My Fried Cheese Sticks Recipe has a deep golden-brown breading with a melty cheese center!! Professional looking fried cheese sticks that will leave your family asking for more!
This Blackstone breaded mozzarella sticks recipe is the perfect appetizer for your Super Bowl party, tailgating events or any special gathering.
Get my easy step-by-step instructions to make this delicious, great tasting fried mozzarella sticks which can be made on your Blackstone Flat Top Griddle.
Deep frying the breaded sticks until crispy golden brown in a hot oil will make these cheesy appetizers the best party food ever! I make this on a Blackstone Griddle, but you can use any deep fryer, or pot of hot frying oil.
Fried mozzarella appetizers are great dipped in ranch dressing and marinara sauce. If you like this mozzarella sticks recipe then another delicious recipe you might like is my Fried mozzarella balls recipe.
You can prepare the breading ahead of time and freeze in an airtight container (for up to a month) until ready to deep fry. Mozzarella cheese sticks makes a great grab and go snack.
Do you have a favorite sauce for dipping your fried mozzarella sticks into? My daughter can’t eat hers without ranch dressing, but I like mine in a good marinara sauce.
This fried mozzarella recipe is simply amazing!! Homemade cheese sticks are a 5 stars snack recipe that your whole family will love for game day.
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More Blackstone Griddle Appetizer Recipes
If you are looking for more appetizer snack recipes so that you can add to your menu then check out Cheesy Tater Tots, Fried Mozzarella Balls, White Queso Dip, Sheet Pan Nachos Supreme, Mini Burger Tower, and Loaded Tater Tots.
Tips for Frying Fried Cheese Sticks
- Use a digital thermometer to make sure your frying oil is at 375°F.
- Do Not Overcrowd your oil by cooking to many breaded mozzarella sticks at one time.
- Make sure to give yourself enough time to freeze your sticks after breading them.
- Freeze this cheese sticks recipe for at least 2 hours so that the cheese does not melt out while frying.
- This recipe is best served warm right after it has been fried.
- Do not overcook the breaded mozzarella cheese sticks so that the cheese melts out of the breading shell.
How to Make this Cheese Sticks Recipe
Gather your ingredients to make your fried mozzarella cheese sticks.
Set up your sticks breaded dredging station ingredients so that you can work quickly. Use three different bowls.
Have one small shallow bowl for breadcrumbs, combine flour, salt and pepper in a second bowl, and the third with the egg and milk that is beaten together. For this recipe, I used string cheese sticks. Cut each string cheese mozzarella sticks in half.
Start by rolling the stick with the flour mixture, next roll in the egg mixture, move on to the breadcrumbs making sure to get an even coating, back into the beaten egg mixture, and then finally an even coating of the breadcrumbs.
Let’s repeat this process with a little more explanation. Roll the cheese stick into the flour mixture and tap off any excess flour.
Then completely cover the mozzarella stick with the egg wash. Next, toss the cheese stick into the breadcrumbs to coat completely and evenly.
Go back to the egg wash and carefully dip the fully breadcrumb coated cheese stick with the egg. Finally, coat the breaded mozzarella cheese stick with a beautiful layer of breadcrumb mixture.
Repeat these dredging steps until all the mozzarella cheese sticks are coated. Use a baking sheet lined with parchment paper to place the fully coated breaded sticks in a single layer.
Place breaded cheese sticks in the freezer for at least 2 hours.
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How to Deep Fry Mozzarella Sticks on a Blackstone Griddle
To fry the breaded mozzarella cheese sticks recipe on a Blackstone Griddle, place a pan on the flat top. A disposable foil 9 x 13 cake pan works best.
Fill the pan about two inches with your favorite frying grease. My family likes to use peanut oil for frying, but you can use any frying oil, vegetable oil, or canola oil.
The oil for frying is a personal preference and should not make a difference in the final product. Turn the burners of the Blackstone Flat Top Griddle to high heat.
You might have to adjust the heat temperature of the griddle to keep the oil at 375°F. Do not overheat the oil!
Cover the oil pan with a dome lid so that the oil will heat up faster. Use a digital thermometer or frying thermometer to help keep track of the oil temperature.
You want the hot oil to be 375°F. Once the frying oil reaches 375°F, carefully place the frozen mozzarella sticks, one at a time into the hot oil.
DO NOT OVERCROWD THE HOT OIL!! Turn the sticks occasionally and work in batches if needed.
The cheesy sticks will cook up quickly (2 to 3 minutes) so make sure to keep a close eye on them. When the fried mozzarella cheese sticks float and turn golden brown, remove them from the oil with a metal slotted spoon.
Place them onto a paper towel lined baking sheet to soak up any excess oil. Serve warm.
Other Frying Methods
Deep fried mozzarella cheese sticks can be done several different ways. I like to deep fry on top of my Blackstone Griddle while making other recipes. You can also use a deep fryer or a large saucepan on the stove with frying oil to cook your breaded cheese sticks recipe. My family prefers to deep fry in the garage or outside so that our house does not smell like grease for days.
What Dipping Sauce to Serve with Fried Cheese Sticks Recipe?
You can serve your Blackstone fried cheese sticks with your favorite dipping sauces such as ranch dressing or marinara sauce. My favorite dipping sauce is a sweet marinara sauce. Try a white queso dip, cheese sauce, peanut sauce, bang bang sauce, Chick-Fil-A sauce, sriracha sauce, pizza sauce, and flavored mayo’s and flavored ranch dressings.
How to Store Fried Mozzarella Sticks
After the fried mozzarella cheese sticks has been cooked and cooled down, leftovers can be stored in a container lined with paper towels. Store in the refrigerator for no longer than 6 days. To reheat your mozzarella sticks, use the air fryer for best results set at 400 for up to 5 minutes. Watch closely so that all the cheese does not melt out of the breading. Oven baked mozzarella sticks are another option for heating up leftovers.
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Fried Cheese Sticks Recipe – FAQ
Cheese sticks that are deep fried are best made with mozzarella string cheese sticks. Mozzarella cheese is the only cheese with the pull apart string qualities so that is why it is best for fried cheese sticks.
Yes, you should freeze homemade breaded mozzarella cheese sticks before frying so that while the outside breading is cooking and getting golden brown the inside is slowly thawing. This ensures that the cheese does not melt to quickly and ooze out of the breadcrumb crispy shell while frying.
Fried mozzarella cheese sticks are a piece of breaded mozzarella stick that is deep fried with a crispy outer shell and a melty cheese center. String cheese mozzarella sticks is what you use as the base of your fried mozzarella. Mozzarella sticks is individual pieces of string cheese.
Fried Cheese Sticks Recipe
Get the recipe and nutrition information below.
How to Make Cheese Sticks
Fried Cheese Sticks have a deep golden-brown Italian outside with an soft cheesy center!! Fried mozzarella cheese sticks that look professionally made will leave your guess wanting more!
Ingredients
- String Cheese Sticks 4 Sticks
- Flour, All Purpose 1/4 cup
- Breadcrumbs, Plain 3/4 cup
- Egg, Large 1 each
- Milk 2 teaspoons
- Salt 1/2 teaspoon
- Pepper, Ground 1/4 teaspoon
- Oil for frying
Instructions
- Gather your ingredients to make the fried cheese sticks.
- Set up your breading station using three shallow bowls. Have one bowl for breadcrumbs, place flour with the salt and pepper in another bowl, and another one with the egg and milk that is beaten together.
- Use mozzarella string cheese sticks that have been cut in half.
- Roll the string cheese piece into the flour mixture and tap off any excess flour. Next, completely cover the mozzarella stick with the egg wash. Then, toss the dipped sticks into the breadcrumbs to coat completely and evenly. Go back to the egg wash and gently dip the fully breadcrumb coated mozzarella cheese stick with the egg mixture. Finally, coat the mozzarella sticks with a beautiful layer of plain breadcrumbs. Repeat these breading steps until all the mozzarella cheese sticks are coated.
- Use a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or paper towels to place the fully breaded mozzarella cheese sticks in a single layer. Freeze the breaded cheese sticks for at least 2 hours.
- To fry the breaded mozzarella sticks on a Blackstone Griddle, place a griddle proof pan on the flat top griddle.
- Fill the pan with two inches of your favorite frying oil.
- Turn the burners of the Blackstone Flat Top Griddle to high heat.
- Cover the pan of oil with a large dome lid.
- Use a digital thermometer to keep track of the oil temperature. The oil should be 375°F.
- Once the hot oil reaches 375°F, place the frozen mozzarella sticks, one at a time into the oil. DO NOT OVERCROWD THE OIL so that the temperature drops rapidly!!
- With a metal slotted spoon, turn the fried cheese sticks and work in batches if needed.
- The mozzarella cheesy sticks will cook quickly (2 to 3 minutes), so make sure to keep a close eye on them. When the cheese sticks float and turn golden brown, remove the breaded cheese sticks from the oil with the metal slotted spoon.
- Place the fried cheese sticks onto a paper towels lined plate to soak up any excess oil.
- Don't have a griddle? You can also use a deep fryer or a saucepan on the stove with oil to cook your fried mozzarella sticks.
- Serve hot and with your favorite dipping sauce such as ranch dressing or marinara sauce.
Notes
- I like to use peanut oil for frying, but you can use vegetable oil, frying oil, or canola oil. The oil for frying is a personal preference and should not make a difference in the final product.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container lined with parchment paper or paper towels. Place in the refrigerator for up to 6 days.
- To reheat your leftover fried mozzarella sticks, use the air fryer for best results set at 400 for up to 5 minutes. Watch closely to prevent the cheese from melting out of the breading shell.
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Nutrition Information
Yield
8Serving Size
1Amount Per Serving Calories 122Total Fat 6gSaturated Fat 2gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 3gCholesterol 35mgSodium 305mgCarbohydrates 11gFiber 1gSugar 1gProtein 6g
Note: For exact nutritional information, consult your dietitian. All nutritional information is simply a guideline.
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These were so good! They crisped up just perfectly!
These taste sooo much better than store-bought! Love them!
You can never go wrong with mozzarella sticks! I can’t wait to make these on my next pizza night.