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A pile of Flamin' Hot Cheetos Hearts on a white surface next to a small white dish of spicy ranch dressing.

Flamin’ Hot Cheetos Mozzarella Hearts

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  • Author: The BakerMama
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Chilling Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 8-10 minutes
  • Total Time: 0 hours
  • Yield: 16 hearts

Description

Heart-shaped mozzarella slices coated in spicy Cheetos and fried to perfection. Flamin’ Hot Cheetos Mozzarella Hearts are the most delicious heartbreak you’ll ever experience!

Ingredients

  • 1 (16 ounce) log pre-sliced fresh mozzarella cheese (about 16 slices/each slice is ¼-inch thick)
  • 1 (8.5 ounce) bag Flamin’ Hot Crunchy Cheetos, divided
  • 3 large eggs, lightly beaten
  • Vegetable or Canola Oil, for frying
  • Spicy Ranch or Regular Ranch, for dipping

Instructions

  1. On a cutting board, using a 2-inch heart-shaped cookie cutter, cut each slice of mozzarella cheese into a heart shape. Using the tip end of the heart cutter, cut out a deeper cleave in the top of each cheese heart to make the heart shape more defined. Lay the mozzarella hearts in a single layer on a parchment-lined sheet pan (that will fit in your refrigerator and freezer) and refrigerate for 15 minutes.
  2. Meanwhile, put the Cheetos into a food processor and pulse until finely ground. Reserve 1 cup of the Cheetos dust for coating the hearts in after they are fried and transfer the rest to a shallow mixing bowl.
  3. Lightly beat the eggs in a separate shallow mixing bowl.
  4. Dip each cheese heart in the beaten egg, then toss in the Cheetos dust until fully coated. Repeat 1 more time to create a thick coating and then transfer back to the parchment-lined sheet pan. Freeze the coated cheese hearts for 30 minutes or cover and refrigerate for up to 2 days.
  5. Place the remaining 1 cup of Cheetos dust in another shallow mixing bowl.
  6. Pour enough oil into a large frying pan to come 2 inches up the side. Heat the oil over medium heat until it reaches 350°F. Using a slotted spoon and working in batches, lower the hearts into the hot oil and fry until lightly browned all over and the cheese is fully melted, about 2 minutes.
  7. Lift the hearts from the oil and transfer to a baking rack that is set over a rimmed sheet pan. Carefully transfer each fried heart to the bowl with the Cheetos dust and turn to coat it completely.
  8. Serve the fried hearts with spicy ranch dipping sauce.

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