Here are a few of the things I love about Homemade Crunch Wraps:
- With a quick side dish they can easily be transformed into an easy weeknight dinner. 2. They make a great grab-and-go snack or mini-meal
- Unlike the same ingredients cooked like a burrito, you can stuff cold toppings into these after they come out of the oven. 4. They’re easier for kids to eat because everything is totally contained and can be hand-held. 5. They’re FREEZER FRIENDLY. Make extra and stash in the freezer- they can go right into the oven frozen and bake up pretty quick!
Prep the Crunch Wrap Filling
This is intentionally really simple: seasoned ground beef and canned black beans. There’s no dicing onions or mincing garlic and you don’t even have to measure spices. I simply brown the ground beef and throw in either a packet of store-bought taco seasoning, or this easy Homemade Taco Seasoning. TIP: This is something I often prep ahead and freeze, or keep in my fridge for the week. Having a beef and bean mix ready to go makes it really easy to make this recipe, or toss in quesadillas, or over nachos or whatever.
Assemble the Crunch Wraps
Assembling is easy, you just keep your filling in a circle in the center of the tortilla. I like to put cheese on both the top and bottom of the filling so there’s melty cheese touching all sides of the tortilla. So put a sprinkle of cheese down, then some of your meat filling.
Next comes the avocados. Now you can use fresh avocados, or if you don’t have any, or the store doesn’t have ripe ones that day, or they cost as much as a new pair of shoes, you can always use guac. We buy these little individual packs of guac at Costco and have them in the fridge at all times (tip: they freeze well!) so I use those sometimes if I don’t have avocados. If you’re thinking it sounds weird to actually cook avocados (or guac for that matter) think again! It is AWESOME. They don’t turn mushy or brown or weird. Avocado adds a delicious creamy bite to Crunch Wraps that you’ll love.
So add some slices or dices or whatever and then another sprinkle of cheese. I’m using both cheddar and pepper jack in mine but you can use whatever you like.
How to Wrap a Crunch Wrap
Now it’s time to wrap those up. This is the most integral part of a crunch wrap! I’m mad that I snapped these pictures really quick trying to wrap with one hand and shoot with the other and they’re burry but I’m going to post them anyway so you guys get it! Fold one side into the center And then move around the crunch wrap continuing until it’s all pinwheeled up and closed in the center.
You’ll want to flip it over and place seam-side down so they stay shut. There’s a couple ways to cook these but I’ll show you how I cook a whole batch at once, like for my family. TIP: You’ll see in the recipe we preheat our baking sheet. It’s piping hot so that when you pop these on the sheet it sizzles and crisps the outsides! In order to do that you’ll need a little oil on the outsides of the tortilla.
Baking the Crunch Wraps
After a quick brush of oil, they’ll just bake until golden. TIP: Did you buy a giant bottle of True Lime because I have told you to a million times and now you’re looking for other ways to use it?? After brushing with oil, sprinkle some on the outsides of these. Just trust me.
The outsides are crispy, but when you break into them you’ll get the melty cheese and creamy avocado and it’s such a great combo of flavors and textures.
How to Serve your Crunch Wraps
Now you can eat them just like this. And these work just as well for a grab-and-go snack as they do for dinner.
Or you can cut them in half and stuff some toppings in there. We like shredded lettuce, diced or sliced onion, and a slice of fresh tomato. You can serve them with some sour cream, or our favorites, either my Lime-Cilantro Ranch or Homemade Ranch.
My kids all love them plain and dipped!
Anyway you do it, these are sure to be a hit and it’s a handy thing to keep in the freezer, too! See the recipe notes for full freezer instructions and make a big batch to store away for an easy bite! Follow and Tag Me on Instagram! If you make these, tag me on Insta, or leave a comment so I can see! My FAVORITE thing is to see you guys enjoying these recipes in your own homes! You can find me by clicking here!
