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

let’s make mozzarella cheese bites recipe

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.

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