Cheese recipes — cheesy snacks, dips, and baked dishes.
Crispy Turkish-style fan-cut zucchini in about 30 minutes: scrape grooves with a fork, fan-cut so the slices stay joined, salt for 10 minutes, dredge in herbed flour and a parmesan-egg coat, then pan-fry in olive oil and butter 5 minutes per side. Serve hot under a cold garlic-dill yogurt sauce. Serves 2.
Garlic cheese tortilla rolls: spread tortillas with garlic-herb butter, layer with mozzarella, roll into a log, slice into thick pinwheels and bake in a muffin mold at 180°C until golden, gooey and pull-apart.
Protein-rich savoury muffins: whisk eggs with cottage cheese, sun-dried tomatoes, Parmesan and mozzarella into a quick flour batter, spoon into silicone molds and bake at 180°C until puffed and golden.
Ham, corn and mozzarella cups: fold thin ham slices into muffin liners, fill with drained corn, a knob of butter and a pile of mozzarella, then bake at 180°C until golden and melty.
Parmesan cloud egg muffins: whip the whites to stiff peaks, fold in Parmesan, red pepper flakes and scallions, then bake around a whole yolk at 180°C just until set outside and runny in the centre.
Ham, egg and cheese croissant cups: press croissant halves into a muffin tin, tuck in folded ham, pour over beaten egg and pile on melting cheese, then bake at 180°C until golden and set.
Cheesy pepperoni pizza muffin bites: blend cheddar, eggs, cottage cheese and tapioca starch into a smooth batter, fill an oiled muffin tin, top with pizza sauce and pepperoni, and bake at 200°C until golden and puffed.
Hot, stretchy cheese-and-onion dip: slow-roast buttery onions in the air fryer at 180°C for 25 minutes, top with a mozzarella-mayo-garlic mix, and air-fry 10 minutes more until bubbly. Scoop it up on toast — dangerously good.
Savoury breakfast rings baked in a donut pan: layer shredded cheddar, whisked egg, fresh onion and crispy bacon, then bake at 180°C for 20 minutes until risen and golden. A high-protein, make-ahead breakfast you can eat on the go.
Viral cheesy onion-ring chips: scatter mozzarella and parmesan on parchment, lay onion rings on top, season, and bake at 200°C for 15 minutes — then cool 10 minutes so they set into shatter-able chips. Serve with a minty yogurt dip.
Air-fryer cream cheese bagel bites: spread garlicky bagel-seasoned cream cheese between two tortillas, roll, slice, brush with chili butter and air-fry at 180°C until golden and crisp outside, creamy inside.
Easy cheese chaffles: mix egg with grated mozzarella, parmesan and garlic, then cook in a waffle iron for 3–4 minutes into a crispy, cheesy, keto-friendly waffle. Ready in under 10 minutes.
Bacon-wrapped camembert: weave bacon into a mat, stuff a halved camembert with garlic, honey and herbs, wrap it tight in the bacon and bake at 180°C for 25 minutes until crisp outside and molten inside.
Air-fryer cheese sticks: wrap mozzarella sticks in phyllo, coat in egg and panko, and air-fry at 180°C for 10 minutes until crisp and golden with a long, stretchy cheese pull inside.
Crispy cheesy onion rings: stuff cheddar between paired onion rings, dip in a light tonic-water batter, coat in panko and air-fry at 200°C until golden. Crisp shell, gooey cheese and tender onion in every bite.
Cheesy bacon breakfast roll: crisp bacon, melt cheddar over tomato, set eggs on top with jalapeño and piri piri, then flip, spread mayo, add salad and roll it up. A hearty, bread-free handheld breakfast in 15 minutes.
Crispy cheesy potato roll: bake thin potato slices on a sheet of melted mozzarella until golden, then spread with cream cheese, layer smoked salmon and cucumber, roll up and slice. A showstopper potato roulade.
Creamy three-cheese onion dip: melt gouda, cheddar and maasdam into buttery onion ribbons in the air fryer, stir smooth, brown the top, and finish with crumbled bacon. A molten dip for toast or grissini.
Air-fryer egg and cottage cheese cups: bake cottage cheese with eggs into a fluffy scramble, spoon into crisp tortilla cups, top with mozzarella and air-fry until melted. A high-protein, handheld breakfast.