These air fryer cheese curds are coated in panko breadcrumbs, then air fried until crispy. The ultimate appetizer made in under 20 minutes!
Serve these delicious cheese curds with homemade caramel sauce or ranch dressing.
In case you haven’t noticed, I absolutely love my air fryer! I recently made this air fryer whole chicken and these air fryer jalapeno poppers. If you don’t own one yet, I really hope you get one soon.
Why I Love These Air Fryer Cheese Curds
- Sometimes cheese curds can be super salty, therefore I didn’t add any salt to this recipe. It’s perfect with just a little granulated garlic.
- I absolutely love to serve these with caramel sauce. That sweet and salty combo is perfection!
- They cook in just 4 minutes and only requires 5 ingredients.
Ingredient Notes
Cheese Curds – I prefer to use white cheddar cheese curds but feel free to use the yellow ones instead or a mixture.
Bread Crumbs – I highly recommend using panko bread crumbs.
Top Tips
- Make sure to coat the cheese curds really well with the bread crumbs. You shouldn’t be able to see the eggs or flour.
- If you’re using larger cheese curds cook for 4 minutes at 350 degrees, If using smaller cheese curds, cook for 3 minutes. Avoid cooking small and large cheese curds at the same time.
- I highly recommend making these and enjoying them immediately. They taste best straight out of the air fryer but let them cool for about a minute before digging in!
- Drizzle a little honey on top!
Where Can I Purchase Cheese Curds?
I’m sure you can order them online but I found some in the cheese section at Aldi supermarket.
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Air Fryer Cheese Curds
Equipment
- air fryer
Ingredients
- 8 ounces cheese curds white cheddar
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1 cup panko bread crumbs
- 1 tsp granulated garlic
- homemade caramel sauce
Instructions
- Place the eggs and granulated garlic in a bowl, and mix well.
- Place the flour in a second bowl and the panko bread crumbs in a third bowl.
- Dip each piece of cheese in the flour, shake off any excess flour, then into the egg mixture, then the breadcrumbs. You can coat it twice.
- Spray your air fryer basket with nonstick spray and preheat to 350 degrees F for 3 minutes.
- Place the cheese curds in the air fryer basket and cook for 4 minutes.
- Serve with honey or caramel sauce and enjoy!
Notes
- Make sure to coat the cheese curds really well with the bread crumbs. You shouldn’t be able to see the eggs or flour.
- If you’re using larger cheese curds cook for 4 minutes at 350 degrees, If using smaller cheese curds, cook for 3 minutes. Avoid cooking small and large cheese curds at the same time.
- I highly recommend making these and enjoying them immediately. They taste best straight out of the air fryer but let them cool for about a minute before digging in!
- Drizzle a little honey on top!
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