No need to buy frozen bagel pizza bites at the store when you can make them at home. These copycat bagel pizza bites are easy to prepare, make, and freeze for later.
Easy Bagel Pizza Bites
How nostalgic are these bagel pizza bites? Getting home from school and throwing the frozen pizza bites in the oven alongside the pizza rolls was one of my favorite things.
Don’t worry, the love for bagel pizza bites is still there, but now I make my own! It is so easy to make homemade bagel pizza bites at home. And? The benefit is you get to decide on the toppings.
Why you’ll love it!
- Easy to make.
- Freeze for later.
- An easy recipe to make your own.
- Kids love it!
Featured Ingredients
Bagels: mini bagels, people. They are cute, bite-sized, and easy to find. We used plain bagels, but if you can get your hands on mini-everything bagels, feel free to use those!
Marinara Sauce: we kept things simple with marinara sauce because that’s what we had on hand, but you can also use pizza sauce.
Cheese: shredded cheese is a must! We’re using mozzarella, but an Italian blend works too.
Pepperoni: our topping of choice is simple- mini pepperonis! Feel free to get creative.
More Topping Ideas
Don’t love pepperoni? Here are some more topping ideas for your mini pizzas!
- Sausage
- Peppers and onions
- Sauteed mushrooms
- Pesto
Directions at a Glance
- Cut the pepperoni. If you can find mini pepperoni, great. Otherwise, you can cut regular-sized pepperoni into small pieces.
- Assemble the pizzas. Spread 1 teaspoon of the pizza sauce on the open side of each bagel. Sprinkle 1-2 tablespoons of mozzarella cheese, then top with 1 tablespoon of pepperoni pieces. Season the bagel bites with dried oregano.
- Air fry in batches at 400℉ for 2-3 minutes.
Oven Instructions
- To make these in the oven, place the bagel pizzas on a greased baking sheet and bake them at 400℉ for 15-20 minutes.
Try it!
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Storage
To store the bagel pizza bites after they are cooked, let them cool and then store them in an air-tight container for up to 4 days.
Freezing Instructions
To freeze, follow steps 1 and 2 in the recipe card. Then, place the bagel bites on a late plate or baking sheet and freeze for 1 hour or until frozen. Once frozen transfer to a gallon-sized food storage bag for up to 3 months.
To reheat, place the bagel pizza bites in the air fryer and cook at 400ºF for 4-5 minutes.
Bagel Pizza Bites
Ingredients
- 15 oz. mini bagels tops and bottoms separated (~11 mini bagels)
- 8 oz. pizza sauce
- 4 oz. pepperoni thick slices (~about double the normal thickness)
- 8 oz. shredded mozzarella cheese ~2 cups
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano
Instructions
- Stack the pepperoni slices on top of each other and cut them into small pieces. About 5 cuts by 6 cuts.
- Spread 1 teaspoon of the pizza sauce on the open side of each bagel. Sprinkle 1-2 tablespoons of mozzarella cheese, then top with 1 tablespoon of pepperoni pieces. Season the bagel bites with dried oregano.
- Air fry in batches at 400℉ for 2-3 minutes.
- Serve immediately.
Tips & Notes
- We used Boar’s Head pepperoni but you can use any brand.
- To make these in the oven. Step 3 would be to heavily spray a baking sheet with cooking spray. Bake at 400℉ for 15-20 minutes.
- To make ahead, follow steps 1 and 2 and then place in the freezer, without cooking, on a flat plate or baking sheet. Once frozen transfer to a gallon-sized food storage bag. To reheat follow step 3, but cook for 4-5 minutes.
