This Baked Cheese Sticks recipe is filled with delicious Ham & Mozzarella Cheese. These Homemade Mozzarella Cheese Sticks are healthier than the traditional fried version. These Ham and Cheese Sticks are a snack you can feel great about feeding your family. So easy and yum!
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Baked Cheese Sticks (Ham & Cheese)
This Baked Cheese Sticks Recipe is a healthier take on fried Cheese Sticks. They’re filled with Ham & Cheese for a whole new flavor! It’s such a fun idea for a kids dinner, but you’ll want to sneak a bite or two.
We are BIG fans of mozzarella cheese sticks around here but I don’t really want to be feeding Henry a bunch of fried foods. These are the best of both worlds. They’re easy to make, super flavorful, full of melty cheese, and baked to perfection!
It’s like a ham and cheese sandwich, wrapped up into an easy (and fun) to eat stick.
Healthy Ham & Cheese Sticks Recipe – Baked not Fried!
The best part about these ham & mozzarella cheese sticks is that they’re baked instead of fried. They may not be the epitome of health, but baked mozzarella sticks are infinitely better than their fried counterpart. This mozzarella sticks recipe is so fun to serve at home for the whole family!
If Henry really is my son, then he’s going to LOVE LOVE LOVE cheese. Any kind, any form, any meal. All day every day. I love that this baked mozzarella sticks recipe is an easy and relatively healthy way for kids and adults to get their cheese fix. Wrapped in ham and baked into an eggroll is an amazing way to eat melty cheese. We are big fans of these cheese sticks!
How to Make Cheese Sticks
Making traditional deep-fried mozzarella sticks isn’t the easiest (or healthiest). So instead of how to make mozzarella cheese sticks, I’m going to show you how to make this BAKED Mozzarella Sticks Recipe.
There are a few difference between the mozzarella cheese sticks you’re used to and these baked ham & cheese sticks, but I promise you’re going to love them! These Homemade Mozzarella Sticks are going to be even better.
What’s so different about these baked cheese sticks?
- They are BAKED instead of fried
- We’re using eggroll wrappers instead of deep-fried breading
- We’re adding in some tasty ham
- And to make things easy, we’re using mozzarella cheese sticks for the cheese filling
Once you try this Homemade Cheese Sticks Recipe, you’ll never want to go back to those fried Mozzarella Sticks (okay, maybe just every once in a while for a guilty treat). But you really won’t miss them once you’ve had these Ham & Cheese Sticks. And your kids will love them too!
These Baked Ham & Cheese Mozzarella Sticks would be a great way to ring in the new year, celebrate the Super Bowl, or just have for after school snacks at home.
It’s a great way to feel good about the snacks you’re giving your family. I’m not saying these baked mozzarella sticks are healthy, but they are a healthier twist on a favorite. You gotta indulge every once in a while!
Stay tuned for even more kid friendly food! If you have any requests please leave them below! I’m looking forward to brainstorming. Hope you enjoy :)
More Kid-friendly Recipes
- Baked Chicken Nuggets
- Tortilla Rollups
- Apple Cheddar Waffle Sandwich
- Baked Avocado Fries
- Air Fryer Fish Sticks
- Baked Mozzarella Sticks
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Baked Ham and Cheese Mozzarella Sticks
Ingredients
- 12 eggroll wrappers 7 inch
- 12 slices honey ham thinly sliced
- 12 Mozzarella Sticks (string cheese)
- Olive Oil
- garlic salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Lay an eggroll wrap down in a diamond shape and place a slice of ham in the middle. Place one mozzarella stick in the middle of the ham. Fold in the sides of the wrapper into the cheese and then roll up the entire wrapper to create eggroll shape. Place on baking sheet seam side down.
- Brush each stick lightly with olive oil and sprinkle with garlic salt to taste.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes or until browned to your liking (you might want to check them with a couple minutes left as all ovens are different). Remove from the oven and turn the sticks. Place back in the oven for 4-5 more minutes or until browned.
- Serve with dipping sauce of your choice.
- Enjoy!
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Did you make this? Leave a comment!
Easy and fun! I couldn’t find egg roll wrappers so used spring roll, since that’s what the store had. Not sure of the difference. Only complaint that they didn’t get nice and brown, even with additional baking time. But, they were tasty and the family liked them. Will make again.
I’m so happy you all enjoyed them!!
Perfect for my grandson
Enjoy! :)
Becky, Could these be made ahead of time and frozen? If so, before baking, should they be thawed out?
Or, would it be better to to prepare, bake and then freeze? Then when ready to use, thaw and rewarm in the oven?
Could these be made ahead, frozen and heated later ? After school snack for kids
Sure!
Would this work with Turkey?
Totally!!
Going to use tofurkey slices and daiya cheese to make it healthier, better for the environment and for the animals
Please share some dipping sauces that you find works well. (tomato soup would make my husband swoon), but I want to have more choices.
Love the tomato soup option! I used marinara sauce and honey mustard but I also think ranch or buffalo sauce would be good!
Oh no I’m so sorry to hear that :(
I would line the baking sheet with parchment for easy clean up.
Good idea!
You can Use flour tortilla and sub the ham with pepperoni. Then you have a pizza snack. Yum!
Awesome idea!