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Crispy Homemade Air Fryer Mozzarella Sticks
Homemade golden brown and delcious mozzarella sticks made in the air fryer!
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Servings: 8 Mozzarella Sticks
Ingredients
- 8 sticks of mozzarella string cheese
- 1 cup of all purpose flour
- 3 large eggs
- 2 cups of seasoned Panko breadcrumbs
- 3 tablespoons of olive oil
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup of finely grated parmesan cheese
Instructions
Breading Instructions
- In a shallow dish, beat the eggs with a fork until well blended and set aside. Add the flour to large freezer bag or bowl, and set that aside too.
- Pour your Panko breadcrumbs into another shallow dish and drizzle on the olive oil. Toss until the crumbs are well coated. Add the garlic powder, salt, and parmesan cheese to the Panko crumbs and whisk until well combined.
- Add the string cheese to the bag with the flour and shake around until they're completely coated.
- Working with 2-3 sticks at a time, remove them from the flour mixture, and shake off any excess flour back into the bag.
- Add the sticks to the egg mixture and roll around until completely coated in the beaten egg.
- Next, transfer the sticks to the Panko mixture. Roll and press the sticks in the breadcrumbs to get them as evenly coated as possible.
- Add the breaded cheese sticks back to the egg mixture. Roll to coat all sides well and coat any spots that may have been missed the first time.
- Then roll them again in the Panko breadcrumbs, making sure that absolutely no cheese is visible. Take the time to really mold and pack the breading around the cheese stick!
- Place breaded cheese sticks in a single layer on a sheet pan or in a baking dish sprayed with cooking spray. Repeat the above process until all the sticks are completely double breaded.
- Once all the string cheese has been breaded, move the baking dish or sheet pan to the freezer and freeze the sticks for at least an hour until the breading is firm.
Cooking the Mozzarella Sticks In The Air Fryer:
- Preheat your air fryer for 5 minutes at 390º.
- Once the fryer is preheated, spray the fry basket with cooking spray (I prefer olive oil) and spray the tops of your frozen mozzarella sticks too.
- Quickly add 4-6 sticks (depending on the size of your fryer's basket) in a single layer. Don't stack the sticks, you may need to work in batches.
- Cook your mozzarella sticks for 5-7 minutes until they are golden brown and some cheese starts to bubble out.
- Serve with your favorite marinara sauce and enjoy!!
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Nutrition
Serving: 1Serving | Calories: 339kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 96mg | Sodium: 741mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g