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Air Fryer Cheese Bites
Flamin' Hot Cheetos Air Fryer Cheese Bites are tiny little cheese bites are coated in spicy crushed Hot Cheetos and air-fried for a next-level snacking experience.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Freezing Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 25 mins
Servings: 18
Calories: 36 kcal
Course:
Appetizer
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 8- ounce block cheese pepper jack, mozzarella, cheddar
- 2 cups Flamin’ Hot Cheetos crushed
- ½ cup flour
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons milk
- spray oil in a bottle
Instructions
- Cut the cheese into 16-18 cubes. Keep the size as uniform as possible.
- Place the Cheetos in a bag and crush them with a rolling pin. Put them in a bowl.
- Put the flour in a different bowl.
- In a third bowl, combine the eggs and milk and whisk.
- The dipping can be messy, try to just use one hand so once stays clean. Pay attention to the order of the dipping!
- Dip each cheese cube in the egg, then in the flour, then the egg mixture again, and finally in the Cheetos crumbs. Make sure the cubes are well coated in the mixture.
- Transfer the coated cubes on a plate and freeze for at least one hour.
- When ready to cook, preheat the air fryer to 390 degrees F. Spray the frozen cheese cubes with oil from a spray bottle.
- Put the cubes in an even layer in the basket of the air fryer. If you don't have a large enough air fryer then cook these in batches.
- Air fry for 5 minutes at 390 degrees F. Check them and decide if they are crispy enough or not. Add cooking time 1-2 minutes at a time.
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Notes
- Try to coat the cubes thoroughly and evenly.
- Pay attention to the "egg - flour - egg - Cheetos" dipping sequence, and don't skip steps.
- Don't try to take a shortcut and skip the freezing step.
- Preheat the air fryer.
- You can make this with cheese curds for an Applebee's copycat recipe. But they are a little more challenging to work with because of their non-uniform shape.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1g
Calories
36kcal
(2%)
Carbohydrates
4g
(1%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
0.3g
(2%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.1g
Monounsaturated Fat
0.2g
Trans Fat
0.002g
Cholesterol
20mg
(7%)
Sodium
107mg
(4%)
Potassium
52mg
(1%)
Fiber
0.1g
(0%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
37IU
(1%)
Calcium
55mg
(6%)
Iron
0.3mg
(2%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 18Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 36
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 36kcal | 2% |
| Carbohydrates | 4g | 1% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.3g | 2% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.1g | 1% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.2g | 1% |
| Trans Fat | 0.002g | 0% |
| Cholesterol | 20mg | 7% |
| Sodium | 107mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 52mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 0.1g | 0% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 37IU | 1% |
| Calcium | 55mg | 6% |
| Iron | 0.3mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.