Homemade Pepperoni Pizza Bagel Bites Recipe
Homemade pepperoni pizza bagel bites make the perfect snack, easy lunch, or dinner when time is short. With the soft and chewy bagel, stretchy melted cheese, and tiny bits of pepperoni in every bite, anyone who has one will come back wanting more.
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Ingredients
- 8 mini bagels
- ½ cup pizza sauce
- ½ cup pepperoni diced
- 2 cups mozzarella cheese shredded
Instructions
Prep
- Preheat the oven to 425°F/220°C with the oven rack in the middle of the oven.
- Add a piece of parchment paper or aluminum foil over the baking sheet.
Assemble
- Cut the bagels in half and arrange bagel halves on the baking sheet with the cut side up.
- Spread a few tablespoons of sauce over each bagel half.
- Add the shredded mozzarella cheese and dice pepperoni pieces. The best way to add the shredded cheese is to hold the mini bagel over the bowl of shredded cheese and lightly press the cheese into the sauce to hold it in place. Place back onto the baking sheet and add the other toppings.
Bake
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or until the cheese is melted and the edges of the bagels start to turn slightly golden brown. Use caution eating right out of the oven as the cheese will be very hot.
Notes
Storage and Freezing Instructions
Store leftover bagel bites in an airtight container or ziploc bag and the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
To freeze uncooked bagel bites, arrange on a baking sheet with all of the toppings as if they’re ready to go into the oven. However, you’ll place them into the freezer for an hour so that they freeze individually. Place frozen bagel bites in a single layer in a freezer bag, pressing to remove as much air as possible. For best quality use within 3 months.
To freeze cooked bagel bites, bake as normal and allow to cool to room temperature. Once cool, freeze the same way as the uncooked bagel bites.
I found that the cooked ones stayed together in the freezer better. The uncooked bagel bites lost some of their toppings once frozen. For the best result, freeze uncooked bagel bites by pressing the toppings lightly into the sauce.
To reheat cooked or uncooked bagel bites, place on a prepared sheet pan and bake for 10-15 minutes. The best thing about freezing and baking later is that you can bake all of them or just a few at a time.
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Nutrition
Calories: 389.5kcalCarbohydrates: 30.8gProtein: 21gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 6.7gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 57.9mgSodium: 997.1mgPotassium: 224.7mgFiber: 1.7gSugar: 1.7gVitamin A: 511.2IUVitamin C: 2.1mgCalcium: 299.1mgIron: 1.4mg
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