fried goat cheese balls (deep fry, air fry, or bake!)
The crunchy deep fried goat chees balls are the most delicious appetizer! They’re perfect little bites of crunchy panko and warm tangy goat cheese. We love to serve them with hot honey!
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 16
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Deep fry
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 8 oz goat cheese
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1 1/2 cups panko breadcrumbs
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Refined coconut oil, for frying
- Hot honey, for serving
Instructions
- Divide goat cheese into 16 1/2-ounce portions. Roll into smooth balls, place on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet, and freeze completely (about 1 hour).
- Meanwhile, set out three shallow bowls and fill one with flour, one with beaten eggs, and one with panko. Season each with salt and pepper.
- When the goat cheese rounds are frozen, begin breading. Working one at a time, dredge in flour and tap off excess. Coat in eggs, letting excess drip off, then coat in breadcrumbs. Roll in your hands to compress the coating. Dip balls again in beaten eggs and roll in breadcrumbs to give them a double breadcrumb coating. Repeat with remaining goat cheese balls. Freeze completely, at least 1 hour or overnight.
- When ready to serve, preheat the oil for frying. Fill a large, heavy-bottomed pot with about 1 inch of coconut oil (warmed in the microwave, if needed, to liquefy). Attach a thermometer to the pot and heat oil over medium-high heat to 360°F.
- Fry the 5- 6 balls at a time, for 1 1/2 minutes or until golden brown. Gently flip the rounds and fry for another 1 1/2 minutes, until golden all over.
- Drain on a paper towel-lined plate and sprinkle with flaky salt. Wait for the oil to return to 360°F and continue until all goat cheese balls have been fried. To serve, drizzle with hot honey.
Notes
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 131
- Sugar: 0.7g
- Sodium: 148mg
- Fat: 7.5g
- Saturated Fat: 5.2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1.7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 10g
- Fiber: 0.6g
- Protein: 5.2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
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