Air Fryer Cheese Curds Recipe

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Air-Fried Hatch Pepper Cheese Curds

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Recipe Data

6
Servings
10min
Prep
13min
Total

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    Description

    Our better-for-you take uses the air fryer instead of a deep fat fryer for crunchy and ooey-gooey cheese curds.

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    Servings and Ingredients

    Ingredients
    Serves 6
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    ½ lbs. Henning's hatch pepper Cheddar cheese
    1 c. Hy-Vee all-purpose flour
    2 Hy-Vee large eggs, beaten
    1 ½ c. Hy-Vee Italian panko bread crumbs
    Desired dipping sauce, for serving

    Things To Grab

    • Air fryer
    • Hy-Vee nonstick cooking spray
    • 3 shallow dishes

    Directions

    1. Preheat air fryer to 400 degrees. Spray fryer basket with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.

    2. Cut or break cheese into large chunks. Place flour, eggs, and panko in separate shallow bowls. Dip cheese, into flour, then eggs, then panko bread crumbs, shaking off excess between each ingredient. Repeat dipping process to create a double coating.

    3. Place cheese curds in air fryer basket; spray with additional nonstick cooking spray. Air fry for 3 to 4 minutes, shaking basket every minute. Remove from air fryer and serve immediately with desired dipping sauce.

    Nutrition facts

    Servings

    240 Calories per serving

    Amounts Per Serving

    • Total Fat: 14g
    • Cholesterol: 100mg
    • Sodium: 490mg
    • Total Carbohydrates: 16g
    • Protein: 14g

    Daily Values

    0%
    Iron 6%
    0%
    Calcium 30%
    0%
    Vitamin D 0%
    0%
    Potassium 2%

    Recipe Source:

    Hy-Vee Test Kitchen