Say hello to your favorite new snack… Air Fryer Cheese Curds! Perfectly crispy on the outside, gooey on the inside, and packed with delicious cheese flavor, they’re everything you want in fried cheese curds… without all the oil!
Ingredients
- 12 ounces cheese curds, cut into 1 1/2 inch pieces.
- 1 1/2 cups panko bread crumbs
- 3 eggs
- 1/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- In a small bowl, combine panko bread crumbs, Parmesan, Italian seasoning, parsley, salt and pepper.
- Whisk the eggs in a second bowl and add the flour to a third bowl.
- Dip each cheese curd into the flour, then the egg, then the bread crumb mixture. Be sure it is fully coated each time.
- Dip the coated cheese curd back into the egg, then into the bread crumb mixture again.
- Spray air fryer basket with olive oil using an oil mister (**do NOT use aerosol cooking spray, as it can damage the inside of the basket**).
- Place cheese curds in air fryer basket, being careful not to overcrowd, and air fry at 400° for 6-8 minutes, flipping halfway through. Watch carefully to make sure they don’t overcook!
- Repeat as necessary until all cheese curds are done.
