Gluten Free Mozzarella Bites #Sponsored #RecipeRedux
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Serves: 4
 
Ingredients
  • 4 string cheeses (light or regular)
  • 9 Breton Gluten Free Herb and Garlic crackers, divided
  • ½ tbsp. flax
  • 5 tbsp. water
  • 2 sun dried tomatoes, finely diced (See note)
  • nonstick spray
Instructions
  1. Cut string cheese into 4 pieces (each piece will be slightly smaller than a quarter). Freeze for at least 1 hour, up to a few days. Keep in the freezer until you are about to use.
  2. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil (shiny side up) and spritz liberally with nonstick spray.
  3. Pulse 4 crackers in a food processor until they resemble slightly coarse flour. If you don't have a food processor, you can put the crackers in a bag and crush with a rolling pin or the side of a can.
  4. Mix the cracker flour with the flax and water to form a paste in a small bowl.
  5. In a separate bowl, crush the remaining 5 cracker with your hands until they are the consistency of large panko breadcrumbs. Toss the sun dried tomatoes in.
  6. For each piece of cheese, do the following: dredge in the cracker flour paste until evenly coated (but not thickly coated). Toss in the dry mixture and place on the baking sheet. If making double, triple, or large batch, remove the cheese from the freezer in batches so it doesn't have the chance to thaw.
  7. Spritz the top of the cheese bites with nonstick spray generously.
  8. Place on the bottom rack of the oven and bake for 3 minutes. Flip, spritz with more nonstick spray, and put back in the oven for 7 additional minutes.
  9. Let sit for 5 minutes before serving.
  10. If you need to reheat, put in a preheat 350 degree F oven for 5 minutes
Notes
I used vacuum packed sun dried tomatoes. If your tomatoes are packed in oil, press between paper towel to remove excess oil before dicing.
You can also use refrigerated string cheese sticks and freeze (for at least one hour, up to several days) after applying the coating. Cheese MUST be frozen before baking or it will make a big mess.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 4 pieces Calories: 100 Fat: 5 Carbohydrates: 6 Fiber: 1 Protein: 7
Recipe by Hidden Fruits and Veggies at https://www.hiddenfruitsandveggies.com/2014/05/09/gluten-free-mozarella-bites/