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Air Fryer Mozzarella Sticks
Crispy, bite-sized stretchy string cheese you can only dream about. Air Fryer Mozzarella Sticks are the ULTIMATE homemade appetizer!
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Additional Time
45 mins
Total Time
58 mins
Servings: 12 sticks
Calories: 143 kcal
Course:
Appetizer
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 3 eggs beaten
- 1 ½ cups seasoned panko bread crumbs
- 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
- 2 tesapoons salt
- 2 teaspoons onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 12 Mozzarella Sticks
- olive oil cooking spray
- marinara sauce for dipping
Instructions
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set it aside.
- Grab 3 bowls and set up a dredging station. Put the flour in the first bowl. Beat the eggs in the second bowl. In the third bowl, stir together the panko, Italian seasoning, salt, onion powder, garlic powder, and pepper.
- Unwrap the string cheese. Dip the cheese first into the flour, then the egg, and then coat in the panko and set on the prepared baking sheet. After all 12 cheese sticks are coated, place the baking sheet in the freezer for at least 15 minutes.
- After 15 minutes or when the coating is frozen, take the cheese sticks and dunk them in the egg once more, and then back into the panko for a second coating. Then place them back on the tray and freeze for another 30 minutes.
- When you are ready to serve the mozzarella sticks, remove them from the freezer and preheat your air fryer to 400 degrees F.
- Spray the air fryer basket with olive oil spray and place the sticks into the basket in one even layer. Spray the cheese sticks with olive oil spray.
- Cook in the air fryer for 3 minutes. Check the cheese sticks, flipping and shaking them. Then cook for another 3-4 minutes. The mozzarella sticks are finished when they are golden brown and crispy. Serve warm with marinara for dipping.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1stick
Calories
143kcal
(7%)
Carbohydrates
11g
(4%)
Protein
9g
(18%)
Fat
7g
(11%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
56mg
(19%)
Sodium
418mg
(17%)
Potassium
34mg
(1%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
71IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
36mg
(4%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12sticks
Amount Per Serving
Calories 143
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1stick | |
| Calories | 143kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 11g | 4% |
| Protein | 9g | 18% |
| Fat | 7g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 56mg | 19% |
| Sodium | 418mg | 17% |
| Potassium | 34mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 71IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 36mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.