Crispy, cheese, fresh homemade mozzarella sticks are totally doable without having to deep fry them! Use your air fryer for a consistently fantastic snack!
Add the flour and salt to a shallow dish and whisk to combine.
Add the eggs to a second shallow dish and whisk well until smooth.
Add the panko, garlic powder, onion powder, and paprika to a third shallow dish and whisk to combine.
Line a sheet pan with wax or parchment paper.
Dip each cheese stick first into the flour, then egg, and then the Panko.
Place the breaded cheese sticks onto the prepared baking sheet. Freeze for 30 minutes.
Dip the frozen cheese sticks in the flour, egg, and Panko a second time and then freeze for another 30 minutes.
Preheat air fryer to 360 degrees. Spritz the basket with oil spray.
Arrange the mozzarella sticks in an even layer in the basket with space between each. You may need to work in batches depending on the size of your air fryer.
Spritz the mozzarella sticks with oil spray and then cook for 6 minutes.
Check the mozzarella sticks and continue cooking in 1 minute increments until the cheese just starts to leak out of the breading.
Serve immediately with marinara or ranch dressing for dipping.