These crispy air fried fresh mozzarella cheese planks are a perfect addition to any meal. Share these with friends and family anytime. Make extra batches and store them in the freezer. When you’ve got a taste for some fried cheesy bites, just pop them in the air fryer, and in just minutes, you’ve got a salty delicious treat. Mmmm, that yummy cheese pull with some extra crispy breading. It tastes just like straight out of the deep fryer, but a little bit healthier.
How to Make Crispy Air Fried Fresh Mozzarella
Prepare a sheet pan lined with foil or parchment paper and wire rack. In a large ziploc baggie, combine panko breadcrumbs, Italian seasoning, dried parsley, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Use a rolling pin or kitchen mallet to crush the breadcrumbs to finer crumbs.
Setup a breading station. To one medium sized bowl, add flour. To another medium bowl, lightly whisk eggs using a fork or whisk. Pour the panko breadcrumb mixture to another medium sized bowl.
Start with dipping one slice of cheese in the flour, until lightly coated and shaking off any excess. Next, dip the coated cheese into the whisked eggs making sure that it is completely coated enough so that the breadcrumbs will stick to the cheese. Then dip the cheese into the breadcrumbs until well coated. Repeat with dipping cheese back into the whisked eggs, then completely coat with breadcrumbs again. It is best to double coat each cheese slice so that it creates an extra crispy layer and keeps the cheese from oozing out when frying. Place the breaded cheese on prepared pan. Repeat with remaining cheese slices, working one by one.
Chill breaded cheese in freezer for about 1 hour prior to baking.
Preheat airfryer for about 5 minutes at 390 degrees F. Spray each side of the breaded cheese with cooking spray and sprinkle parmesan cheese on top. Place breaded cheese in airfryer and cook 6-8 minutes or until golden brown and crispy, gently flipping halfway through. Garnish with sprinkling more parmesan cheese over a side of warm marinara and the fried cheesy bites. Yummy!
Mmmm! That crispy, golden brown crust with soft, gooey cheese!
Air Fried Fresh Mozzarella
Description
These Air Fried Fresh Mozzarella cheese bites are baked to a perfect crispy golden brown, dip them in warm marinara sprinkled with extra parmesan cheese.
Ingredients
Instructions
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Prepare a baking sheet with foil or parchment paper and wire rack.
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Combine panko breadcrumbs, Italian seasoning, parsley, garlic, pepper, and salt in a large ziploc baggie. Use a rolling pin to crush the seasoning into finer crumbs, or use a food processor on pulsating mode.
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Set up breading station. In the first bowl, add in flour. In a second bowl, whisk eggs together. And in the third bowl, pour in the crushed panko mixture.
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Working with one slice of fresh mozzarella cheese at a time, first dip in flour shaking off any excess flour. Then dip in egg wash and let any excess drip off. Dip in panko crumb mixture, making sure it is completely covered in crumbs. Place back into egg wash, then in panko mixture again to double coat.
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Place each breaded mozzarella slice on prepared baking sheet. Chill in freezer for at least 1 hour.
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When ready to bake, preheat airfryer to 390F at least 5 minutes prior. Spray both sides of breaded mozzarella cheese with cooking or oil spray, and sprinkle with parmesan cheese.
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Place prepared cheese into basket. Airfry for 6-8 minutes, or until golden brown gently flipping halfway through.
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 Garnish with parmesan cheese and serve with warm marinara sauce.