Festival Foods Featured Recipe: Air Fryer Cheese Curds

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Courtesy of Festival Foods.

MARSHFIELD, WI (OnFocus) – We took our favorite appetizers, like fried cheese curds, and transformed them into air fryer recipes. The result? Perfectly crunchy goodness that will be a hit at your next party.

SERVES

6 servings

INGREDIENTS

  • ¼ cup all purpose flour
  • 2 eggs
  • 3 Tbsp. nonfat milk
  • 1 cup plain bread crumbs
  • 1 lb. cheese curds
  • Cooking spray

DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat air fryer to 400°F.
  2. Place flour in a shallow bowl and set aside. In a separate shallow bowl, whisk together eggs and milk until well combined and set aside. Place bread crumbs in a shallow bowl and set aside.
  3. In small batches, dip cheese curds into flour, shake off excess flour and then dip into egg mixture. Shake off excess egg and then dip into bread crumbs, making sure all surfaces are covered.
  4. Lightly spray the fryer basket with oil.
  5. Cook cheese curds in small batches for 6 minutes, turning halfway through. Repeat with remaining cheese curds.
  6. Serve immediately with favorite dipping sauce.

VARIATIONS

For gluten free: Use gluten free flour in place of all purpose flour and gluten free bread crumbs in place of standard bread crumbs.

NUTRITION

Per Serving: Calories 330, Total Fat 19g (Saturated 10g, Trans 0g), Cholesterol 105g, Sodium 730mg, Total Carbohydrate 17g (Dietary Fiber 1g, Sugars 2g, Includes 0g Added Sugars), Protein 27g, Vitamin D 0%, Calcium 45%, Iron 6%, Potassium 2%

*Nutritional values are an approximation. Actual nutritional values may vary due to preparation techniques, variations related to suppliers, regional and seasonal differences, or rounding.

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