Easy Baked Mozzarella Cheese Sticks Recipe that is perfect for an after school snack, party appetizer and game day. Super simple to make with string cheese!
Each and every member of my family loves cheese! No, we are not from Wisconsin, but we might as well be called cheese heads!
One of our favorite ways to enjoy cheese is mozzarella sticks. We ALWAYS order them as an appetizer, no matter the restaurant.
My daughter came across some recipes online for making your own mozzarella sticks and really wanted to try it. So we came up with these baked mozzarella cheese sticks.
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I buy string cheese in bulk because like I said…we love cheese! I also used eggs, butter, flour, panko, Italian bread crumbs and pizza sauce.
How To Make Easy Baked Mozzarella Cheese Sticks
Step One
We unwrapped the string cheese and cut it in half.
Step Two
I added equal amounts of panko and Italian bread crumbs to a bowl.
Step Three
I beat together 2 eggs and a little milk with a fork.
Step Four
I put flour in a bowl and rolled each piece of cheese in the flour.
Step Five
Next, the flour coated piece of cheese was dipped in the egg mixture.
Step Six
Finally, we put the cheese in the breadcrumb mixture and covered it with crumbs.
Then, we pressed the crumbs onto the egg covered cheese.
This technique really helped the crumbs stick and kept our fingers cleaner.
Step Seven
We lined the mozzarella sticks up in a pan and placed the pan in the freezer for about 30 minutes.
This hardens the cheese so that it doesn’t melt all over the oven while baking!
Step Eight
We removed the mozzarella sticks from the freezer and placed them on a baking sheet.
I melted a couple of tablespoons of butter and drizzled it over the mozzarella sticks.
Then, we baked them at 400°F for about 8 minutes.
Step Nine
We dipped the baked cheese mozzarella sticks in pizza sauce.
They were everything we hoped they would be and for some reason, we thought they tasted a bit like grilled cheese!
Baked Mozzarella Cheese Sticks Recipe
Ingredients
- 12 mozzarella string cheese sticks
- 1 cup panko bread crumbs
- 1 cup Italian bread crumbs
- 1 cup flour
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 2 tablespoons butter melted
- ¾ cup pizza sauce
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400˚F. Cut the mozzarella string cheese sticks in half.
- Put the panko and Italian bread crumbs into a wide, shallow bowl and mix until combined.
- Beat the eggs and milk with a fork in the second bowl and put flour in the third bowl.
- Coat each piece of cheese with flour, then with the beaten eggs, and finally coat with the bread crumb mixture.
- Put the coated mozzarella sticks on a parchment-covered baking sheet and place them in the freezer for about 30 minutes.
- Remove the mozzarella sticks from the freezer and drizzle with melted butter.
- Bake at 400°F for about 8-10 minutes.
- Dip the warm mozzarella sticks in pizza sauce.
Lisa says
These were delicous! My whole family enjoyed them! Will definitely make again! Very easy to make.
I froze them on the baking pan I baked them on. Not sure if this was correct or not. I also sprayed the pan with a bit of cooking spray. The fingers do not get really brown, but are still very crunchy. I think I left mine in a bit too long trying to get them browner. A few started to melt. Still yummy though. The mixture of panko crumbs (more crunchy than regular bread crumbs) and regular Italian bread crumbs provided both great crunch and light seasoning. Nice receipe!
Also, I used “pizza” mozzerela cheese strings. I think the only difference is that the cheese stretches a bit more when you bite in, which was good!
Katie says
These taste awesome! Way easier being baked than fried, too. I use about half of the recommended bread crumbs (half cup Italian, half cup regular) because for me when I first made it I had a lot left that I couldn’t reuse. Super delicious recipe! We use Wisconsin string cheese primarily. I also use forks to dip and coat everything cause I’m way too messy with my hands! But yeah, definitely a great recipe and I love that you’ve added step by step pictures with instructions. Made multiple times and I keep coming back to it! Thanks for sharing this recipe, its for sure a hit here and they rarely ever last past the second day made. =)
Nora says
Made these 3 times for my family! So simple and delicious! Thank you for this great recipe!!
Karly says
Thanks for the great idea.- I’m sure my grandsons will love these
Pamela says
Can these be frozen for later use? If so, would you freeze them befor or after you bake? Thanks!
Tonia says
Yes! I make them ahead of time for my kids. Freeze them before baking them. Enjoy!
~Tonia
Vira says
These were wonderful! And super easy! Thanks so much for sharing. I will definitely make these again for another party.
Candie says
These sound delicious and really easy to do, too! Thanks so much for sharing. I’ll take cheese sticks any way I can get ’em!
Louise says
These look delicious! I’ve never tried them since I don’t like to fry. I think I’ll try these though!
Christina says
Thanks for sharing, I will be making these for New Year’s Eve…
Kim says
we just made these and I ended up using the whole bag of cheese sticks they was AWSOME !!!!!!!!!
Tonia says
Fantastic! I need to make some more for my family! Thank you for letting me know, Kim! ~Tonia
Sherri says
I will make these for the antique tractor club meeting this week. Thanks for your help! I think they will be a big hit
with all ages!
Maria says
Can I use whole wheat seasoned bread crumbs instead of panko bread crumbs. Also can I use plain bread crumbs instead of italian bread crumbs?
Tonia says
Yes, you can use any type of breading. Enjoy! ~Tonia
Corrinne says
I am so happy I found this, I love mozzarella sticks and now it’s gonna save me tone by making my own
Tonia says
Wonderful! I hope you enjoy them as much as we do! ~Tonia
Kari says
Easy recipe, thanks for sharing. Turned out great for an cocktail party.
NikkiCooksForChad says
I tried these and the cheese melted flat in the oven
Elle says
Same problem, cheese poured out, and I did put them in the freezer for the half hour, and followed all the directions….was a lot of work in prepping them and they disintegrated….maybe this is why they are usually deep fried?
Nan says
Same problem! I followed the recipe exactly, freezing them for a little over 30 minutes, but the cheese still melted all over the pan and created a mess after 8 minutes in the oven at the required temperature. It still tasted great, but it wasn’t exactly in the shape of a stick. Will try freezing longer next time, or overnight.
Maleah Eggett says
How many string cheese are in a package?
Linda Gimnich says
I need to know this too, Anyone? How many “sticks” is recipe supposed to make and then I can just double the pieces since they are cut in 1/2 Help?
Tonia says
I made this post back in September of 2009 so my memory isn’t clear. The photo shows 18 pieces of string cheese, which would make 36 mozzarella sticks. If you use a package of 12 pieces of string cheese, you would get 24 mozzarella sticks. I’ve found that when I make recipes that require a breading and end up not having enough, I can quickly add a little more of the breading ingredients to the bowl, stir it up and continue coating. Best of luck! ~Tonia
Tonia says
It depends on what package you buy.
Jeanie Rohde says
I made these for my grandkids and they were a BIG hit!!! I loved them too and will be making them again. Thanks 🙂
Nancy Lempinen says
These look absolutely delish! I will definitely try this recipe,
many thanks,
Sol Torres Cossani says
Thanks so much for this recipe! I’m from Argentina and I used to live in America, I love Muzzarella sticks so it’s great that I can make them here because we don’t have the ones to buy 🙁
Tonia says
You are very welcome! Enjoy!
jo says
Did you use fat free cheese sticks or regular? I`ve heard only fat free ones work otherwise they melt in the oven…
Tonia says
I used the regular ones, but froze them before putting them in the oven. They will melt eventually, just like the store bought cheese sticks, but they just need to be taken out of the oven before they melt.
Elle says
Same problem, cheese poured out, and I did put them in the freezer for the half hour, and followed all the directions….was a lot of work in prepping them and they disintegrated….maybe this is why they are usually deep fried? I used reduced fat…