Air Fryer Bagels Recipe - Homemade Bagels Ready in Just 15 Minutes! (2024)

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Make fresh homemade bagels with this Easy Air Fryer Bagels recipe. With simple recipes like flour, Greek yogurt, and your favorite toppings, you can have hot bagels in 15 minutes from your air fryer.

Easy Air Fryer Bagels

We love bagels for breakfast with butter or cream cheese and also for making turkey, bacon, avocado sandwiches (you have to try it!). Making homemade bagels is so easy with this delicious Easy Air Fryer Bagels recipe! Once you have fresh, hot bagels, you’ll also be hooked.

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The Ingredients

Here’s what you’ll need to make a Easy Air Fryer Bagels (the exact measurements and full recipe instructions are below in the easy to print recipe card):

• All-purpose flour – Self-rising flour can be used instead of all purpose. Just eliminate the baking powder and reduce the salt to ¼ teaspoon.
• Baking powder
• Salt
• Plain Greek yogurt – You can use whole milk or non-fat. We used whole milk Greek yogurt.
• Egg
• Water
• Bagel toppings of choice – Try sesame seeds, coarse salt, everything bagel seasoning, or leave the bagels plain.

How to Make Easy Air Fryer Bagels

In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Add the Greek yogurt and mix well with a spatula until the mixture turns into a sticky dough.

Form the dough into a ball.

Cut the dough ball into 4 equal pieces. On a lightly floured surface, roll each dough ball out into an 8-inch long rope, then bring the edges together to form a bagel shape, pinching the ends of the dough together to close the circle.

Lightly grease the bottom of the air fryer basket with non-stick cooking spray. Place the bagels into the basket, leaving about an inch of space between each. Note: if your air fryer is small, you may need to cook the bagels in two batches.

In a small bowl, whisk together the egg and water. Lightly brush the egg wash over the top and sides of the bagels.

Sprinkle toppings over the bagels.

Air fry the bagels at 350F for 10 minutes until risen and golden brown.

Remove the air fryer basket from the air fryer and allow the bagels to cool for 5 minutes. Remove the bagels, slice and serve warm, or cool completely then toast.

Tip: This recipe makes 4 bagels but can very easily be doubled to make 8 bagels or quadrupled to make 16.

Oven Baking Instructions

Baking instructions: Bake the bagels on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper at 350F for 20-22 minutes until cooked through. Rotate the pan once about halfway through the baking time. Remove the bagels from the oven, increase the temperature to 450F, then return the bagels to the oven for 3-4 minutes until golden brown.

How to Store Leftovers

Keep leftover bagels in an airtight food storage container or zip top bag on the counter for 1 day or in the refrigerator for up to three days. The bagels can also be frozen for up to three months.

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