Cottage Cheese Bagels are super fluffy and delicious! Each bagel has under 200 calories and 10 grams of protein.

Why you'll love Cottage Cheese Bagels:
- Healthier than store-bought - All you need is seven simple ingredients to make these Cottage Cheese Protein Bagels.
- Great for meal prep - You can even keep them in your freezer for months.
- No yeast or rising time required to make these fluffy bagels!
- Customizable - Make your favorite bagel variety if you don't want to use everything bagel seasoning.
Ingredients overview:
- unbleached all purpose flour
- baking powder
- salt
- cottage cheese - I recommend 4-6% milk fat.
- egg
- olive oil spray
- everything bagel seasoning
How to make Cottage Cheese Bagels?
A complete list of ingredients, amounts and instructions is located on the recipe card below.
Step 1
First, preheat your oven to 375 degrees F. Place parchment paper on a baking sheet.
Step 2
Next, blend the cottage cheese using a food processor or blender for 30 seconds to 1 minute, or until smooth.
Step 3
In a mixing bowl combine flour, baking powder, salt, blended cottage cheese and an egg with a silicone spatula.
Step 4
As the dough begins to form, switch out the spatula for your clean hands. Begin to knead the dough until you have a round ball of dough. If the dough is too sticky, add more flour.
Step 5
Prepare your working surface. Add a sprinkle of flour to a cutting board. Divide the dough into six equal parts. Pick up one of the six sections. Roll the dough into a rope and pinch the ends to form a round circle. Repeat until you have six bagels.
Step 6
Place the bagels onto the parchment lined baking sheet. Spray each bagel with a little oil spray. Sprinkle and gently press the everything bagel seasoning into the top of each bagel. Bake at 375 degrees F for 25-30 minutes.
Step 7
Let cool for 15 minutes before cutting.
Recipe variations:
- sesame seeds
- poppy seeds
- garlic salt
- Asiago cheese
- garlic and herb
Gluten free option:
Use 1:1 gluten-free flour. Buy a gluten-free flour blend with xanthan gum added. I HIGHLY recommend Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free 1-to-1 Baking Flour! Also, be sure to use gluten-free baking powder.
How to store Cottage Cheese Bagels?
Store the bagels in an airtight container at room temperature for 2-3 days or freeze them for up to 3 months.
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Cottage Cheese Bagels
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cups unbleached all purpose flour - Plus, extra for working the dough.
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 ¼ cups cottage cheese - I recommend 4-6% milk fat.
- 1 egg
- 6 sprays olive oil
- 1 ½ tablespoon everything bagel seasoning
Instructions
- First, preheat your oven to 375 degrees F. Place parchment paper on a baking sheet.
- Next, blend the cottage cheese using a food processor or blender for 30 seconds to 1 minute, or until smooth.
- In a mixing bowl combine flour, baking powder, salt, blended cottage cheese and an egg with a silicone spatula.
- As the dough begins to form, switch out the spatula for your clean hands. Begin to knead the dough until you have a round ball of dough. If the dough is too sticky, add more flour.
- Prepare your working surface. Add a sprinkle of flour to a cutting board. Divide the dough into six equal parts. Pick up one of the six sections. Roll the dough into a rope and pinch the ends to form a round circle. Repeat until you have six bagels.
- Place the bagels onto the parchment lined baking sheet. Spray each bagel with a little oil spray. Sprinkle and gently press the everything bagel seasoning into the top of each bagel. Bake at 375 degrees F for 25-30 minutes.
- Let cool for 15 minutes before cutting.
This nutrition information is an estimate and should not be taken as fact. The owner of this website is not liable for this estimation.
Lisa
Your recipe calls for 5 eggs. But in your directions it says to just add an egg into mixture. What do we do with the remainder 4 eggs?
The recipe calls for 1 egg