Easy Stuffed Bagel Bites

Mini bagel bites made with 4 ingredient dough and stuffed with cream cheese! There’s no yeast or boiling required and they taste just like your favorite Starbucks bagel bites!

A group of mini everything stuffed bagel bites and one has a bite taken out of it to show the cream cheese filling

Raise your hand if you loved those bantam bagels from Starbucks! (I was so sad when they got rid of them…) Well don’t worry loves because now you can easily make them at home with just a handful of ingredients! I scoured the internet after word got out of my beloved bagels discontinuation and found so many varieties and techniques on how to make them. Some you boiled (nope not for me), some used premade pizza dough (ehhh) and others required using yeast with a rising and proofing period and yatta yatta yatta… (let’s just not shall we?). But then I realized you could use a dough similar to the viral 2 ingredient bagel for these bagel bites and viola! These super fluffy stuffed bagel bites have been a staple in our house ever since! And they’re so easy to make too! (Plus perfect for a quick on-the-go breakfast!)

Ingredients used to make stuffed bagel bites

Ingredients for stuffed bagel bites

Here’s everything you’ll need to make these fun bites:

  • Greek yogurt: Only use plain greek yogurt for this recipe. (Regular yogurt is too thin and won’t form the right consistency for your dough.)
  • Flour: I used all purpose flour for this recipe but gluten free flour works too.
  • Baking powder: Makes your bagel bites rise and adds to their fluffy texture.
  • Salt: Just a pinch brings out all the flavors in your bagel bites.
  • Everything But the Bagel Seasoning (EBTB): Trader Joe’s has the best one but you can find this seasoning at other grocery stores too!
  • Cream cheese: Regular block cream cheese works the best!
  • Egg white: Helps to keep your bagels from browning too much while baking.
Easy 2 ingredient dough formed into 6 small flat circles with a scoop of cream cheese on top
A raw everything bagel bite sitting on a baking pan ready for the oven

How to make the best homemade stuffed bagel bites (just like Starbucks!)

  1. Preheat your oven. Turn your oven on to 375 degrees and line a baking pan with parchment paper.
  2. Make your dough. Then mix your flour, salt and baking powder together and stir in your greek yogurt until a dough forms. (Your dough should pull away from the sides of the bowl once it’s fully incorporated.)
  3. Form the balls. Next lightly flour a work surface and divide your dough into 8 pieces. Use your hands to tightly roll your dough into balls. (This helps the dough to stick together so the filling won’t ooze out while they’re baking.)
  4. Stuff them! Then flatten each ball with your hand (to about a 1/4 inch thickness) and place your cream cheese in the center. Then fold your dough around the cream cheese to seal it inside. Roll the stuffed ball with your hands again to make sure it’s sealed.
  5. Bake & serve. Next whisk your egg white and place your balls seam side down on your prepared baking sheet. Lightly brush them your egg white and sprinkle EBTB seasoning over the top of each ball. Bake for 20-25 minutes and serve!

Super easy right?!

Holding a bagel bite with a bite taken out of it showing the cream cheese inside

Let’s get creative!

So maybe everything but the bagel seasoning isn’t your thing. No worries loves! We love mixing up the toppings and fillings for these bagel bites too! And it’s so easy! Here are a few of our favorites:

  • Use a flavored cream cheese and leave the top plain (or sprinkle it with sesame seeds or poppy seeds)! Strawberry, blueberry or even chive & onion are all great!
  • Mix chopped green onions with your cream cheese!
  • Add cinnamon and raisins to your filling & top them with cinnamon sugar!
  • Place a small spoonful of jam and cream cheese in the center for the filling!

There’s so many options! Let me know if you try a new one in the comments. I’m also looking for more ideas!😉

FAQ’s for making bagel bites

  • Can I freeze my bagel bites? Absolutely! Put your leftover bites in a zipped plastic bag and place them in the freezer. (I’d suggest double bagging them to avoid freezer burn.) These bagels should last for 1 month stored in the freezer.
  • How do I reheat my bagel bites? To reheat, place them in the oven at 375 degrees for 10-15 minutes or until they reach your desired temperature. (If frozen, make sure to completely thaw them first!)
  • Can I make my bagel bites ahead of time? Yes, the dough can be made ahead of time and stored in an airtight container in the fridge. The dough should last 1-2 days in the fridge before baking it.
Mini bagel bites stuffed with cream cheese and sprinkled with everything but the bagel seasoning

Tips for making bagel bites

  • Always lightly flour your work station and your hands before working with the dough! This helps to keep the dough from sticking to everything. including your fingers!
  • Use kitchen gloves if you don’t want the dough to stick to your hands.
  • If you’re having problems sealing your balls at the end, dip your finger in some warm water and rub it across the “seams” until they fuse together.

Side Note: There’s been a few times I’ve made these where the cream cheese kind of evaporates inside the bagels. Don’t worry if that happens to you! Just stuff more cream cheese into them after taking a bite!😉

Why you’ll love this easy bagel bites recipe

  • Super simple! There’s no waiting for your dough to rise or fancy equipment here! Just a handful of ingredients, a large bowl and spoon are all you need!
  • Bagels anytime you want! Now you don’t have to wait forever in line at your favorite bagel shop! Just pop these babies in the oven and you’ll have a hot and ready to go breakfast 20 minutes later!

Need it gluten free? Just replace regular flour with your favorite gluten free flour blend.

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Easy Stuffed Bagel Bites

Mini bagels bites made with 4 ingredient dough and stuffed with cream cheese! There's no boiling or yeast required and they taste just like your favorite Strabuck's bagel bites!
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Brunch, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: 2 ingredient bagels, bagel bites, cream cheese, easy, everything but the bagel seasoning, stuffed
Servings: 8 bagel bites
Author: Caitlin

Ingredients

  • 1 cup plain greek yogurt
  • 1 cup all purpose flour*
  • 2 tsps baking powder
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 4 oz. cream cheese, cut into 8 cubes (about 1½ tsp each)
  • 1 egg white, whisked
  • Everything But The Bagel Seasoning (EBTB), for sprinkling

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 375 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Next mix your flour, baking powder and salt together in a bowl. Add your greek yogurt and stir with a large spoon until a sticky dough forms. (You'll know it's ready when the dough pulls away from the sides of your bowl.)
  • Once the dough is formed, divide it into 8 equal balls. Sprinkle some flour over your work station and lightly flour hands. Then place the balls on your work station and flatten them into an even layer. Once flattened, place a cube of cream cheese in the center of each and fold up the sides of your dough around it to seal it in. (Make sure all sides are sealed so no cream cheese bursts out while they bake. You can do this by putting some hot water on your fingers and rubbing the creases together.)
  • Then place the balls on your prepared baking sheet and brush them with your whisked egg white. Sprinkle some EBTB seasoning over the top of each ball and bake for 25 minutes or until golden brown.
  • Let them cool slightly and serve!

Notes

*You may want to add another 1/4 cup of flour to your dough if it’s too sticky while mixing.
Gluten free flour can be used instead of all purpose flour.

37 Comments

  1. These are amazing. I am going to try some with jam and cream cheese and some with spaghetti sauce and pepperoni.

    • Ooo both those ideas sound like they’d be amazing! Let me know how they turn out! 🙂

    • Katarina Potomova

      Let me know how that went? Ive been missing those bagel-fuls that stores use to have that were filled with strawberry jelly and cream cheese. you were able to just pop one in the microwave and you’re good to go.

  2. Hey! Awesome recipe. I don’t have plain Greek yogurt can I substitute the yogurt with sour cream?

    • Hi Aubrey! I’ve never tried it with sour cream before so I’m not sure if it would work. There’s something about the greek yogurt that helps the bagels to rise. That being said though, it wouldn’t hurt to try! Let me know if you do, I’m so intrigued now! 🙂

    • I used sour cream instead of Greek yogurt as that was what I had on had. Came out great! My hubby and kiddo loved them!

  3. Can you freeze these? To pop into school lunches? Thank you!

    • Hi Holly! To be completely honest, I’ve never actually tried freezing them. But I imagine you could, then let them thaw and crisp them back up in the oven/toaster oven. Hopefully this helps! Please let me know if you try it! 🙂

  4. Sharon m Greene

    Sounds delicious. Wondering myself how it worked freezing them?

    • Hi Sharon! They are delicious! I still haven’t tried freezing them yet. (It’s so hard not to eat them all every time we make them. 😉 ) But I imagine it would work. They might become a little more dense after thawing but you could always crisp them back up in the oven for a few minutes. Please let me know if you try it!

  5. Sharon m Greene

    Just made these today. So easy. Taste great. Didn’t have any to freeze. Next time I will have to double so I can see how that works

  6. Omg these are amazing! I just made these today. They’re so easy and so delicious! Only question, how do I store them if I don’t eat them all in one sitting? Fridge?

    • Hi Mariah! I’m so glad you loved them! I usually store mine in a sealed container in the fridge and reheat them in the oven or toaster oven. I hope this helps! Please let me know if you have any other questions. 🙂

  7. Hi,
    The inside of the bagels aren’t cooked yet! The dough is still raw. But the outside is fully cooked and browned. Any idea what went wrong?

    • Hi there, I’m so sorry to hear that! You’re dough might have been a little too wet. (That’s happened to me a few times before too. I would suggest adding a little more flour to your dough before stuffing them with cream cheese.) You could also try freezing your cream cheese cubes too! Some cream cheese brands have more moisture than others so freezing them will help to keep all of the moisture in while it bakes. Hopefully this helps! Please let me know if you have any other problems. 🙂

  8. Do you think I could try with a gluten free blend?

    • Hi Cathy! Absolutely! I know a few people that have tried it with a gluten free blend and they loved it. They did say that the texture was a little more dense though so they might not come out quite as fluffy.

  9. when i cooked mine the cream cheese came out. any suggestions for my next batch to be more successful?

    • Hi Alex! That happens to me too every now and then. Usually that means I either didn’t seal them enough or I used too much cream cheese. Next time you could try rubbing some water over the areas that are “sealed” to fuse them together more or try using less cream cheese. Let me know if this helps or if you’re still having trouble with it! I’m always here to help! 🙂

  10. Hello! Caitlin! I wanted to share that I am a culinary arts instructor and I came across this recipe to try the gluten free version of this for some of my students. I wanted something that could be done in our time frame of 90 minutes start to finish and cleaned up. This was so easy and fun to do with the students and they LOVED IT! I used King Arthur GF flour – best around! I worked great! I tried as written, but I did increase flour to 1 1/4 so the dough was not so sticky to work with and we substituted sour cream for the greek yogurt and it worked beautifully! The students can not stop talking about it. I let my 10 year old give it a try this morning and she nailed it too! Thank you for sharing this recipe it was so easy to follow and make.

    • Aww Kimberly! This made my day!🥰 I’m so happy you and your students enjoyed the recipe AND you made it gluten free too! That’s AMAZING!❤ You are the sweetest!

  11. Cathy Morrison

    I was thinking of lox and bagels…stuffed with cream cheese and (precooked) salmon

    • Hi Cathy! Hmmm that might work. I would just be hesitant that it might “overcook” the salmon. It’s defintiely worth a try though! Let me know if you end up making it! 🙂

    • I was thinking of trying the same thing! Did you try it with Salmon? If so how did it work?

  12. My friend and I made these and they are incredible! Super easy, took hardly any time. Higher in protein too because of the greek yogurt/cream cheese–approximately 15g for a serving size of 3. Will be making again!

  13. Janani Vishnuprabu

    I made this and my little kids loved it .amazing easiest recipe. Thank you

  14. These were bomb! I made half as written and the other half I filled with a mixture of cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla and topped with cinnamon sugar. I filled one with a fresh raspberry in addition to the sweetened cream cheese and that worked too. So many options! Thanks for a great recipe.

  15. I was skeptical on this one, the dough was SO sticky and my bagel bites looked like a mess. I found out half way through to use just your finger tips to flatten out and plenty of flour. These turned out so yummy…pretty dang close to Starbucks and I always have these ingredients handy! Thank you for the great recipe

  16. Andrea Floyd

    These were absolutely fantastic! Five star!! My son has been longing for the Starbucks bagel bites, and though we attempted various recipes, none quite hit the mark. However, this one is a perfect match! I’m considering freezing the cream cheese and gently folding it in next time hoping to prevent any cheese from spilling out.

    • Hi Andrea! Yayy, that makes me so happy! I’m so glad you enjoyed it. Yes freezing the cream cheese should definitely help. Let me know how it goes if you make them again. 🙂

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