkled in the black board for contrast

    If you are looking for more rice paper recipes, we have tons of delicious dishes you can try like spring rolls, dumplings, samosa rolls, egg rolls, or this yummy Vietnamese pizza.

    Table of Contents hide
    1. Ingredients
    2. How to fry rice paper?
    3. Top tips
    4. Rice paper chips without oil?
    5. Seasoning variations
    6. More rice paper recipes
    7. Fried Rice Paper Chips

    Ingredients

    There isn’t much to say here except that essentially you only need 3 ingredients to make crisps! Isn’t it one of the easiest things you make?

    • rice paper wrappers – The best type to make rice paper chips are the ones that are made from 100% rice flour. You can find info about the different types, brands and how to choose among them in our complete guide.
    • vegetable oil – sunflower or coconut oil (any which is high heat resistant)
    • seasoning – You can start with salt and pepper but we will give your many options below.
    A couple of round rice papers on a wooden surface

    How to fry rice paper?

    You don’t really need any preparation unless you use a homemade spice mix and you need to mix that. But at the end of the day frying rice paper will take you approximately 5 seconds! So ready, set, go!

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    1. Take a frying pan or a large skillet and heat it over medium heat. The larger the pan, the more rice paper chips you can make.
    2. Cut rice paper wrappers into pieces. We used a rice paper sheet that is approx. 6 inches (16 cm) in diameter and cut them into quarters. The larger the pieces are the easier to work with them.
    3. Add vegetable oil approx. 0.5-inch deep. You don’t need to deep fry rice paper wrappers to get them puffed. Since they are quite thin it is enough to add oil to cover them while they are still flat. (See photo #1 below for reference or you can take a look at our video.)
    4. Place the quarters in the oil and wait for them to get crispy all around. It will take approx. 5 seconds! When they are puffy, take them out immediately. No need to wait longer. (photo #2)
    5. Use thongs to gentle grab them and transfer them to a paper towel or a cooling rack to drain any excess oil.
    6. Sprinkle them with the seasoning of your choice. They are delicate so you can’t do any direct rubbing or shaking them in a bag.
    2 photo collage showing a pan with shallow oil. The first with rice papers just tossed in it and the second shows the puffed sheets.

    Top tips

    • Hot oil – While the oil doesn’t necessarily need to be piping hot, it should be medium-high heat. The reason for it is that the longer they stay in the oil, the more they soak up. The oil is at the right temperature if the rice paper sheets are ready in 5 seconds!
    • Choose rice paper wrappers made of 100% rice flour – If you feel that your fried rice paper chips are too delicate to handle and they easily break after grabing them with thongs, then you must have used a brand which is made partly of rice flour and partly of tapioca starch. Visit our rice paper wrappers guide to read about the differences and how to choose between them.
    • Add seasoning after frying – Never add seasoning before frying. For one since the rice paper sheets are dry the seasoning will not stuck on them. And secondly, even if by any chance some do stuck, they will likely be burnt and turn bitter due to the high heat.
    • Never soak rice papers before frying – In most rice paper recipes, you need to soak the sheets to be able to roll them. This is probably the only recipe where you shouldn’t. Wet sheets may get crispy, but will definitely not get puffed!
    • Better to cut with scissors than breaking it – I found breaking them apart with my hands resulted was a mess. Small pieces were flying around the kitchen and it was hard to break them into a specific shape. Cutting them with scissors provides a neater result.
    Several puffed rice paper sheets sprinkled with different spices red yellow and brownish on a black plate

    Rice paper chips without oil?

    In the microwave

    I found several recommendations to make rice paper chips in a microwave, saying to leave the rice paper wrappers for one minute there then turn it around and microwave it for another minute. I tested this concept, but I found it to be too long. How I did do it successfully?

    • Set the microwave to 800 Watts.
    • Place a whole rice paper sheet on a microwave-compatible plate.
    • Microwave it for 30 seconds. Check and only increase the time if you see unpuffed parts.

    TOP tip: I use a plate a bit smaller than my rice paper sheet so that it sits around the rim and the middle is not touching the plate. In this way, you get puffed rice paper all around.

    In the oven

    I also tested whether it is possible to make baked rice paper chips. Sadly, it is not. I tried several settings like using a broiler with a cold oven or pre-heated fan-oven, cold oven with lower temperature. However, the results were always the same: the rice paper wrappers got brown or burnt even before starting to get puffy.

    In the air fryer

    I don’t have an air fryer, and I couldn’t find a single mention or reference that anyone successfully made crispy rice paper chips in an air fryer. If you do try it, let us know, and will update this post accordingly.

    Seasoning variations

    The possibilities are endless. You can use store-bought spice mixes or homemade ones. To season 6 fried rice paper sheets we used at most 1 tablespoon of spices.

    Important to note that you should choose fine powder mixes (or use a mortar even a simple one like this or coffee grinder) otherwise they will not stick to the fried rice paper wrappers. No wet ingredients either!

    If you need some inspiration check out the below seasoning list.

    • Nutritional yeast – Use a mortar to make powder out of the flakes and sprinkle them on top for a cheezy flavor.
    • Smoked paprika powder – For a smoky, BBQ flavor, use this albeit sparingly.
    • Fajita spice mix – Add a bit of chili powder, cumin, garlic, and oregano to smoked paprika and it will make a fiery Mexican vibe. We use this same mix to make fajita veggies.
    • Buffalo spice mix – Mix garlic powder, onion powder, sweet smoked paprika powder, cayenne pepper, cumin and oregano. We use this mix to make buffalo vegan chicken wings.
    • Cajun spice mix – Mix cayenne pepper, sweet smoked paprika powder, oregano, thyme, garlic powder and onion powder. We use this mix to make cajun sauce for pasta.
    • Vegan prawn crackers – The texture of puffed rice papers is almost identical to prawn crackers. Use a mortar or a coffee grinder to turn nori sheets into flakes. Sprinkle them with it and a bit of salt. And voila, so yummy!
    • Old Bay seasoning
    • Indian masala powder
    • Onion soup mix
    Several puffed rice paper sheets sprinkled with different spices red yellow and brownish on a black plate

    This Fried Rice Paper Chips recipe is meat-free, egg-free, and dairy-free. It is suitable for a vegan, vegetarian diet. It is soy-free, nut-free, and gluten-free, but only WFPB-friendly (whole foods plant-based) if you use a microwave.

    More rice paper recipes

    If you are looking for more rice paper recipes, we have tons of delicious dishes you can try.

    • Crispy Rice Paper Spring Rolls
    • Rice Paper Dumplings
    • Rice Paper Samosa Rolls
    • Rice Paper Egg Rolls
    • Vietnamese Rice Paper Pizza
    • Vietnamese Spring Rolls
    Several puffed rice paper sheets sprinkled with different spices red yellow and brownish on a black plate and those spices are also sprinkled in the black board for contrast

    Fried Rice Paper Chips

    Nandor Barta
    This is seriously one of the easiest snacks you can make. And it is so good! Fry rice paper in oil and it puffs up in 5 seconds!!! Or use a microwave if you want them to be oil-free. Sprinkle these crispy rice paper chips with your favorite seasoning and munch away. Don’t worry we will give you 9 seasoning variations that are just perfect to use.
    5 from 2 votes
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    Prep Time 3 mins
    Cook Time 2 mins
    Total Time 5 mins
    Course Appetizer, Snack
    Servings 4 servings
    Calories 83kcal

    Equipment

    • our Cast-iron Skillet by UnoCasa
    • Non-stick frying pan (10.5 inch / 26 cm)

    Ingredients
     
     

    • 6 Rice paper sheets 6-inc / 16 cm in diameter
    • ½ cup Vegetable oil

    Seasoning options (on the photo)

    • 1 Tbsp Nutritional yeast
    • 1 Tbsp Fajitas spice mix
    • 1 Tbsp Sweet smoked paprika powder
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    Instructions
     

    Frying rice paper in a pan

    • Take a frying pan or a large skillet and heat it over medium heat. The larger the pan, the more rice paper chips you can make.
    • Cut rice paper wrappers into pieces. We used a rice paper sheet that is approx. 6 inches (16 cm) in diameter and cut them into quarters. The larger the pieces are, the easier to work with them.
    • Add vegetable oil approx. 0.5-inch deep. You don’t need to deep fry rice paper wrappers to get them puffed. Since they are pretty thin, adding oil to cover them while they are still flat is enough. (See the photo for reference, or look at our video.)
    • Place the quarters in the oil and wait for them to get crispy. It will take approx. 5 seconds! When they are puffy, take them out immediately. No need to wait longer.
    • Use thongs to gently grab and transfer them to a paper towel where any excess oil can be adsorbed.

    Fried rice paper without oil

    • Set the microwave to 800 Watts.
    • Place a whole rice paper sheet on a microwave-compatible plate. I use a smaller plate than my rice paper sheet so that it sits around the rim and the middle is not touching the plate. In this way, you get puffed rice paper all around.
    • Microwave it for 30 seconds. Check and only increase the time if you see unpuffed parts.
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    Notes

    Top tips to make them perfectly every time

    • Hot oil – While the oil doesn’t necessarily need to be piping hot, it should be medium to hot. The reason for it is that the longer they stay in the oil, the more they soak up. The oil is at the right temperature if the rice paper sheets are ready in 5 seconds!
    • Choose rice paper wrappers made of 100% rice flour – If you feel that your fried rice paper chips are too delicate to handle and they easily break after grabbing them with thongs, then you must have used a brand which is made partly of rice flour and partly of tapioca starch. Visit our rice paper wrappers guide to read about the differences and how to choose between them.
    • Add seasoning after frying – Never add seasoning before frying. For one since the rice paper sheets are dry the seasoning will not be stuck on them. And secondly, even if by any chance some do stuck, they will likely be burnt and turn bitter due to the high heat.
    • Never soak rice papers before frying – In most rice paper recipes, you need to soak the sheets to be able to roll them. This is probably the only recipe where you shouldn’t. Wet sheets may get crispy, but will definitely not get puffed!
    • Better to cut with scissors than breaking it – I found breaking them apart with my hands resulted was a mess. Small pieces were flying around the kitchen and it was hard to break them into a specific shape. Cutting them with scissors provides a neater result.
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    Nutrition

    Nutrition Facts
    Fried Rice Paper Chips
    Amount Per Serving (1 serving without seasoning)
    Calories 83 Calories from Fat 9
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 1g2%
    Saturated Fat 1g6%
    Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
    Monounsaturated Fat 1g
    Cholesterol 3mg1%
    Sodium 163mg7%
    Potassium 23mg1%
    Carbohydrates 17g6%
    Fiber 1g4%
    Protein 3g6%
    Vitamin A 4IU0%
    Calcium 13mg1%
    Iron 1mg6%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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    1. Connie

      June 29, 2022 at 11:59 pm

      Fun and easy. I ate without seasoning.

      Reply
      • My Pure Plants

        June 30, 2022 at 3:41 pm

        I am glad you like it. Try next with some seasoning, my favorite is nutritional yeast.

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