Air Fryer Flamin' Hot Cheetos Cheese Bites
Flamin' Hot Cheetos Cheese Bites are a popular appetizer at Applebee's. What's not to love? They are hot and spicy, cheesy and delicious! With this Hot Cheetos Cheese Bites recipe, you make them at home in your air fryer in no time at all!
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What do I need to make the Air Fryer Flamin' Hot Cheetos Cheese Bites?
With the following nine ingredients, you can make this tasty copycat Applebee's recipe in your air fryer at home. Here is what you will need to have on hand:
- Pepper Jack cheese
- Flamin' Hot Cheetos
- Flour
- Salt
- Pepper
- Eggs
- Milk
- Hot sauce
- Nonstick cooking spray
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How do I make the Flamin' Hot Cheetos Cheese Bites?
There are just a few simple steps to make these spicy Cheetos coated cheese bites. One thing to plan for is that they do need to be placed in the freezer for at least one hour to harden before cooking them in the air fryer.
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Step 1: Prepare the cheese and Cheetos
Start off by cutting the pepper Jack cheese into 18 equal-sized cubes. Then, place the 2 cups of Cheetos in a ziplock bag and carefully crus them with a rolling pin. Next, transfer the crushed Cheetos to a shallow bowl.
Step 2: Prepare the rest of the dry ingredients and the wet ingredients
Whisk together the flour, salt, and pepper in a separate shallow bowl. In a third bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, and hot sauce.
Step 3: Make the Cheese Bites and Freeze them
Dip each cheese cube in the egg mixture, then in the flour mixture, then back in the egg mixture, and finally in the Cheetos crumbs. Transfer the coated cheese cubes to a plate or pan lined with parchment paper. Freeze for at least one hour so the cheese bites harden.
Step4: Cook the Cheetos Bites in the Air Fryer
When ready to cook, preheat the air fryer to 390 degrees. Place the frozen cheese cubes in an even layer in the basket of the air fryer and coat with nonstick cooking spray. Cook for 5 to 7 minutes. When the cheese begins to melt, the cheese cubes are finished cooking. Remove from the air fryer, serve and enjoy!
Air Fryer Flamin' Hot Cheetos Cheese Bites
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 8- ounce block of pepper jack cheese
- 2 cups Flamin’ Hot Cheetos crushed
- ½ cup flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon hot sauce
- Nonstick cooking spray
Instructions
- Cut the pepper jack cheese into 18 cubes.
- Place the Cheetos in a bag and crush them with a rolling pin, then transfer them to a shallow bowl.
- Whisk together the flour, salt, and pepper in a separate shallow bowl.
- In a third bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, and hot sauce.
- Dip each cheese cube in the egg mixture, then in the flour mixture, then back in the egg mixture, and finally in the Cheetos crumbs.
- Transfer the coated cheese cubes to a plate or pan and freeze for at least one hour.
- When ready to cook, preheat the air fryer to 390 degrees. Place the frozen cheese cubes in an even layer in the basket of the air fryer and coat with nonstick cooking spray. Cook for 5 to 7 minutes. When the cheese begins to melt, the cheese cubes are finished cooking.
- Remove from air fryer and enjoy!
