Name: Easy Homemade Bagels
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Ingredients: 2¼ cups unbleached all purpose flour; 1 tablespoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1½ cups plain greek yogurt; 1 egg white; 1 teaspoon water; bagel seasoning, minced onion or garlic, poppy seeds, sesame seeds, your favorite bagel topping

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Making these Easy Homemade Bagels has never been easier! No yeast, no rising, no boiling! Plus, you can bake them or air fry them! This recipe is a game changer, you're gonna want to make them fresh all the time!

Close up view of bagel topped with everything bagel seasoning and layered on top of another bagel.

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This post was originally posted on 5/21/2020 and updated on 3/31/2023.

Why We Love These Easy Homemade Bagels

No yeast needed! These chewy bagels are made with simple ingredients.
Bake or air fry these bagels. No boiling water needed.
No fancy gadgets, cutters or special equipment needed. Just use your own tools, your hands!
You can customize them to make all your favorites!
Fresh, warm bagels are ready to enjoy within 45 minutes.
This homemade version is much healthier than store bought.

Easy Homemade Bagel Ingredients

Unbleached All Purpose Flour
Baking Powder
Salt
Plain Greek Yogurt
Egg White
Water
Everything Bagel Seasoning, Minced Onions, Garlic, Salt, Poppy Seeds, Sesame Seeds, Cinnamon Sugar or your favorite bagel seasoning.

Substitution Suggestions:

All Purpose Flour: I like all purpose flour the best with this recipe, however you can use bread flour for a more chewy texture. You could also use self rising flour, but you will need to omit the baking powder and salt in the recipe.
Plain Greek Yogurt: I have not tried this recipe with regular yogurt. Regular yogurt is thinner so you may need to add a little more flour, or a little less yogurt to get the perfect consistency. You could also use Vanilla Greek Yogurt if you want a sweeter bagel. I tried it and it was delicious with a cinnamon sugar topping.
Toppings: Use your favorite. I've used Everything Bagel Seasoning, Minced Onions, Garlic, Salt, Poppy Seeds, Sesame Seeds, and Cinnamon Sugar. All are very delicious.

Three bagels stacked on parchment lined sheet pan.

This is seriously such an easy recipe for delicious homemade bagels. All you need is some basic ingredients, a large bowl and your favorite toppings for these baked bagels. Once you make them homemade, there is no turning back.

How To Make Easy Homemade Bagels with No Yeast

Start by combining the flour, baking powder and salt in a large mixing bowl.
Next, add in the Greek yogurt using a rubber spatula or wooden spoon. Mix until it starts resembling large crumbs. Once you've reached large course crumbs, it is easiest to mix it together by hand. Just keep mixing it, until it forms a ball.
After the ball is formed, knead it in the same bowl just a few times and shape it into a ball. On a cutting board, pat it down to flatten it a bit.
Using a knife, cut the bagel dough into 8 equal pieces, like you were to cut a pizza.

Bagel dough in large bowl cut into 8 triangles.

Take each triangle and roll it out into a 12 in long rope on a lightly floured work surface. I do this right on my counter. A clean counter of course! Then connect the ends by pinching them together to create a bagel shape!
Place the bagels on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
Whisk the egg white and water together well. Brush the egg wash over the top of the bagels being sure to cover the outer and inner edges.

Bagels shaped and seasoned on parchment lined sheet pan.

Sprinkle bagels with your desired seasonings.
Now, you can make these bagels one of two ways, in the oven or in the air fryer. The oven takes a few minutes longer, but can make more at a time. The air fryer is faster, but my fryer can only make 4 at a time. You choose your best method. They taste delicious either way!

Baking Bagels

Bake the shaped bagels that are on the prepared baking sheet in a preheated 375°F oven on the center rack for 25 minutes or until golden brown.

Homemade bagels in rows on parchment lined sheet pan.

Air-Frying Bagels

Spray the air fryer basket with non stick cooking spray. Preheat fryer to 300°F. Place bagels in basket and air fry for 15 minutes. Remove bagels to cooling rack right away so they don't stick.

Finished homemade bagels in air fryer basket.

Either way you use, they turn out amazing! They are chewy like a store bought bagel and oh so delicious! Eat them once they are cool enough to touch, or store in a airtight container on the counter, or make a lot and freeze them!

Ways to Serve Homemade Bagels

I personally love my bagels with a huge slather of cream cheese on each half, but there are many ways to serve these fresh bagels.

Cream cheese is the most common way to serve bagels. Plus, there are so many different flavors and varieties to try!
Make the bagels into a breakfast sandwich. Add a fried egg or scrambled eggs, slice of cheese, and some bacon, ham or sausage.
Top each bagel half with some cream cheese, sliced smoked salmon and fresh dill. This is so delicious!
If you like a more sweet option, spread with some chocolate almond or hazelnut spread and top that with some diced strawberries and additional chopped nuts.
One of my kids favorite ways to eat bagels is to make them into little pizzas. Add some pizza sauce, shredded mozzarella cheese and your favorite toppings. Bake them on a sheet pan in a 400°F oven for 8-10 minutes until the cheese is melted. Or you can broil them for 2-3 minutes, watch closely so they don't burn.

Homemade bagels on sheet pan with one bagel cut in half and slathered with cream cheese.

Storing Easy Homemade Bagels

Storing: Store any cooled leftover bagels in an air tight zip top bag on the counter or in the fridge. They'll last 3-4 days on the counter and up to a week in the fridge.

Freezing: These homemade bagels freeze well! Place cooled bagels in a freezer safe airtight container or zip top bag. Label, date and freeze. They'll last up to 4 months in the freezer. To thaw them, simply let them sit at room temperature for a few hours.

Reheating: Best way to reheat these bagels is to use a toaster or a toaster oven.

Three homemade bagel stacked and a bite taken out of top bagel.

Tips for Easy Homemade Bagels with Greek Yogurt

Fluff your flour before measuring. Then spoon and level off as you measure. This will help make sure there isn't too much flour added to the bagels.
A wooden spoon or rubber spatula works best to get the dough to come together. Then use your clean hands to finish forming the dough and shaping into a smooth ball.
If the dough is sticky, lightly flour your work surface.
Want to add raisins or dried cranberries? Add 1 cup of the dried fruit to the dough while it is still a bit crumbly then work the fruit into the dough with your hands while your form a dough ball.

Close up top view of one bagel topped with everything bagel seasoning on parchment lined sheet pan.

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