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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These look delicious! I bet my kids will like them… especially my Henry… he’s 3½ and he loves cheese sticks!
We hope Henry loves them!
What kind of dipping sauce do you use with this?
Any kind! I would recommend whatever you’d use in a ham and cheese sandwich!
Can these be made a day ahead. Bake and reheat next day? Just make but bake next day?
Taste best made fresh, but you can make it ahead!
I am looking forward to trying this recipe out. My family loves ham and cheese.
Let us know how it goes!
Could you use crescent roll sheet dough cut into rectangles?
It will be different, but I am sure still tasty!
I tried baking and could not get them to brown, so I air fried them and they were yummy. Of course 2 mins too long, but I liked the crunchy texture
They look delicious to me!
how minutes and what temperature in the air fryer.
Can these be eaten cool if you put them in a school lunch?
I imagine! Depends on how picky the child is!
My wife made these today, she used turkey and smoked ham and added just a smidge of dijon mustard. Oh my they were great!
Thanks for sharing, Peter!
Do you think I could use the deli pepperoni instead of ham?
Sure thing! Make it like pizza!
These were exactly what I was hoping they’d be. I made them in the air fryer. 350°F for around 11 min. I omitted the garlic salt, but I think I will use it next time because they were missing a little flavor. I served with steamed carrots and broccoli and a maple Greek yogurt dipping sauce.
Thanks for sharing, Wren!