Cheese Dots can be baked, air-fried, deep-fried or thawed to create other shapes. Please follow the instructions below or the recipes to ensure perfect enjoyment.
cooking instructions & Recipes
oven / toaster oven
Preheat oven to 400F/200C. Don't skip this step.
To achieve fluffy and airy Cheese Dots, you need to preheat the oven.
Place frozen Cheese Dots about 1" apart on a baking tray lined with parchment paper.
You don't need to thaw them. They bake best from freezer to oven.
Bake for 20 - 25 minutes until golden. Some people like it a bit browner than others. So test between the times.
air-fryer
Set the temperature to 350F/180C.
Place frozen Cheese Dots about 1" apart in the basket. Air-fryer parchment is not necessary but can be used. You don't need to thaw them. They cook best straight from the freezer.
Cook for 15-17 minutes until golden. They might not look like a round Dot, but that is normal. It won't alter the taste.
If you would like to thaw your Cheese Dots for tart shells or other shapes, make sure to thaw them in the fridge and follow instructions given in the Mushroom & Goat Cheese Tarts recipe.
If you would like to deep-fry your Cheese Dots, you don't need to thaw them. Think of it as frozen french fries. Just be careful that your frier isn't too hot, so it has time to cook the Dots inside before getting too brown. Cheese might ooze out.
Recipes
Spinach & Artichoke Dip Flatbread
We know Cheese Dots are great with spinach and artichoke dip, but have you thought of a flatbread?
We're using our Cheese Dots pizza crust to make this simple and fun recipe. In our case, we used the leftovers in the fridge, but there's no harm in making it all from scratch.
Baked Pizza Soup
If you’ve been to our markets, you’ve seen us serving pizza soup…which is just a delicious tomato soup that when you eat with Cheese Dots tastes like pizza.
I saw someone making a tomato soup with bread in the oven (very pappa al pomodoro like) and I thought 🤔 “I can Cheese Dot this!” and well…it’s delicious!
