Oven or Air Fryer Mozzarella Sticks

Deep frying is a lot of work, so baked cheese sticks is the way to go! I have tried this homemade cheese stick recipe using multiple flavors of cheese, and it works great every time!

5 from 10 votes

Print Recipe

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 10

freezer time 30

Total Time 55

Course Appetizer

Cuisine American

Servings people

Calories 311 kcal

Recommended Products

small bowls

9 x 13 baking sheet

Ingredients

1 package of individually wrapped cheese sticks of any flavor
2 eggs
3/4 cup flour
1 cup bread crumbs

Instructions

Unwrap each cheese stick from its packaging and cut it in half.
Crack eggs in a pie tin or a small bowl. Stir together flour and bread crumbs in another pie tin or small bowl.
Toss a cheese stick in the egg mixture. Remove and transfer to the breadcrumb/flour mixture and roll in it. Dip cheese stick back in egg mixture and then roll back into the breadcrumb/flour mixture. Place on a baking sheet. Repeat with remaining cheese sticks.
Place the baking sheet of cheese sticks in a freezer for 30 minutes.

Baking

After 30 minutes, bake for 10 minutes at 375 degrees. Remove from oven and drizzle with olive oil. Serve your Baked Cheese Sticks with marinara sauce.

Air Fryer

After 30 minutes, place a batch of cheese sticks in the air fryer basket. Spray with cooking spray. Air fry your cheese sticks at 375 degrees for about 5 minutes.

Nutrition

Calories: 311kcal

All information presented on this site is intended for informational purposes only. Nutritional facts listed are a rough estimate and should only be followed as a general idea.

Keyword cheese sticks recipe, baked mozarella sticks, homemade cheese sticks, mozarella cheese recipes, baked cheddar cheese sticks, baked cheese sticks with string cheese, mozzarella, mozzarella sticks recipe, homemade mozzarella sticks, oven baked cheese sticks, homemade baked cheesesticks

Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!