Cheese Bites
Cheese Bites are bite sized appetizers that are filled with ooey, gooey American cheese, and coated in a corn dog batter, then fried to a crispy golden perfection.
Servings: 20 Cheese Bites
Calories: 279kcal
Ingredients
- ½ cup corn meal
- ½ cup all purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon Slap Ya Mama seasoning
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 large egg
- ¾ cup buttermilk
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 8 ounce block American cheese, cut into bite-size pieces
- 2+ cups vegetable oil, for frying
Instructions
- Line a plate with paper towels, set aside.
- Using a small pan (tall and slender perferrable), heat oil to 375 degrees.
- In a medium bowl, whisk dry ingredients together.
- In a small bowl, mix egg, buttermilk and oil together until combined.
- Pour wet ingredients into wet ingredients, stir just until moistened.
- Place cheese on a wooden stick, dip into the corn dog batter and cover the cheese completely.
- Add cheese to hot oil and cook until golden brown.
- Place fried cheese bites on prepared plate and repeat above steps for the remaining cheese bites
Notes
Nutritional Value are Approximate.
Batter recipe mostly inspired from The Stay at Home Chef
Nutrition
Calories: 279kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 27g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 13g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 21mg | Sodium: 232mg | Potassium: 107mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 146IU | Calcium: 157mg | Iron: 1mg