Oven-Baked Mozzarella Cheese Sticks Recipe
Our homemade mozzarella cheese sticks recipe uses string cheese and panko bread crumbs for a delicious, and crispy baked treat!
Ingredients
- 1 24-count package Crystal Farms® Wisconsin String Cheese
- 2 cups flour
- 2 cups olive oil
- 2 cups panko bread crumbs
- 2 tbsp. Parmesan cheese
- 2 tbsp. garlic salt
- 2 tsp. black pepper
- 1 tsp. fresh parsley chopped fine
- a dash of chili powder
- marinara sauce for dipping
Instructions
- Unwrap each piece of string cheese and cut all 24 sticks in half to make 48 smaller cheese sticks. Spread them out on a baking sheet and freeze for 30 minutes or until solid.
- Preheat your oven to 425 degrees. Set up 3 separate bowls, one for the flour, one for the olive oil, and the last is for the remaining dry ingredients: panko bread crumbs, Parmesan, salt, pepper, parsley, and chili powder.
- When the cheese sticks are frozen, remove them from the freezer and coat each piece with flour, then roll in the olive oil, then roll in the bread crumbs. For an extra crispy exterior, put mozzarella sticks back in the olive oil, then back in the bread crumbs again. Set each cheese stick on a greased or parchment paper-lined baking sheet and freeze them all once more for about 15 minutes or until solid.
- Bake cheese sticks for 5-6 minutes, or until crispy. Remove from oven immediately and allow cheese sticks to cool for a few minutes. Arrange on a platter and serve with marinara dipping sauce.