These easy Greek Yogurt Bagels require a minimum of two basic ingredients and can be turned into your favorite kind of bagels! I’m partial to blueberry bagels, and have added options for other flavors too.
After making my 2-Ingredient Cottage Cheese Bagels, I became positively obsessed with whipping up easy bagel recipes. The flavor options are endless, and the fact that the recipe is made with simple, wholesome ingredients makes the whole thing a feel-good experience.
Inspired by my original recipe, I swapped out the cottage cheese for Greek yogurt and made these amazing Greek yogurt bagels! Because I’m a long-time fan of blueberry bagels, I also mixed in some dried blueberries, a touch of sugar, and some ground cinnamon to make this delightful blueberry flavor.
I make them gluten-free using a gluten-free all-purpose flour blend, but you can easily use regular flour too.
Use this as a base recipe for all of your bagel adventures! They are so much simpler to make than traditional bagels, and they really scratch the itch. Plus, they contain 9 grams of protein, which isn’t a huge amount, but it’s not nothing!
For me, nothing beats a toasted blueberry bagel with butter, but cinnamon raisin bagels, everything bagels, pizza bagels (and more) are all lovely too!
Let’s discuss the simple ingredients for this easy bagel recipe!
Ingredients for Greek Yogurt Bagels:
Plain Greek Yogurt: The only liquid we need in order to mix the flour into the dough. Greek yogurt adds protein, a slight tangy flavor, protein, and also helps leaven the flour.
Gluten-Free Flour or Self-Rising Flour: The base of these easy bagels. I use gluten-free all-purpose flour to make gluten-free bagels.
If you’re using regular all-purpose flour, add 1.5 teaspoons of baking powder to the flour mixture. Or, use self rising flour.
Sea Salt: Makes the bagels taste a little richer so that the flavor doesn’t fall flat.
Additions for Blueberry Bagels:
Dried Blueberries: Bringing a big burst of blueberry flavor, sweetened dried wild blueberries bring the blueberry essence to blueberry bagels.
Granulated Sugar: To add a touch of sweetness, we need some form of granulated sweetener. Regular cane sugar, brown sugar, coconut sugar, and sugar-free sweetener all work. I use coconut sugar for an unrefined sweetener.
Ground Cinnamon: A generous amount of cinnamon brings warm flavor to complement the sweet tangy blueberries. It also makes the bagels taste sweeter without the need for excess sugar!
Ways to Customize:
- Everything Bagels: Mix 1 tablespoon of Everything Bagel Seasoning in with the bagel ingredients. You can also do an egg wash and add more seasoning on top.
- Cinnamon Raisin: Soak ½ cup of raisins in hot water. Drain, pat them dry and mix them into the dough with 1 to 2 teaspoons of ground cinnamon.
- Cheddar: Mix ½ cup of grated cheddar cheese (or cheese of choice) into the dough. Sprinkle the raw bagels with more grated cheese before baking.
How to Make Greek Yogurt Bagels:
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Transfer the flour, sea salt, one cup Greek yogurt, sugar (if adding) and cinnamon (if adding) to a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment.
Mix on medium speed to combine the ingredients. At first, a crumbly consistency will result. If this is your first time making a two ingredient high protein bagels recipe, it will appear as though the whole thing isn’t going to work out.
Don’t worry, the initial crumbly dough consistency is normal, and it will all work out. Increase the speed to medium-high speed and continue mixing until a thick dough forms.
If adding dried blueberries, do so now, and continue mixing until the dried blueberries are well-distributed throughout the dough.
Note: If you don’t own a stand mixer, you can make the recipe using a large bowl and kneading everything together with your hands. The process takes slightly longer (and more elbow grease), but it is definitely doable!
Form a ball out of the dough, then section it into 4 equal portions. Take each portion, roll into a ball, then form a bagel shape out of each portion with a hole in the center.
Transfer the raw bagels to the prepared baking sheet and bake for 22-25 minutes at 375 degrees F. Increase the heat to 450 and bake for another 3-5 minutes, or until the tops of the bagels are golden brown.
Allow the bagels to cool for at least 10 minutes before serving.
Using a bread knife to slice a bagel in half, toast it in the toaster or toaster oven and spread with butter, cream cheese, cinnamon sugar blend, or your favorite topping. Enjoy!
Storage Options
- Room Temperature: Store bagels in an airtight container or a zip lock bag on the counter for up to 3 days
- Refrigerator: Refrigerate bagels in a sealed container or zip lock bag for up to 2 week.
- Freezer: For longer term storage, freeze bagels in a freezer bag for up to 2 months.
Frequently Asked Questions:
Yes! Air fry at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 10-15 minutes, or until the bagels are golden brown.
No. There is a different texture, as there is no yeast or waiting for dough to rise. In this sense, we don’t end up with light, fluffy bagels, but rather fairly dense. For me, they are still so amazing and they quench the bagel craving fabulously.
Greek yogurt adds moisture, protein, slight tangy flavor, and a leavening quality to these easy bagels. It is the secret ingredient that ensures we can make the easiest, dreamiest bagels. While it can be replaced with cottage cheese, I don’t recommend any other substitute.
I love the idea of serving these bagels with a protein source like cottage cheese, Greek yogurt, or protein of choice for a balanced breakfast.
The next time you’re craving bagels, whip up this simple recipe! It only takes about 10 minutes of prep, and can easily be doubled or tripled to make more.
If you love sweet breakfast recipes, also try some of my other classic favorites!
More Breakfast Recipes:
- Oatmeal Protein Pancakes
- Banana Oat Waffles
- Blueberry Protein Muffins
- Gluten Free Yogurt Pancakes
- Homemade Granola Recipe
- Almond Flour Lemon Poppy Seed Scones
Enjoy these easy, dreamy homemade bagels, and let me know in the comments below what your favorite flavors and toppings are!
Greek Yogurt Bagels
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups gluten-free all-purpose flour or self rising flour
- 1 cup plain Greek yogurt
- ½ tsp sea salt
Optional Additions:
- ⅔ cup dried blueberries
- 1 Tbsp granulated sugar
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Transfer the flour, sea salt, one cup Greek yogurt, sugar (if adding) and cinnamon (if adding) to a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment.
- Mix on medium speed to combine the ingredients. Once the ingredients are combined and a crumbly mixture results, increase the speed to medium-high speed and continue mixing until a thick dough forms (about 2-3 minutes). If adding dried blueberries, do so now, and continue mixing until the dried blueberries are well-distributed throughout the dough.
- Form a ball out of the dough, then section it into 4 equal portions. Take each portion, roll into a ball, then form a bagel shape out of each portion with a hole in the center.
- Transfer the raw bagels to the prepared baking sheet and bake for 22-25 minutes at 375 degrees F. Increase the heat to 450 and bake for another 3-5 minutes, or until the tops of the bagels are golden brown.
- Allow the bagels to cool for at least 10 minutes before serving.
- Using a bread knife to slice a bagel in half, toast it in the toaster or toaster oven and spread with butter, cream cheese, cinnamon sugar blend, or your favorite topping. Enjoy!
These look so good and seem very easy to make! Could I make these with Vanilla Greek yogurt and fresh blueberries?
Hi Cindy! Vanilla Greek yogurt will work, however, fresh blueberries will add moisture which will change the texture. You could try adding more flour to offset the moisture addition, but without having tested it myself, I’m not sure how much. If you feel like experimenting, let us know how they turn out with fresh blueberries and any additional changes you make! Happy baking!
I love the cottage cheese bagels- but this recipe is a sweet change. I made cinnamon raisin bagels- oh YUM!!
They even smell different when baking.
I love being able to mix in the stand mixer- quick and easy. Was out of parchment paper- so I had to grease the baking sheet just a smidge.
It made for a crispier bottom.
This was my supper – bagels don’t have to be just for breakfast. Slathered with cream cheese and believe it or not- pepperoni. ( my husband does not like how I put meat of any sort on what he regards a sweet bagel. ) most satisfying and delicious. Easy?? Doesn’t get easier than this.
Yaaay, I’m thrilled to hear you enjoyed the Greek yogurt version! I was wondering if you were going to try it! Cinnamon raisin does sound so tasty, and I’m thrilled that making it in the stand mixer was easier. I’ll likely add the stand mixer instructions to my cottage cheese bagel post, because it is so much quicker that way. Appreciate your feedback as always! Hope you guys are staying warm over there 🙂
Julia- you are a genius- the food you share with us is pretty awesome.
Yep, trying to stay warm- have had so many freezes. Brrrrr.
Hope you are staying toasty, too!!
Julia, I want to make these, but need to use almond flour bc I’m on a keto diet. Will it work? And how much almond flour & any other recipe modifications?? Thanks.
Julia, I want you make these, but need to use almond flour bc I’m on a keto diet. Will it work? And how much almond flour & any other recipe modifications?? Thanjs.
Hi Pinky! I have a recipe for almond flour bagels, which you can find here: https://www.theroastedroot.net/keto-everything-bagels-paleo/ . Almond flour recipes require more ingredients (typically eggs and tapioca flour) than gluten-free all-purpose flour since it doesn’t contain starch, so the recipe would need quite a few adjustments. If you don’t have a bagel mold, I heard back from another person that you can make them like drop biscuits by dropping the dough onto a baking sheet. Let me know if you have any other questions!