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A grey plate full of mozzarella sticks with one mozzarella stick on top showing the inside with melted cheese coming out.
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4.46 from 22 votes

Air Fryer Mozzarella Sticks Recipe

Make your own crispy, gooey, and cheesy air fryer mozzarella sticks at home! You are going to love how easy it is to make homemade mozzarella sticks in your air fryer!
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time8 minutes
Additional Time3 hours
Total Time3 hours 28 minutes
Course: Appetizer Recipes
Cuisine: American
Servings: 12
Calories: 205kcal
Author: Aileen Clark

Equipment

  • COSORI Air Fryer,Max XL 5.8 Quart,1700-Watt Electric Hot Air Fryers Oven & Oilless Cooker for Roasting,LED Digital Touchscreen with 11 Presets,Nonstick Basket,ETL Listed(100 Recipes)

Ingredients

  • 12 1-ounce mozzarella cheese sticks
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 3/4 cups panko breadcrumbs
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons unsalted Italian seasoning mix
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 2 large eggs beaten
  • cooking oil spray

Instructions

  • Unwrap the cheesesticks and arrange on a cookie sheet, seperated so they are not touching. Freeze for a minimum of 3 hours.
  • Place three shallow bowls on the counter. Add flour to one bowl, eggs to one bowl, and breadcrumbs to the third bowl.
    Three bowls with flour, breadcrumbs, and eggs, next to a plate of cheese sticks.
  • Add Italian seasoning, salt, and black pepper to bowl of breadcrumbs. Mix.
    A spoon of seasoning mixing into a bowl of breadcrumbs.
  • Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and spray with cooking spray.
  • Roll each frozen mozzarella stick in the flour making sure to thoroughly coat it on all sides.
    A cheese stick inside a bowl of flour.
  • Then dip into the lightly beaten eggs, again making sure it’s completely coated.
    A cheese stick being dipped into beaten eggs.
  • Next dredge in the seasoned breadcrumbs and making sure to fully coat the entire cheese stick.
    Cheese stick being dredged in breadcrumbs.
  • Lay coated mozzarella stick on baking sheet and continue until all of the cheese sticks have been breaded.
    Coated breadcrumbs on a baking sheet.
  • Place the baking sheet of mozzarella sticks in the freezer for 10 minutes, do not discard breading ingredients.
  • Remove chilled mozzarella sticks from the freezer and dip in the remaining beaten eggs, then into the breadcrumbs.
    A breaded cheese stick being dipped into beaten eggs again.
  • Arrange the mozzarella sticks inside the basket of the air fryer. Continue until the mozzarella sticks are in an even layer in the basket. Do not overcrowd, you will need to work in batches.
    Coated cheese sticks inside basket of air fryer.
  • Program the air fryer to 390°F and 8 minutes.
  • Flip the mozzarella sticks over after 5 minutes and cook an additional 2-3 minutes, until golden.
    Mozzarella sticks being flipped with metal tongs.
  • Remove the mozzarella sticks from the air fryer and place on a serving dish.
  • Continue air frying the remaining mozzarella sticks until all have been fried.
    Golden brown mozzarella sticks inside air fryer.
  • Serve with your favorite marinara sauce or any other dipping sauce of choice.
    A grey plate of mozzarella sticks next to a small metal dish of marinara.

Notes

Leftovers can be restored in the refrigerator, up to 3 days.