Deep-fried mozzarella puffs are a delectable appetizer or snack that offers a delightful contrast of crispy coating and gooey, melted cheese center, tantalizing taste buds with every bite. Whether you enjoy them as a starter at a party, a quick and satisfying snack, or simply as a treat to indulge in, these golden-brown puffs are sure to bring a smile to your face. Their versatility allows for endless variations, from classic marinara sauce to unique and flavorful dipping options, making them a customizable delight for any occasion. Prepare to embark on a culinary journey as we explore the best recipes for deep-fried mozzarella puffs, promising an explosion of flavors and textures that will leave you craving more.
Here are our top 9 tried and tested recipes!
FRIED MOZZARELLA PUFFS
Sometimes even the most fun of foods needs a little refresh. Not only are these mozzarella puffs crispier and more fun to eat than the original fried mozzarella stick, but they're also easier since no breading is required! I haven't forgotten the marinara sauce, but feel free to use other sauces.
Provided by Chef John
Categories Appetizers and Snacks Pastries
Time 1h40m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Combine water, butter, and salt in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a simmer; pour in flour all at once and reduce heat to medium. Stir with a wooden spoon or spatula until a dough starts coming together. Cook, scraping up and stirring the dough, for 2 to 3 minutes.
- Remove from heat; transfer dough to a mixing bowl. Let cool until no longer hot but still very warm, 5 to 10 minutes. Add egg and season with cayenne and freshly ground black pepper. Whisk vigorously until mixture combines into a very soft, sticky dough. Switch to a spatula and scrape dough into a ball.
- Seal dough and spatula with plastic wrap and refrigerate in the bowl until cool, about 1 hour.
- In the meantime, season marinara sauce with oregano, red pepper flakes, balsamic vinegar in a small pot over medium heat. Add anchovy fillet. Stir together and bring to a simmer. Let simmer for 10 minutes; turn off heat and let sit until ready to use.
- Grate mozzarella cheese over the dough and stir to combine.
- Heat oil to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) in a deep fryer or heavy-duty pan over medium heat. Preheat oven to 200 degrees F (93 degrees C) or any temperature for keeping warm.
- Scoop out about 2 tablespoons of dough per puff and form into a football shape using two spoons. Fry puffs, 5 or 6 at a time, in the hot oil until browned, 2 to 3 minutes. Drain on paper towels. Keep puffs warm in low oven while frying the rest. Serve with hot marinara sauce.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 288.7 calories, Carbohydrate 12.1 g, Cholesterol 54.7 mg, Fat 23.7 g, Fiber 1.4 g, Protein 7.4 g, SaturatedFat 6.8 g, Sodium 645.4 mg, Sugar 4.1 g
AIR-FRYER MOZZARELLA STICKS
Deep-fried mozzarella sticks are one of our favorite appetizers. I figured out how to make them at home without having to haul out the deep fryer. Make sure to double-bread each one so these air-fryer mozzarella sticks get nice and crunchy, and to keep the cheese from oozing out as they get warm. -Mary Merchant, Barre, Vermont
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Appetizers
Time 25m
Yield 1 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Place flour in a shallow bowl. In another shallow bowl, beat eggs and water. In a third shallow bowl, combine bread crumbs, Italian seasoning, garlic powder and pepper. Coat cheese sticks with flour, then dip in egg mixture and coat with bread crumb mixture. Repeat egg and bread crumb coatings. Cover and freeze for at least 2 hours or overnight. , Preheat air fryer to 400°. Place cheese in a single layer on greased tray in air-fryer basket; spritz with cooking spray. Cook until golden brown and heated through, 6-8 minutes, turning halfway through cooking and spritzing with additional cooking spray. Allow to stand 3-5 minutes before serving. Serve with marinara or pasta sauce for dipping.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 148 calories, Fat 8g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 46mg cholesterol, Sodium 384mg sodium, Carbohydrate 10g carbohydrate (2g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 11g protein.
MOZZARELLA PUFFS
Buttermilk biscuits are stuffed with mozzarella cheese, covered in pizza sauce and baked to golden perfection.
Provided by Arreinia Grubb
Categories Appetizers and Snacks Cheese
Time 20m
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Make an indentation in the top of each uncooked biscuit. Fill indentations with oregano and a mozzarella cube. Pinch the dough around the mozzarella cubes.
- Place the biscuits, pinched side down, on a medium, ungreased baking sheet. Cover with pizza sauce.
- Bake in the preheated oven 10 to 12 minutes, or until golden brown.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 92.1 calories, Carbohydrate 9.8 g, Cholesterol 5.7 mg, Fat 4.3 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 3.5 g, SaturatedFat 1.6 g, Sodium 281.9 mg, Sugar 1.8 g
FRIED MOZZARELLA
No guest will be able to resist this bite-size ball of gooey goodness.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Appetizers
Yield Makes 40
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Place flour in a bowl. In another bowl, beat eggs. In a third bowl, combine panko with thyme. Season each with salt and pepper. Working with 2 bocconcini at a time, dredge in flour, shaking off excess, coat in egg, and roll in breadcrumbs, pressing gently to adhere.
- In a small saucepan, heat vegetable oil over medium-high until pinch of breadcrumbs sizzles and floats to the top when added. Fry bocconcini, 4 at a time, until golden brown, turning occasionally, 2 minutes per batch. With a slotted spoon, transfer balls to paper towels to drain and season with salt. Keep warm in oven and repeat with remaining bocconcini. Serve with tomato sauce for dipping.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 117 g, Fat 4 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 11 g
FRIED MOZZARELLA BALLS
Provided by Lillian Chou
Categories Appetizer Super Bowl Kid-Friendly Quick & Easy Oscars New Year's Eve Mozzarella Family Reunion Shower Deep-Fry Candy Thermometer Gourmet Sugar Conscious Kidney Friendly Vegetarian Pescatarian Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher Small Plates
Yield Makes about 3 dozen
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Heat about 11/2 inches oil to 360°F in a 3 1/2-to 4-quart heavy saucepan.
- Meanwhile, double-coat bocconcini by dipping in eggs, then in bread crumbs, and repeating. Transfer to a sheet of wax paper.
- Working in batches of 10, lower balls into oil with a slotted spoon and fry, turning occasionally, until golden brown, about 30 seconds per batch. Transfer to paper towels to drain and season with salt. (Return oil to 360°F between batches.)
DEEP FRIED MOZZARELLA CHEESE STICKS
I have been playing around with this recipe since I was a teen. I love to make these for friends and they say they are better than the restaurant version. Stacey
Provided by Stacey Sweet
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 40m
Yield 4-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Mix together the eggs and water, set aside.
- combine the Italian bread crumbs, garlic powder, dried oregano and dried parsley.
- salt and pepper to taste.
- in a separate container, mix flour and cornstarch.
- cut mozzarella cheese into any desired shape, rectangle strips are traditional.
- One at a time, dip mozarella slices into the egg mixture, then the breadcrumbs, then the flour.
- fry sticks at 375 F until golden brown and serve with desired dipping sauce.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 686, Fat 31.8, SaturatedFat 16.7, Cholesterol 248.7, Sodium 1630, Carbohydrate 59.6, Fiber 3, Sugar 4.2, Protein 38.5
DEEP FRIED MOZZARELLA PUFFS
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Remove crusts from bread slices cut each slice diagonally into quarters. Cut 40 pieces of cheese the same size and thickness of bread pieces. Beat together eggs, the first 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, and salt. To assemble, coat bread pieces with flour, then dip in egg mixture. Repeat with cheese place one cheese triangle atop each bread triangle. (To make ahead, sprinkle with a little flour cover and refrigerate several hours.) Sprinkle each triangle with some of the remaining Parmesan cheese. Fry 2 or 3 at a time, cheese side down, in deep fryer (365 degrees) about 2 minutes or until golden, turning once. Drain on paper toweling serve warm. Makes 40.
Nutrition Facts : Nutritional Facts Serves
MOZZARELLA PUFFS
"These savory cheesy biscuits go over great at my house," reports Joan Mousley Dziuba of Waupaca, Wisconsin. "Since they're so quick to make, I can whip up a batch anytime."
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Appetizers
Time 25m
Yield 10 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Make an indentation in the center of each biscuit; sprinkle with oregano. Cut the mozzarella into 10 cubes, 3/4 in. each; place a cube in the center of each biscuit. Pinch dough tightly around cheese to seal. Place seam side down on an ungreased baking sheet., Spread pizza sauce over tops. Bake at 375° for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm. Refrigerate leftovers.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 69 calories, Fat 2g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 4mg cholesterol, Sodium 216mg sodium, Carbohydrate 11g carbohydrate (0 sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 3g protein.
FRIED MOZZARELLA POCKETS
Just like mozzarella sticks:) And just about EVERYONE in the world loves these, so you may want to triple the recipe, because these go fast; and if your ENTIRE family is anything like mine, you know what happens when a "small" party of about 50 Italians are gathered in your home!!!
Provided by JamesDeansGirl
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 35m
Yield 12 pieces
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Cut the mozzarella into 12 chunks; place each chunk on one half of a bread slice and fold the other half over the top.
- (Add any other filling ingredients with the cheese, if desired.) Press edges together to seal.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the eggs and milk.
- Spread the breadcrumbs in another shallow bowl.
- Dip the cheese pockets into the egg mixture, allowing excess to drip back in the bowl.
- Dredge in the breadcrumbs, tuning to coat evenly and completely.
- In a large, heavy frying pan, heat both oils over medium-high heat until hot but not smoking.
- Working in batches, fry the pockets, turning once, until deep golden brown--about 4 minutes each side.
- Drain on paper towels; sprinkle with sage.
- Serve hot with marinara sauce in dipping cups.
Tips:
- For the best results, use fresh mozzarella cheese that is firm and not too soft.
- If you don't have panko breadcrumbs, you can use regular breadcrumbs, but they won't be as crispy.
- Be careful not to overcook the mozzarella puffs, or they will become tough and chewy.
- Serve the mozzarella puffs immediately with your favorite dipping sauce.
Conclusion:
Deep-fried mozzarella puffs are a delicious and easy-to-make appetizer or snack. They are perfect for parties or get-togethers, and they are sure to be a hit with everyone who tries them. With just a few simple ingredients and a little bit of time, you can create these tasty treats that are sure to satisfy your cravings.
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