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Mummy Mozzarella Sticks (in Crescent Dough)

Mummy mozzarella sticks in crescent dough are a spooktacular treat to make for any Halloween party or before trick or treating. These cheesy breadsticks are an appetizer that the kids and adults both will love!
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Additional Time: 4 hours
Total Time: 4 hours 20 minutes
Course: fall favorites
Cuisine: American
Keyword: mozzarella sticks with crescent dough, mummy mozzarella sticks
Servings: 9 mozzarella sticks
Author: Jenna Fletcher

Ingredients

  • 9 mozzarella string cheese sticks
  • 2 8 ounce tubes of refrigerated crescent dough
  • 2 tbs of butter melted
  • 1/2 tsp Garlic powder or 1 clove pressed garlic optional
  • food writer optional

Instructions

  • Unwrap 9 string cheeses and place them in a freezer bag. Seal the bag and freeze the string cheese for between 2 and 4 hours.
  • When you are ready to make the mozzarella sticks, preheat the oven to 375.
  • Unroll one tube of crescent dough.
  • Using about 3/4 of each crescent, wrap a thin layer of dough completely around the frozen cheese stick so the the dough completely covers the cheese stick. Stretch the dough out as needed as you are covering the cheese.
  • Set the wrapped stick aside and repeat with all the cheese sticks until they are all covered in a thin layer of crescent dough.
  • Unroll the second tube of and gently press the seams together. Roll the dough out until it's about 1/2" thick.
  • Cut thin strips of dough to make "bandages" using a pizza cutter or serrated knife.
  • Wrap thin strips around the wrapped cheese sticks to make mummies, You can twist and break the dough to give them a spookier feel.
  • Repeat until all the cheese sticks are mummified. Spread them evenly out on two baking sheets covered in aluminum foil.
  • Mix the melted butter with garlic powder or pressed garlic. Brush the garlic butter over the mummies.
  • Bake the mummy mozzarella sticks in the preheated oven for 10 minutes or until they are just starting to turn golden brown.
  • Remove from the oven and let cool for 5 minutes.
  • If desired, draw eyes on with a food writer pen.
  • Serve and enjoy!

Notes

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