Homemade bagel bites air fryer style stuffed with cream cheese need just 2 ingredients. Made with self rising flour and Greek yogurt you too can make these copycat Bantam bagels recipe crispy with a soft chewy center we love.
Ready for some cream cheese stuffed bagel bites?? You can make these whole if you prefer but these are way more fun and easier to stuff with jam or any filling you love. It’s one of our favorite air fryer recipes we make for breakfast in the morning.
These are the perfect on the go snack! Listed as weight watcher approved snacks you won’t feel guilty at all. You can make an air fryer bagel in any brand of air fryer but we have the new Ninja Foodi which pairs an air fryer with a pressure cooker and we’re obsessed with it!
At first we made whole 2 ingredient bagels and yes those were easy and delicious. At the time we bought Bantam bagels at Starbucks all the time though and that got rather expensive. I thought we should be able to create the same thing at home and it worked great!
Tips: My Favorite models are the Cosori or making Ninja Foodi recipes with the lid that is attached.
It is best practice to put food into a hot basket. This is how to preheat air fryer first before adding your food so it becomes as crispy as possible. For best results, here’s a printable free air fryer cooking time chart here for your fridge.
If you too are obsessed with this Shark Tank company you will be surprised at just how easy they are to make yourself. Not only are they way cheaper this way but you can make stuffed bagels with cream cheese, jam, peanut butter, all sorts of things.
You could bake these in the oven, but the texture of this small countertop appliance is way better! If you have ever bought frozen Bantam bagels you may have done something similar. We would microwave first to defrost but then crisp for a few minutes this same way. This time we air fry from start to finish.
That’s what I wondered when I got my fancy machine, so I got to experimenting and figured it out! These are homemade bagel bites but if you have frozen bagel bites and just want to warm them the instructions are as follows:
Ingredient Notes
You just combine self-rising flour with a container of Greek yogurt (plain or blueberry as we did here), sprinkle outside with everything Bagel seasoning or cinnamon and sugar and then bake these dough balls until golden brown. As far as the fillings are concerned that is really up to you but we generally go with the classic whipped cream cheese (because that style is softer and easier to squeeze in).
Tips
If you don’t want to make a sweeter version like we did with blueberry yogurt, no problem! Just use plain or vanilla greek yogurt with some egg wash on top and sprinkle with bagel seasoning. You’re free to use parchment paper under them if you’d like but they didn’t stick for us.
Timing will differ depending on whether you make bagel bites or whole bagels, I will share both versions in the recipe card below. Photos are of our homemade cream cheese stuffed bagel bites though.
If cream cheese is added wait until bagel bites are cool, use a small knife to put a hole in the side of each one. Use a pastry bag with a tip that is filled with whipped cream cheese and squeeze into the hole.
How do you fill bagel bites with cream cheese?
Using a pastry bag with a hard tip would have been easier and more effective but at the time I didn’t have that so I used what was available. We enjoyed them! I took them out of the baking pan I used and put them on a paper towel to cool completely. Using a very small knife to make a cut on the side of each bagel bite
I put whipped cream cheese in a freezer baggie. Pushed all the air out and zipped it closed. Then I cut off the tip and squeezed some into the middle. Then I used the small knife again to open the hole just a bit more. The open end of the ziploc was put into the opening and I squeezed cream cheese into the center until it looked like it was going to start oozing back out (meaning it had gone in as far as it could into the bagel)
Bagel Bites Air Fryer Recipe
Equipment
- 1 Bowl
- 1 air fryer
Ingredients
- 1 cup self rising flour
- 1 cup greek yogurt
Instructions
- Mix together your self rising flour and greek yogurt until it forms into a dough consistency.
- Spray the inside of your springform pan with non stick spray or put parchment paper on a trivet (recommend using the pan).
- Form dough into equal sized balls (a heaping tbsp full) and place into your pan with space in between each one, fits 7 comfortably in the pan.
- Can sprinkle with a mixture of equal parts cinnamon and sugar, or everything bagel seasoning if desired at this point.
- Close air fryer lid (one that is attached on the Ninja Foodi) and set to 325 degrees for 5 minutes for bagel bites, 9 minutes if you made 3 whole bagels.
- Lift lid and flip over (can sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar again if desired), set again on air crisp at 325 degrees for an additional 4 minutes, 6 minutes if cooking whole bagels.
- Remove from pan and set aside to cool completely before filling with softened cream cheese, if desired.
- If cream cheese is added wait until bagel bites are cool, use a small knife to put a hole in the side of each one. Use a pastry bag with a tip that is filled with whipped cream cheese and squeeze into the hole.
Video
Notes
Ninja Foodi Bagel Bites
- Follow same instructions to make dough
- Use the lid that is attached
- Preheat for 5 minutes
- Add basket with bagel balls inside
- Close lid that is attached
- Follow temp and timing listed above
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
How to cook frozen bagel bites in the air fryer
- Preheat your air fryer for 3 minutes at 360 degrees.
- Place frozen bagel bites (like Bantam bagels or the ones from Trader Joes) in a single layer for 6 minutes.
- There should be no need to flip these.
- Enjoy!!
FAQ
In a hurry and need to know how to cook a frozen bagel to tender and golden brown? You can do this best in an air fryer! Just set inside and set to 400 degrees F for 8 minutes. If you want the insides super crispy, then slice or pull pre-sliced halves apart, butter and set inside with cut side up for another minute to brown.
You can cook quick to get really crispy at 400 F, or lower and longer for a chewier texture. Just slice it in half and set your temperature to 370 degrees. Put in for about 3 minutes, then remove and put some butter on each side. Place back into your air fryer basket and toast for 3 more minutes. This will make it nice and crispy just like if you used a toaster oven.
If you want to make a delicious recipe in the oven alongside these our breakfast bundt cake is the bomb! Entire time to crisp is approximately 15 minutes. If you’re looking to make other frozen or fresh things in your machine, print out our air fryer cooking times chart (linked above) so you’re all set.
Other Foodi recipes you’ll love: Like these Air fryer sticky buns are the bomb using crescent rolls. Our air fryer pretzel bites are fun snacks too!
These are so good! I have now made them 3 times in 2 days. I added dried blueberries and blueberry extract to them, and made some with Strawberry Rhubarb yogurt too. Thanks so much!
I’ve used non-fat yogurt. It works just fine!
Oh good to know, thanks for sharing!
These air fryer bagels bits will work in any brand of air fryer?
They look awesome. Bits size delight.
Yes, any brand
Does it matter if you use nonfat yogurt or just whole milk yogurt (as long as they are both Greek?)
I wouldn’t use non fat
What a great use of the air fryer!!
Such an easy recipe! My kids loved these and we will be making them again soon!