I remember bagel bites being a staple in my diet when I was a kid, however, they are not the healthiest for you. I made a version that has more whole grains, and not a laundry list of ingredients.
Yes, these bagel bites are totally homemade, and you will not believe how easy it is! The bagel dough is made out of 5 ingredients, however, it could possibly be made out of two! If you have self raising flour and Greek yogurt then you are good to go! I decided to add some whole wheat flour to my bagel to increase the whole grains content. Honestly, I love the flavor of whole wheat flour, so I always add it to any of my bread recipes!
Key ingredients for these homemade bagel bites:
- All purpose flour
- I think all purpose flour is necessary for these bagel to keep them light and fluffy. I would not recommend using all whole wheat flour because the flavor will over power and they will be very dense.
- Whole wheat flour
- I love adding a little bit of this to add a little bit of that earthy wheat flavor. It also adds more nutrients to the recipe compared to those frozen bagel bites!
- Baking powder
- Do not forget this ingredient! It is super important to getting the bagels to rise and be light a fluffy. If you are using self rising flour, then you can omit this.
- Greek yogurt
- This MUST be Greek yogurt. I’ve tried using regular plain yogurt and it turned into a sticky mess. Vegan Greek yogurt will also work!
- Pizza sauce
- This can be homemade or store bought. Use your favorite one! I love the Primal Kitchen unsweetened pizza sauce.
- Cheese
- Use your favorite cheese! I love mozzarella for pizza. Vegan cheese will also work great.
- Pepperoni
- This little addition tops these bagel bites off perfectly! Leave off if you want to keep them vegan.
Easy Homemade Bagel Bites
Bagel bites are a nostalgic childhood treat and no you can make them at home! This recipe uses a shortcut bagel recipe that will save you tons of time!
Ingredients
- ¾ cup all purpose flour
- ¼ cup whole wheat flour
- 1 cup Greek yogurt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
Toppings
- Primal Kitchen pizza sauce.
- Mozzarella Cheese
- Pepperoni
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl whisk together the all purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Next Fold the dry ingredients in with the Greek yogurt. Use your hands to kneed the dough together.
- Once the dough has been formed, split the dough into 6 equal portions and roll them into ball shapes. Slightly flatten each dough ball and poke a hole through the center using your thumb.
- Place the bagels on a lined baking sheet, and brush each with some egg wash.
- Bake at 350 for 18-20 minutes.
- Allow for the bagels to cool slightly before slicing in half. then top each half of the bagels with some Primal kitchen pizza sauce, mozzarella cheese, and pepperoni.
- Place the bagel bites back onto the oven and bake until the cheese is melty!
