Baked Mozzarella Cheese Sticks Recipe (2024)

FAQs

How long to bake frozen mozzarella sticks at 350? ›

Preheat oven to 350°F. Arrange product in a single layer on baking sheet and place on middle rack of oven. Bake for 7-8 minutes (half box) or 8-9 minutes (full box).

It is a MUST or the cheese will melt all over the baking sheet before the crumbs turn golden. When ready to bake, cook the mozzarella sticks in the oven until golden and the cheese is heated through.

Freezing cheese sticks for 1 hour both before and after breading them ensures that the cheese doesn't explode before the filling has a chance to turn golden and crisp.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place cheese sticks on an aluminum foil lined baking sheet and drizzle with melted butter. Bake until crisp, about 8 to 10 minutes.

For cheese sticks, all you really need to do is get the outside breading golden brown and crispy. The internal temperature isn't critical, because cheese is delightfully safe to eat raw.

Fresh mozzarella does not melt well because it is stored in brine. Because of the high moisture content, fresh mozzarella releases water when it melts. This can ruin your pizza and make it watery. You can use processed mozzarella in your pizza, or you can use a mix of milk, half-and-half, or cream.

In cheeses like these, all that acid causes the casein micelles to attract to each other and aggregate together. All that attraction means the cheese won't melt very well. It may soften upon heating, but not melt very much.

For best results, take out the basket, shake them around, and then fry them a second time, at the same heat and same time frame, or until cheese begins to ooze out. Make sure you check your mozzarella sticks periodically to make sure that you do not overcook.

How long does it take to cook mozzarella sticks? ›

Heat oven to 415°F and set the oven rack to the middle position. Remove the cheese sticks from the freezer while the oven preheats. Bake 10-20 minutes or until heated through, crispy and golden. Turn halfway through baking.

Only fry a few mozzarella sticks at a time and keep an eye on the oil temperature. If you see the number dropping, stop adding mozzarella sticks and give the oil a chance to heat back up—you don't want to drop the oil temperature too much, or the sticks will turn out soggy instead of crispy. Cool!

Instructions. Keep product frozen until ready to prepare. For food safety purposes, cook to an internal temperature of 165°F as measured by a food thermometer. Appliance temperatures vary.

Place frozen cheese sticks on baking sheet and spray with cooking spray. Bake for 3-5 minutes, turn, bake for another 3-5 minutes until golden. Cool for several minutes before serving with marinara or ranch.

Reheat refrigerated or frozen mozzarella sticks in the oven. To reheat refrigerated cheese sticks, place them in an oven preheated to 350 degrees F for about 5 minutes, or until heated through. To reheat frozen cheese sticks, place them in an oven preheated to 450 degrees F for 10-15 minutes, or until heated through.

The key to creating restaurant-style, crispy, breadcrumbed mozzarella sticks in the air fryer is to cook them from frozen: give them at least 30 minutes in the freezer. They're delicious served with a spicy tomato ketchup.

Oven Directions:

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Place frozen mozzarella sticks on a parchment paper lined baking sheet in a single layer. Spray the tops with nonstick cooking spray. Cook for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.