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I cannot resist a warm, gooey fried piece of mozzarella. Using an air fryer is game changer that gives you perfectly crispy cheese sticks.

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Air Fryer Mozzarella Sticks

Prep Time15 minutes mins

Cook Time15 minutes mins

Freezing Time1 hour hr

Total Time1 hour hr 30 minutes mins

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: American

Servings: 24 stick

Equipment

• Air Fryer

Ingredients

• 12 mozzarella sticks cut in half horizontally
• 2 large eggs
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup Italian breadcrumbs
• 1/3 cup panko
• marinara sauce for dipping

Instructions

• Place flour in a shallow bowl.
• Crack an egg into a separate shallow bowl and whisk until broken up.
• In a 3rd shallow bowl mix Italian breadcrumbs and panko.
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Roll each mozzarella stick in flour until fully coated.
• Dip the flour coated mozzarella stick in the egg until full coated and then the breadcrumb panko mix until fully coated.
• Place on the baking sheet and repeat the process with the remaining mozzarella sticks.
• Place the baking sheet in the freezer for 30 minutes to an hour.
• Discard any excess egg. Wash the bowl and dry as it will be used again.
• After at least 30 minutes have passed, remove baking sheet from the freezer.
• Crack the 2nd egg into the cleaned shallow bowl and whisk until broken up.
• Repeat the flour, egg, and breadcrumb assembly line.
• Once finished, place the baking sheet back in the freezer for another 30 minutes to an hour.
• Discard excess flour, egg and bread crumbs.
• After another at least 30 minutes have passed, remove the baking sheet from the freezer.
• If your air fryer requires pre-heating, pre-heat to 370 degrees F.
• Open your air fryer and place an air fryer parchment sheet in the bottom of the tray or lightly spray the tray with non-stick cooking spray.
• Place frozen breaded cheese sticks in a single layer on the tray. Make sure not to overcrowd them. You will need to cook them all in 2-3 batches.
• Cook for 5-7 minutes. Peak in at 5 minutes to make sure the cheese isn't oozing through the breadcrumbs.
• Repeat the cooking process with the remaining cheese sticks.
• Serve with warm marinara sauce.

Notes

Any uncooked mozzarella sticks can be stored in a quart sized bag in the freezer.

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