Air Fryer Macaroni & Cheese Bites
Mac & Cheese is a standard recipe that will be on a lot of holiday tables this year as it is every year. After a few days of leftovers, you may get sick of that Mac & Cheese. Well then it’s time to transform your leftover Mac & Cheese into these amazing Air Fryer Mac & Cheese Bites. You can also serve them as appetizers during your holiday meal.
Servings: 18 servings
Ingredients
- 4 cups leftover Macaroni & Cheese
- 2 teaspoons Creole Spice Mix
- ½ cup all purpose flour
- ⅔ cup buttermilk
- 1 egg
- 1 1/2 cups Panko
- 2-3 tablespoons milk if needed
Instructions
- Preheat Air Fryer to 350 F.
- Spray Air Fryer basket with non stick spray.
- Take about 2 tablespoons of cold mac & cheese and roll into a ball about 2”. Add milk a little at a time, if needed for the mac and cheese to stick. Repeat until all the macaroni and cheese has been used.
- In a bowl, combine flour with your favorite spice mix and mix well.
- In a separate bowl, beat the buttermilk and egg until well combined.
- In another bowl, have the Panko breadcrumbs ready.
- Take each ball of macaroni and cheese and first roll it well in the flour, shaking off any excess.
- Then dip it into the buttermilk combination, rolling it around so that it is well coated.
- Lastly, roll it in the Panko, shaking off any excess.
- Place in prepared Air Fryer Basket.
- Cook for 10 minutes, until golden brown.
- Serve with Marinara sauce.
Notes
Depending how creamy or firm your leftover Mac & Cheese is, you may need to add a few tablespoons of milk for the Mac & Cheese to stick together to form the balls.
For a cleaner breading process, use one hand when dipping in dry ingredients and your other hand for dipping in wet ingredients.