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Air fryer Caprese Stuffed Mushrooms are a low carb, 31-calorie, easy appetizer made with mozzarella, tomato, basil, and balsamic glaze in just 15 minutes.
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Air Fryer Caprese Stuffed Mushrooms (Easy 15-Minute Low Carb Appetizer)
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
15 mins
 
Air fryer Caprese Stuffed Mushrooms are a low carb, 31-calorie, easy appetizer made with mozzarella, tomato, basil, and balsamic glaze in just 15 minutes.
Course: Appetizer, Snack
Cuisine: Italian, low carb
Keyword: air fryer, caprese, cheese stick, finger food, mozzerella, mushroom, party food
Servings: 9 mushrooms
Calories: 31 kcal
Ingredients
  • 1 pint 8-oz. White Button or Cremini mushrooms medium to larger sized ones work best (my container had 9)
  • 2 teaspoon Italian dressing or just olive oil + ½ tsp Italian seasoning
  • Salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 2 mozzarella cheese sticks
  • 9 Grape tomatoes or enough to match quantity of mushrooms on hand
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil
  • 1 tablespoon balsamic syrup
Instructions
  1. Preheat air-fryer to 380°F (Or oven to 350°F).
  2. Remove the stems from the mushrooms by gently twisting them off. Discard or save for another use.
  3. Place mushroom caps on air fryer try (or baking sheet), smooth side up, and brush with Italian dressing and season with a little salt and pepper. Flip mushrooms back over so openings are face up.
  4. Slice cheese sticks into approximate 9 pieces* Place a piece of cheese inside the opening of each mushroom.
  5. Add a grape tomato to the top of cheese-stuffed mushroom, keeping in place upright with a toothpick (using the toothpick will also prevent tomato from bursting in the air-fryer)
  6. Cook in pre-heated 380F air fryer for 10 minutes (or traditional oven at 350F for 20 minutes) or until tomato is softened and roasted and cheese is gooey.
  7. Remove and drizzle with balsamic syrup and garnish with basil.
Recipe Notes

*Note: My pint of mushrooms contained 9 button mushrooms, so I used 9 tomatoes and cheese sticks cut into 9 pieces. You may need to adjust depending on your mushroom count (pints can vary based on the size).