Cottage Cheese Bagels

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These cottage cheese bagels need just two ingredients to make and yield crispy and chewy bagels every time. Make them in the oven or the air fryer.

cottage cheese bagels on a serving board with a knife.
Table of Contents
  1. Key Ingredients
  2. How to make cottage cheese bagels
  3. Arman’s recipe tips
  4. Storage instructions
  5. More high protein breakfast recipes
  6. 2 Ingredient Cottage Cheese Bagels (Recipe Card)

Is everyone still adding cottage cheese to everything? I hope so, because I sure have. Inspired by my 2 ingredient bagels and air fryer bagels, I’ve created my new obsession- cottage cheese bagels. They are just as easy and delicious, but pack in extra nutrition in each one.

Why I love this recipe

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  • Quick and easy. No yeast means from prep to plate, these bake up in under 20 minutes.
  • Healthy. Like my protein bagels, each bagel packs in at least 15 grams of protein and has very little fat.
  • The BEST texture. You get that gorgeous, crispy exterior while being soft and fluffy in the middle.
  • Use them like real bagels. Toast them, then stuff them with cream cheese, smoked salmon, or even my famous cottage cheese egg salad!

If you love all things cottage cheese, try my cottage cheese pizza crust, cottage cheese muffins, cottage cheese cookies, and cottage cheese brownies next.

Key Ingredients

  • Cottage cheese. I like to use whipped cottage cheese because it mixes into the dough easily. Standard cottage cheese will work, but you’ll need to knead it into the dough a little bit.
  • Self-rising flour. A combination of flour, salt, and baking powder. Using this flour skips the need to add your leavening agents and salt. Skip the expensive pre-mixed kind and make my homemade self-rising flour.
  • Egg. Optional, but I like to brush the tops of the bagels with an egg wash to give them that golden crust.
  • Toppings. Everything but the bagel seasoning, sesame seeds, and poppy seeds are my go-tos.

How to make cottage cheese bagels

This is an overview with step-by-step photos. Full ingredients & instructions are in the recipe card below.

self rising flour and whipped cottage cheese in a mixing bowl.

Step 1- Make the dough. In a mixing bowl, add the flour and whipped cottage cheese and mix until a smooth dough remains.

shaped bagels on a lined baking sheet.

Step 2- Knead and shape. Transfer the dough onto a floured surface and shape into 8 balls of dough. Shape the balls of dough into a bagel shape.

unbaked bagels with egg wash and sesame seeds on them.

Step 3- Assemble. Transfer the bagels onto a baking sheet, brush with egg wash, and add toppings.

baked cottage cheese bagels on a baking sheet.

Step 4- Bake or air fry. Bake in the oven at 180C/350F for 20 minutes or in the air fryer for 12 minutes.

Arman’s recipe tips

  • Mix with your hands. I know that sounds messy, but I find the best way for the dough to form is to use your hands. This is especially important if you don’t blend or whip the cottage cheese first.
  • If the dough is too crumbly, I find adding some cottage cheese or water to rectify it.
  • If the dough is too wet, adding a pinch or two of flour will solve it. Avoid going overboard with it to prevent it from being too dense.
  • Sub out the egg wash. I know not everyone wants to use eggs so feel free to swap it out for some milk or a dash of olive oil mixed with water.

Storage instructions

To store: Leftover bagels are best stored in the fridge, covered, for up to five days.

To freeze: Place the baked and halved bagels in a ziplock bag and store them in the freezer for up to 6 months.

Reheating: Slice the bagels in half and toast them as you would any bread.

cottage cheese bagels recipe.

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2 Ingredient Cottage Cheese Bagels

5 from 10 votes
My cottage cheese bagels need just two ingredients to make and yield crispy and chewy bagels. Make them in the oven or the air fryer. Watch the video below to see how I make it in my kitchen!
Servings: 8 servings
Prep: 5 minutes
Cook: 10 minutes
Total: 15 minutes

Video

Ingredients  

Optional toppings

  • 1 small egg whisked
  • 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
  • 1/2 tablespoon poppy seeds

Instructions 

  • Preheat the oven or the air fryer to 180C/350F.
  • In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour and whipped cottage cheese and mix/knead them together to form a dough. If the dough seems dry and won’t come together, add more cottage cheese or a little water.
  • Transfer the dough onto a floured surface and shape into eight balls. Roll into a bagel shape.
  • Place the shaped bagels onto parchment paper and brush with the whisked egg. Sprinkle the toppings of choice.

Air fry

  • Place the bagels in the air fryer basket and air fry for 10 minutes or until golden brown.

Oven

  • Place the bagels on a baking sheet and bake for 18-20 minutes or until golden brown.

Notes

TO STORE: Leftover bagels are best stored in the fridge, covered, for up to five days.
TO FREEZE: Place the baked and halved bagels in a ziplock bag and store them in the freezer for up to 6 months.
REHEATING: Slice the bagels in half and toast them as you would any bread.
Topping ideas: Everything but the bagel seasoning, sesame seeds, pepitas, cinnamon. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 125kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 11gFat: 2gSodium: 113mgPotassium: 81mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 29IUVitamin C: 0.01mgCalcium: 49mgIron: 1mgNET CARBS: 18g
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Author: Arman Liew
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Arman Liew

I’m a two time cookbook author, photographer, and writer, and passionate about creating easy and healthier recipes. I believe you don’t need to be experienced in the kitchen to make good food using simple ingredients that most importantly, taste delicious.

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  1. 5 stars
    These cottage cheese bagels are a game changer using blended cottage cheese. I can’t say I like using straight-up cottage cheese for it.

      1. 5 stars
        Is the amount of almond flour the same as the self-rising flour? Do I need to add baking powder & salt? Can’t wait to try it!!

      2. 5 stars
        How much Baking Powder and Salt do you add when using Almond Flour? Can’t wait to try this!! 🙂

  2. 5 stars
    Just made these cottage cheese bagels using the air fryer method and it was fabulous. I added some parmesan cheese (love cheesy bagels) and everything but the bagel seasoning.