Savor the best African snacks by starting with these delicious, crunchy, and decadent Nigerian Egg Rolls in coconut flavor!

These egg rolls are made of boiled eggs wrapped in light and airy puff pastry dough and deep-fried to perfection. In this recipe, let’s make the snacks more fun by adding sweet, nutty, and tropical coconuts!

They have a soft and decadent texture inside with a golden brown color outside. You will surely love making this family-friendly dish for celebrations and weekends!

Experience the deep-fried goodness of these Nigerian Egg Rolls with the exquisite goodness of coconuts!

How to Make Nigerian Egg Rolls

Egg Rolls are already delicious, but wait until you taste them with coconuts. You might be surprised at how tasty the eggs and coconuts can be in one dish.

Let’s start deep-frying to enjoy incredibly delicious Nigerian Egg Rolls with coconuts!

Ingredients

These are the ingredients that you need to make Nigerian Egg Rolls with coconuts:

Eggs

There are many ways to cook eggs, but in this recipe, you need boiled eggs to make the egg rolls. These eggs have tender egg whites and even softer egg yolks!

According to an article in A Sweet Pea Chef, one large egg contains only 80 calories! Aside from the rich and savory quality of boiled eggs, they are also packed with health benefits.

If you love egg recipes like me, then you can also try Scotch Eggs, Fried Eggs, or Egg Mayo Sandwich! Once you learn how to boil eggs perfectly, the Nigerian Egg Roll recipe will be a piece of cake!

Coconut Milk

Homemade Coconut Milk is something that you should always have in your kitchen. It has a sweet and nutty flavor with thick and creamy consistency – perfect for lots of recipes.

I suggest mixing the coconut milk into the dough for an evenly distributed flavor. This milk will also give the dish a fragrant aroma that will make you feel like you’re on vacation.

Medical News Today found that coconut milk can be good for weight loss, heart health, and immunity! Use your leftover coconut milk for Coconut Chin Chin, Coconut Rice, or Coconut Puff Puff.

Plain flour

Like other dough recipes, you need plain flour to wrap the egg easily. It makes the dough flexible enough to be kneaded and molded around the eggs.

The flour will also give the egg rolls a flaky, crisp, and golden brown crust outside yet soft on the inside. You can also use the flour for Crispy Fried Fish, Chicken Pizza, and Chin Chin!

Baking powder

Give the dough more rise and volume by adding baking powder to the dough. It leavens and expands the flour to fully coat the boiled eggs.

Your Nigerian Egg Roll will surely have that extra puff for the most appetizing appearance. I also suggest using baking powder for other deep-fried snacks like Coconut Buns!

Salted utter

Use the salted butter to make a light and friable pastry. It binds the dough ingredients together to get a smooth and perfect texture.

The butter also adds a fragrant aroma, especially once you slice the egg rolls. In fact, butter can help with the inviting color of the dish.

Seasoning

In this recipe, I suggest using sea salt, nutmeg, and milk powder as the seasoning. These will balance the overall flavors of the dough and eggs for the perfect taste at every bite!

Sunflower Oil

Whenever you’re deep frying, use oil with a high smoke point to cook the food properly. Since egg rolls can take a while to cook, use any kind of oil that’s heat resistant. 

Can you smell and taste the Nigerian Egg Rolls already? This recipe is a new take on how you cook eggs and how you can bring Nigerian cuisine into your home! 

Directions

Are you ready to have some fun while making Nigerian Egg Rolls with Coconuts? Let’s get into the recipe!

1. Open the coconut to extract the coconut meat and water.
2. Use a blender to puree the coconut meat and the coconut water until smooth.
3. Filter the contents using a nutmilk bag over a bowl.
4. Squeeze out the fresh coconut milk and set it aside. 
5. In a bowl, mix the plain flour, sugar, baking powder, nutmeg, sea salt, and powdered milk.
6. Make a pit and add the salted butter, eggs, and coconut milk.
7. Then, knead until it forms a dough. 
8. Wrap it in cling film and refrigerate it for an hour. 
9. Boil 12 to 15 eggs in a pot over medium heat for up to 12 minutes.
10. Transfer the eggs to a bowl of cold water.
11. Peel the eggs, then set aside. 
12. Place the dough on a floured surface and cut it into four portions with a dough cutter.
13. Use a rolling pin to roll it out as evenly as you can to about 0.5 cm. 
14. Use a 15-cm pot lid or round stencil to cut out as many circles as you can from the dough.
15. Wrap the egg with the dough. 
16. Seal the egg inside by pressing and pinching the dough.
17. Dust the roll with flour and mold it between your hands. 
18. In a deep frying pan, heat sunflower oil over a medium-low fire.
19. Deep fry the egg rolls with a mesh skimmer for even browning.
20. Once golden in color, remove them from heat. 
21. Place the fried egg rolls on a lined tray and serve!

It doesn’t get easier than this. Imagine how satisfying it would be to eat these remarkably delicious Nigerian Eggs Rolls with coconut goodness!

Tips

How to Store Pastry Ingredients

Store dry pastry ingredients in their original packaging or containers and place them in cool, dry, and dark areas. You don’t need to put them in the fridge or freezer.

Coconuts

Buying coconuts

• Shake the coconut and if you feel that there’s lots of water inside, go for it!
• Check if the soft eye is free from molds.
• Oh, The Things We’ll Make suggests buying coconuts that feel heavy for their size. 

Storing coconuts

• Whole fresh coconuts can last up to four months at room temperature.
• On the other hand, grated coconut meat is best refrigerated in a container or resealable bag to last up to four days or frozen to last up to six months. 
• Meanwhile, coconut milk can be kept in the fridge for four days.
• You can also freeze coconut milk in ice cube trays and transfer them to freezer bags for easy access. 

Preparing coconuts

1. Locate the soft eye of the coconut by poking with a knife.
2. Then, poke the soft eye and flip the coconut over a glass or bowl to get the coconut water out.
3. Set the coconut water aside. 
4. To crack it, use a hammer or knife and lightly pound on the coconut while turning it over.  
5. Remove the skin with a peeler for the coconut meat until you are left with the white part.
6. Grate the coconut meat with a grater and store it in a container. 

Dough

• Buy quality pastry ingredients and store them properly.
• Always start with your dry ingredients before adding the dry ones.
• You can knead using a mixer with a kneading attachment or using your hands. 
• Remember to lightly flour the clean surface so you can mold the dough properly.
• Before wrapping the egg in the dough, check if it is elastic enough to secure the egg inside. 
• Apply slight pressure on the dough, and if it bounces back immediately, it is ready to use.
• You can also stretch out a small amount of dough; if it breaks apart, it needs more kneading. 

Nigerian Egg Rolls Variations

Note that this recipe is not a vegan and gluten-free dish because of the eggs and the dough. Feel free to substitute ingredients with condiments that are best suited to your diet. 

Instead of plain flour and baking powder, you can use self-raising flour for a two-in-one flour. I also suggest trying plant-based flour such as almond flour or oat flour.

Instead of making your own coconut milk at home, you can also use one from the grocery store. You can also use unsalted butter as an alternative to salted butter.

Recommended Tools

• Pot: Boil the eggs in a large and deep pot. 
• Deep frying pan: Cook the egg rolls in a frying pan. 
• Blender: Blend the coconut water and coconut meat for the milk. 
• Glass bowls: Prepare the measured ingredients in glass bowls. 
• Spatula: Mix the ingredients using a spatula.
• Nutmilk bag: Pour the blended coconut mixture into a mesh o milk bag to extract the milk.
• Dough cutter: Use a scraper to cut the dough into portions. 
• Rolling pin: Flatten the dough as evenly as you can. 
• Pot lid: Carve out the circles with the lid as a guide. 
• Knife: Use this to open the coconut and make round dough.
• Mesh skimmer: Turn over the egg rolls during deep frying with a mesh skimmer. 

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How to Serve Nigerian Egg Rolls

Nigerian Egg Rolls can make great breakfast and snack meals. They can make you feel full for longer without depriving you of energy and nutrients for the day! 

You can pair it with homemade juices like:

• Peanut Butter Banana Milkshake
• Iced Tea
• Pineapple Pomegranate Juice
• Hibiscus Lemon Tea
• Fruit Smoothie
• Pineapple Juice
• Almond Milk

Limit your egg roll intake to one every day. However, for the hard-boiled eggs alone, you can consume up to two pieces daily. Since they are fried, you need to eat them in moderation. 

Storage Tips

• At room temperature: A cooked egg roll can last up to several hours at room temperature. However, if you aren’t frying it yet, store the boiled eggs and dough separately. 
• Boiled eggs can be refrigerated for up to a week, and it is not suggested for freezing. Meanwhile, wrap the whole dough in cling film and store it in a container to refrigerate for a day or freeze for a week. 

Frequently Asked Questions

How to make egg rolls in Nigeria?

Nigerian Egg Rolls are made by preparing hard-boiled eggs and dough for deep frying. You also need coconut milk, whether store-bought or homemade coconut milk, to give it the authentic nutty, and creamy flavor.

What country is known for egg rolls?

Nigeria is known for its deep-fried egg rolls recipe that uses boiled eggs and puff pastry. Over the years, different countries like China also developed their own version of egg rolls. In this recipe, you will learn how to make egg rolls from Nigeria!

What ethnicity makes egg rolls?

Different ethnicities make egg rolls. But these snacks are popularly known in Nigeria as street food snacks. Other countries have also created egg roll recipes with their staple ingredients.

Is a Nigerian Coconut Egg Roll healthy? 

Yes, it is. Boiled eggs can help with weight loss, metabolism, vision, immunity, and heart health! Homemade coconut milk is also a lactose-free beverage that saves you from the preservatives and calories of store-bought coconut milk. 

Even the dough ingredients have protein and good carbohydrates for endurance, brain function, and energy. It may also be fried but since we’re using oil with a high smoke point, it will not greatly decrease the nutrients of the dish!