Delicious Mozzarella Cheese Bites Recipe
Mozzarella Cheese Bites are the perfect snack for little hands (or big hands)! This time, we chose to make bite-size balls.

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This week when I made lasagna, I had a bunch of mozzarella cheese leftover. My kids love it when I use the leftover cheese to make Cheese Bites. For this recipe I used mozzarella, but you can use any cheese.
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Mozzarella Cheese Bites recipe ingredients
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese (this will make approximately 10 cheese bites)
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 1/2 cup Panko Italian bread crumbs
- Vegetable Oil for frying, I used Grapeseed
- optional, Marinara sauce for dipping

Steps in making Mozzarella Cheese Bites recipe
Step 1
Shred cheese. Using your hands, make bite-sized balls of cheese. Pressing the cheese together in your hands will help it form into a ball.
Step 2
In a small bowl, beat the egg. Dip cheese balls into the egg mixture, coating evenly. Allow excess egg to drip off.
Step 3
In a separate bowl, add bread crumbs. Roll egg-dipped cheese balls into the Panko bread crumbs, coating evenly.
Step 4
Repeat the egg and bread crumb dipping to coat a second time.
Step 5
Place on a lined baking sheet and freeze for 2 hours. Don’t skip this! It allows the cheese to harden so it doesn’t ooze out when you fry it.
Step 6
Heat oil in a large skillet or pot over medium-high heat. Working in small batches, fry the cheese balls for approximately 1 minute then flip and cook another minute to a minute and a half.
Step 7
Remove cooked cheese balls to a paper towel-lined plate and serve immediately.
Delicious Mozzarella Cheese Bites Recipe

Have a cheesy yummy snack delight when you make this delicious mozzarella cheese bites recipe for your kiddos! It's easy, crisp, and healthy. Let's get cooking now!
Ingredients
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 1/2 cup Panko Italian bread crumbs
- Vegetable Oil for frying
- Marinara sauce for dipping (optional)
Instructions
- Shred cheese. Using your hands, make bite-sized balls of cheese. Pressing the cheese together in your hands will help it form into a ball.
- In a small bowl, beat the egg. Dip cheese balls into the egg mixture, coating evenly. Allow excess egg to drip off.
- In a separate bowl, add bread crumbs. Roll egg-dipped cheese balls into the Panko bread crumbs, coating evenly.
- Repeat the egg and bread crumb dipping to coat a second time.
- Place on a lined baking sheet and freeze for 2 hours. Don’t skip this! It allows the cheese to harden so it doesn’t ooze out when you fry it.
- Heat oil in a large skillet or pot over medium-high heat. Working in small batches, fry the cheese balls for approximately 1 minute then flip and cook another minute to a minute and a half.
- Remove cooked cheese balls to a paper towel lined plate and serve immediately.
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