Frozen mozzarella sticks in air fryer

breaded mozzarella cheese sticks served with ranch dipping sauce

Frozen mozzarella sticks in air fryer

Meenakshi

Cooking frozen mozzarella sticks in an air fryer is as easy as it can get. These are golden and crispy from the outside and cheesy and gooey from the inside. A perfect indulgence for kids and adults alike, which is ready in under 10 minutes. A quick party snack, game-day snack, or just a casual snack, cheese sticks never disappoint.

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Cook Time 5

Preheating Time 4

Total Time 9

Course Appetizer, Side Dish, Snack

Cuisine American, Italian

Servings cheese sticks

Calories 103 kcal

Equipment

air fryer

Ingredients

Frozen mozzarella sticks
Dipping sauce (of your choice)

Instructions

Start by preheating the air fry. Set the air fryer temperature to 360 ^oF ( about 180 ⁰C) and let it preheat with an empty basket for 4 minutes.
After 4 minutes open the air fryer basket and place the frozen mozzarella sticks in the basket spaced evenly.
After placing the frozen cheese sticks in the air fryer, set the air fryer temperature to 360 ^oF and set the timer to 5 minutes, and close the air fryer basket.
After air frying for 3 minutes, open the basket and shake the basket to rotate the cheese sticks. Alternately use tongs to rotate them individually. Then close the basket and air fry for another 2 minutes or until done. (Please note that these cheese sticks cook very quickly in a preheated air fryer. So keep a close eye.)
Take them out of the air fryer and serve them hot with marinara sauce or the dipping sauce of your choice.

Notes

We do not need to thaw the mozzarella sticks, take the box out of the freezer, unwrap and air fry them directly. Though you should open the box and pull out the sauce pack way ahead of air frying so that the marinara sauce defrosts or thaws. This only applies if you intend to use it as a dipping sauce.
If you are using oven style air fryer, use the same process.
We do not want to overdo them. Because of slight overcooking, the cheese will start to come out of the breaded coating and run around the air fryer basket causing a mess and finally smoking.
Do not bother to defrost frozen cheese sticks, they cook best frozen in an air fryer.
If you are doing a big batch, do not overcrowd them. Overcrowding food in an air fryer is a recipe for disappointment. Place them in a single layer and leave space for air circulation.
Since these cook very fast, stay close by and keep an eye. Open the basket at 4 minutes to see how much time it actually needs.
Do not forget to flip or rotate them halfway through the cooking time. This ensures even melting of cheese and prevents oozing out.
Use air fryer silicone mats if you have to catch the cheese oozing out of the cheese sticks.

Nutrition facts

Nutrition

Calories: 103kcal

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