The invention belongs to the technical field of food processing, in particular to a method for preparing instant wheat germs. The method specifically includes the following steps: freeze-thawing fresh wheat germs; adding the frozenthawed wheat germs into a mixture of tartaric acid and a ligusticum chuanxiong extracting solution for soaking; cooking the soaked wheat germs; drying the cooked wheat germs and then heating and drying the wheat germs through microwaves to obtain the instant wheat germs. The preparation method provided by the invention is simple in process, and the prepared wheat germs can be directly eaten, is light and crisp in mouthfeel, and can be used as a main or auxiliary ingredient to be added for preparing of other foods.