Panda Express Desserts: Apple Pie Roll, Fortune Cookies and Chocolate
Panda Express has added one dessert in its history: the Apple Pie Roll, launched in October 2023 as the first dessert in the chain’s 40 years. Every meal also comes with a free fortune cookie, about 20 calories each. For something richer, the Compartés chocolate bars turn four Panda flavors into candy, but they are sold online, not in restaurants.
Does Panda Express have desserts?
Yes, but only a few. The Apple Pie Roll is the only dessert Panda Express has added to its menu, and it arrived in October 2023. Most orders also include a free fortune cookie. Panda’s chocolate bars, made with Compartés, are sold online rather than in restaurants.
| Item | What it is | Where you get it |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Pie Roll | Apple pie filling in a crispy wonton wrapper | Participating Panda Express restaurants |
| Fortune cookie | Crisp cookie with a paper fortune inside | Free with orders in restaurants |
| Compartés chocolate bars | Four candy bars inspired by Panda dishes | Compartés website only |
The U.S. menu does not list ice cream, shakes or cakes. If you want something sweet with your meal, the fruit refreshers on the Panda Express drinks menu are the other option.
What is the Panda Express Apple Pie Roll?
The Apple Pie Roll is a handheld dessert of cubed apples, cinnamon sugar and pie spices wrapped in a flaky wonton wrapper and fried, like a sweet egg roll. Panda Express launched it in October 2023 for its 40th anniversary. It has about 150 calories per roll.
Panda’s chief brand officer, Andrea Cherng, said at launch that the company hoped it would become the next beloved American Chinese classic, according to Fox affiliate reports from October 10, 2023. Food Network described it as a mash-up of an egg roll and an apple pie, with the wonton wrapper standing in for pie crust.
| Detail | Apple Pie Roll |
|---|---|
| Launched | October 2023, 40th anniversary |
| Filling | Cubed apples, cinnamon sugar, pie spices |
| Wrapper | Wonton wrapper, fried |
| Order sizes at launch | 1 piece or 6 pieces |
| Launch price | About $2 for 1, $11.20 for 6 (varies by store) |
| Calories | About 150 per roll (1.94 oz) |
Is the Apple Pie Roll still on the menu?
It depends on the store. The Apple Pie Roll launched as a limited-time item in October 2023, and reviewers later reported it staying on menus at participating locations. Panda has not announced a nationwide 2026 run, so the quickest check is to search for it in the Panda Express app for your store.
When it was new, Panda Rewards members could redeem one free Apple Pie Roll order while supplies lasted. That launch offer has ended. If the app shows it for your store, you can add it to any order like an appetizer.
How many calories are in Panda Express desserts?
Panda Express desserts are small. An Apple Pie Roll has about 150 calories and a fortune cookie about 20, according to the nutrition database FatSecret. Together they add about 170 calories to a meal, less than a single Cream Cheese Rangoon order at 190 calories.
| Item | Serving | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Pie Roll | 1 roll, 1.94 oz | 150 |
| Fortune cookie | 1 cookie, 0.18 oz | 20 |
| Cream Cheese Rangoon (for comparison) | 3 pieces | 190 |
Real-world case 1 · A light meal with dessert
Can you fit dessert into a 500-calorie Panda order?
A Bowl of Broccoli Beef (150 calories) over Super Greens (130 calories) comes to 280 calories. Add an Apple Pie Roll (150) and the free fortune cookie (20), and the whole meal is 450 calories.
Result: you can have a full Bowl, dessert and the cookie and still stay 50 calories under 500.
Are Panda Express fortune cookies free?
Yes. Panda Express hands out a free fortune cookie with orders, each with a paper fortune inside. The chain gives away a lot of them: in 2016 it said it handed out nearly 282 million a year, more than any other restaurant, according to Fox Business. Each cookie has about 20 calories.
Fortune cookies also come with catering party bundles. Panda has carried the tradition abroad too: SoraNews24 reported in March 2024 that Panda Express was bringing fortune cookies to diners in Japan.
What are the Panda Express Compartés chocolate bars?
They are four chocolate bars made by Los Angeles chocolatier Compartés, each based on a Panda Express flavor. They launched in December 2025 at $11.95 a bar or $49.95 for a gift box of all four, according to QSR Magazine, and are sold on the Compartés website, not in restaurants.
| Bar | Chocolate | What is in it |
|---|---|---|
| Original Orange | Milk chocolate | Crispy rice, orange flavor, chili flakes |
| Kung Pao | Dark chocolate | Dried chili peppers, peanuts, sea salt |
| Honey Walnut | Honey white chocolate | Walnuts, honeycomb pieces |
| Fortune Cookie | White chocolate | Real Panda Express fortune cookie pieces |
At launch, on December 5, 2025, Panda gave a free Fortune Cookie bar to guests who bought any Plate at participating restaurants, according to Parade. That one-day offer has ended. Prices and stock on the Compartés site have changed since launch, so check there before you order.
Real-world case 2 · Bars or gift box
Is the gift box cheaper than buying four bars?
At launch prices, four single bars cost 4 × $11.95 = $47.80. The gift box with all four was $49.95.
Result: the box cost $2.15 more than buying the bars one by one, so it only makes sense if you want the gift packaging.
