Air fryer recipe · Kids
Corn Cheese Bites
Sweet corn and creamy cheese rolled into crunchy nuggets that vanish in seconds.
- 18 minTotal time
- 185°CAir fryer
- 5Serves
- VegetarianDiet
Nutrition per serving
- 165kcal
- 7.1 gprotein
- 14.8 gcarbs
- 8.5 gfat
- 1.8 gfibre
Per serving, about 5 servings. Figures are estimates from standard ingredient databases, not medical, dietetic, or nutritional advice.
Ingredients
- Boiled sweet corn1 cup
- Grated cheese3/4 cup
- Boiled mashed potato3/4 cup
- Corn flour3 tbsp
- Black pepper and salt1 tsp
Method
Crush the corn
Pulse half the boiled corn to a coarse crush and leave the rest whole for pops of texture. Mix both with the mashed potato in a bowl; the crushed corn helps bind while the whole kernels keep a sweet bite.
Add cheese and bind
Fold in the grated cheese, corn flour, black pepper and salt. Mix until the dough just comes together and holds its shape when pressed; the corn flour tightens it so the bites do not slump or spread.
Shape bites
Roll the mixture into small bite-sized balls or short logs. Keep them compact and well pressed so they do not crack open in the basket and leak melting cheese as they heat up.
Coat for crunch
Roll each bite in a little extra corn flour to give it a dry outer crust. This thin dry layer is what turns crisp and crunchy in the air fryer while the cheesy centre stays soft.
Air-fry till crisp
Spray the bites lightly with oil and space them apart in the basket. Air-fry at 185°C for 11 min, shaking halfway, until golden and crunchy outside and hot and molten within.
