Apple & Mozzarella Toast
This apple & mozzarella toast is an 8-minute recipe that takes 3 minutes to put together and 5 minutes to bake in an air fryer. If you don’t have an air fryer, you can use a broiler, toaster or regular oven. The buttered sliced bread is baked with fresh mozzarella cheese, cinnamon spice dusted apples slices and honey. It makes a really fast, fancy and tasty breakfast!
See Also:
Leftover Fresh Cheese:
- Low-Carb Air Fryer Margherita Pizza
- Baked Pasta with Fresh Mozzarella
- Mushroom Margherita Mini Pizza
- Hawaiian Focaccia Pizza
As for the spread, I actually wanted to use cream cheese, but I had an unopened packet of mini mozzarella cheese balls in the fridge and so I decided to use what I have. I love the result of the buttered bread topped with mild-tasting fresh cheese!
Here are other bread spread that goes well with apple:
- peanut butter
- tahini butter
- cream cheese
- sliced cheese
- just butter!
INGREDIENTS
Main ingredients for my Apple & Mozzarella Toast:
- Fresh mozzarella cheese – I bought mini mozzarella balls this time. Halved each ball using a total of 3.5 mini balls to fill up the bread. If you using the regular-sized cheese (1 large ball in a pouch), just tear by hand to smaller sizes.
- Pumpkin mixed spice blend – mine contains ground cinnamon, all spice & nutmeg. You can also use ground cinnamon or cinnamon sugar to make this recipe.
- Honey, Apple & Bread. I used French royal gala apples (I bought the apples before I decided to make apple toast) and then I read online that they are milder in flavour after cooking. For a richer apple taste, you can use Granny Smith (which I will definitely try next time) or a mix of both. For the bread, I am using frozen bread (no need to thaw before use). I prefer thick bread (the Japanese type) as looked gourmet and is more filling for me.
STEP-BY-STEP PHOTOS
Core and quarter an apple, then cut them into thin slices. Cut them just before using it on the bread to minimise browning.
Spread butter on one side of the bread. Top it with fresh fresh mozzarella cheese pieces.
Arrange layered apple over the cheese and press the apple slices gently with your fingers so that they stick well to the cheese. Dust pumpkin spice mix (or cinnamon powder) over the bread. Finally drizzle honey and it is ready to be baked in an air fryer (what I used), broiler, toaster or regular oven (great if you are making more than 1 bread at a time).
This is my baked apple toast with fresh cheese. Serve it with a side salad with the remaining apple sides, some granola, olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Enjoy this easy and fast breakfast!
Apple & Mozzarella Toast
You can use any variety of apples for this recipe. Royal Gala has a milder taste, while Granny Smith has a more prominent apple flavour after cooking. You can use a mixture of apple varieties as well.
You can drizzle the honey on the bread before toasting (as this recipe) or drizzle it as a garnish after toasting.
Check out the ingredients and step-by-step photos on the previous page.
Ingredients:
- 1 thick sliced bread
- small knob of butter
- 35g fresh mozzarella cheese torn to small pieces
- 1 apple (e.g. Granny Smith) quartered & slice thinly
- 1/8 tsp pumpkin spice mix or cinnamon powder to taste
- 1 tsp honey to taste
Side salad (optional):
- 1 serving salad mix
- 1 tbsp granola
- 1 tsp extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tsp balsamic vinegar
Directions:
- Prepare the bread. Spread butter on one side of a piece of bread, and top the bread with fresh cheese. Arrange layered apple slices in the middle of the bread, pressing them down gently with your fingers for a few seconds so that they will stick well to the cheese. Sprinkle pumpkin spice blend and drizzle honey over the apples.
- Bake the bread. Air fryer (no need to preheat) at 180°C (356°F) for five minutes until the cheese is just melted. Alternatively, you can use the toaster oven, broiler or regular oven.
Air Fryer Notes:
- If the cheese is not melted, just leave the toast inside the air fryer for another minute, as the hot air inside the air fryer will continue to melt the cheese.
- If you are making a second toast immediately, bake the bread for only 4 minutes since the air fryer is already preheated.