Homemade Brazi Bites

Pão de Queijo has the same irresistible flavor you’ll find in Brazi Bites, but making it at home gives you fresher texture, better chew, and full control over the ingredients. After years of testing gluten-free breads, this recipe remains one I trust — simple to blend, consistently puffy, and always a crowd-pleasing Brazilian Cheese bread recipe you can serve anytime.

If you’ve never had the Brazilian Cheese Bread from Costco, then don’t feel like you’re missing out. This Brazi Bites recipe is a pretty close clone and you can eat them fresh.

This recipe is very simple and easy to make. What makes that even better is knowing that it takes minimal ingredients.

Ingredient Roll Call for Pão de Queijo

• Extra Virgin Olive Oil - Adds richness and helps with the batter's creaminess. Use high quality EVOO
• Milk - Binds the dough and gives moisture
• Tapioca Flour - The gluten-free starch that gives these bites their chewy, airy texture.
• Egg - Lifts and binds everything together
• Salt - Enhances all the flavors, especially the cheese
• Sharp Cheddar Cheese - gives bite, tang, and melty character (feel free to blend in a softer cheese if you want extra stretch)

The Must-Haves

• Mini Muffin Tin - Makes bite-size breads, ensures even baking
• Blender - You'll blend both wet and try for a smooth batter
• Oven thermometer (optional but helpful) - ovens vary, so this ensures you really hit 400F Degrees.

Let's Make Brazilian Cheese Bread Recipe

• Preheat the oven to 400F degrees (200C Degrees)
• Grease your mini muffin tin with non stick spray
• In a blender add the milk, olive oil, and egg. Blend to combine.
• Add in the Tapioca Flour, Salt and shredded cheese.
• Blend the ingredients together, scraping down sides of the blender as needed.
• Pour the mixture into greased mini muffin tins leaving ⅛in at the top of each muffin.
• Bake for 13-15 minutes until golden brown.

Your Recipe Roadmap

This recipe yields 24 mini cheese breads. Begin by preheating the oven to 400F degrees. While that's warming, grease your mini muffin tin. Then In your blender combine, milk, olive oil, and the egg until smooth.

Add the dry ingredients of tapioca flour, salt and grated cheese and blend again. Scrape down sides of blender to include all the ingredients.

Transfer the batter into each muffin cup, fill just below the rim (about ⅛th of an inch headspace). Bake for 13-15 minutes until tops are golden. Then let cool slightly before removing from the muffin tin and serve warm.

Flavor Fixes / Swap it Out

Make the flavor your own by substituting different flavors of cheeses or spices.

• If sharp cheddar is too bold, you can swap half with a milder cheese like mozzarella or Monterey jack to soften the tang.
• For more chew and elasticity a small amount of grated parmesan adds a boost of savory flavor without changing the structure of the cheese bite.
• Adding herb notes, stirring in a pinch of dried oregano or chives into the batter adds subtle flavor. Yum.

Kitchen Q&A's For Brazi Bites

Fridge & Freezer Magic

If you have any left to store, keep them in an airtight container. By keeping them in a sealed container at room temp they can stay fresh. If kept properly stored they can last up to 4 days. Because there are no preservatives they don’t last as long as storebought.

While you can keep them in the fridge, they do great at room temperature.

To Freeze, place cooled cheese bread in a single layer on a baking sheet until firm. Then transfer to a freezer bag. Freeze for up to 1 month. Reheat from frozen in a 350F degree oven for about 5-6 minutes.

Is Brazilian Cheese Bread Recipe Authentic?

Yes, this recipe is a traditional Brazilian recipe for Cheese Bread made with only a few simple ingredients. And traditionally called Pao de Queijo

Final Thoughts

Brazi Bites is one I return to again and again. It's simple, and delivers a perfect chew and cheesy flavor. My boys always enjoyed this quick snack walking. in the door from school. And it was so quick to prepare and bake. Made me feel like a great mom in all the chaos of raising boys!

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Pão de Queijo Recipe

Brazilian Cheese Bread is a delicious breaded snack (or appetizer) that you’re going to LOVE! It's traditionally called Pão de Queijo and is a favorite bread roll of Brazil.

Prep Time5 minutes mins

Cook Time13 minutes mins

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Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: Brazillian

Servings: 6

Ingredients

• ⅓ cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• ⅔ cup Milk
• 1 ½ cup Tapioca Flour
• 1 Egg
• 1 teaspoon Salt
• 1 cup Sharp Cheddar Cheese

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees
• In a blender add milk, olive oil and egg and blend to combine.
• Add Flour, Salt and cheese
• Blend ingredients scraping down sides of blender as needed.
• Pour mixture into greased mini muffin tins leaving ⅛in
• Bake for 13-15 minutes until golden brown

Notes

Substitute Parmesan Cheese or mix and match your favorite cheeses

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Nutrition Disclaimer

All nutrition values are approximate and calculated by a plugin and are provided as a courtesy. Adding or subtracting ingredients will change the nutritional value.

Nutrition

Calories: 309kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 50mg | Sodium: 527mg | Potassium: 70mg | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 272IU | Calcium: 171mg | Iron: 1mg