Fill a large bowl with lukewarm water and submerge one rice paper sheet at a time for about 10-15 seconds—just until soft but still manageable.

Cut the layered rice paper wraps into 3 triangular pieces. Roll the rice paper triangles into croissant shapes. Sprinkle with sugar. Bake for 35 minutes. Enjoy! Sponsored Content by Taboola.

Rice paper used to be made with just rice, water, and some salt, Nguyen explains, and it took forever to soften. Now, she says modern brands include a little tapioca in the paper.

In fact, rice paper has been one of my go-to approaches when I want this type of crispy strip to crumble onto pastas, salads, grain bowls or soups; to stack into sandwiches; and to just snack on ...