Heavy Apps: Vegan Air Fryer Mac & Cheese Balls
Snacks for dinner? We call those Heavy Apps.
Ingredients:
Vegan Mac & Cheese
1 box dried macaroni
1 ¼ cup peeled & diced yellow yukon potatoes
⅓ cup peeled & diced carrots
½ cup chopped onion
⅓ cup chopped shallots
1 clove minced garlic
1 tbsp olive oil
¾ cup saved water from pot of boiled potatoes
Heaping ½ cup raw cashews
⅓ cup coconut milk
3 tablespoons nutritional yeast flakes
Juice of ½ lemon
2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon paprika
Garlic salt (to taste)
White pepper (to taste)
breading
1 tablespoon of starch of choice with 1 tablespoon of cold water (egg replacement)
Panko
Italian breadcrumbs
Step 1
Prepare the vegan mac & cheese (recipe here!)
Step 2
Refrigerate the mac & cheese for at least 3-4 hours, or overnight
Step 3
Using a cookie or ice cream scoop, roll mac & cheese into 1 1/2-inch balls, forming approximately one dozen balls
Step 4
Place the balls in the freezer for 15-20 minutes
Step 5
While the balls are in the freezer, whisk together the Italian breadcrumbs, panko breadcrumbs, salt, and several turns of freshly cracked pepper
Step 6
Working one at a time, bread the balls by first dipping them into the eggs, then dredge in the breadcrumb mixture, pressing gently to fully coat the balls evenly. Return the balls to the freezer for another 10-15 minutes while you preheat the air fryer
Step 7
Preheat the air fryer to 400 degrees
Step 8
Place the balls into your air fryer basket in a single layer, making sure they don’t touch. Spray them with cooking spray. and air fry for 8-10 minutes until crispy and golden on the outside. Note: if you can’t fit all of the balls into the air fryer at once, keep the extra balls in the freezer while you work through them in batches
Step 9
Garnish with fresh parsley and green onion
Notes
You can store them in the freezer and air fry when you want to eat!
