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This Keto Bagels recipe may be the best Low-carb Bagels recipe yet. It is delicious, chewy and it’s easy to make, with only 5 ingredients!
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If there’s one thing that people miss in keto low-carb diets, it’s bread. I know how hard it is to form new habits and find new favorites as a low-carb newbie. But with recipes like these low-carb bagels, Cloud bread, or low-carb pizza crust you won’t feel like missing out on anything. And with only 5 ingredients, it almost seems like a steal! Add the "Everything but the bagel seasoning" into the equation, and secure a place in bagel heaven.
There are many different versions to make low-carb keto bagels. But if you tried the fat head dough and made pizza crust out of it, you know what I’m talking about. I promise you that this fathead recipe will be a life saver, especially if you’re dealing with picky eaters. Take it from my friend who has a 12-year-old with Type 1 diabetes and found a new standard dish to cook on busy days.
“Fat Head Dough” Keto Low-Carb Bagels Recipe
The recipe makes 6 standard-sized bagels.
Ingredients:
- Mozzarella Cheese - Use low-moisture part-skim shredded mozzarella.
- Cream cheese - Use full fat or low-fat cream cheese.
- Egg - Use large or extra-large egg.
- Almond flour - It needs to be superfine Almond flour. I like to use the Blue Diamond brand.
- Baking powder.
Optional ingredients:
- 1 teaspoon spices such as dried oregano, basil, or garlic powder
For topping:
- Everything but the bagel seasoning or seasoning of your choice
How to make Fathead Bagels
- Preheat the oven to 425°F (220°C). Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Microwave Mozzarella and cream cheese in a bowl until soft (for about 40 seconds). If you don’t have a microwave, melting ingredients on the stovetop will work too.
- Add egg, almond flour, remaining ingredients, and spices. Stir and blend well using a spatula into a dough ball.
- Optional – you can proceed immediately, but for best results – let the mixture cool or freeze it for 30 minutes. Or else the dough may be sticky.
- Divide the dough into 6 parts. Form a long log with each piece by rolling with your hands. Then press the ends together to make a bagel shape on the lined baking sheet. You can also use a bagel/donut pan.
- Sprinkle “Everything but the bagel seasoning” over the bagels and gently press the crumbles into the dough. Bake for 12-14 minutes until the bagels are firm and golden.
- Serve fresh from the oven, sliced in half, and spread with cream cheese. Yummy!
How to Store Low-Carb Bagels
These low barb bagels recipe is best enjoyed warm and fresh. However, if you have any leftovers, freeze them immediately as soon as they’re cool. That’s because they tend to lose their fluffiness and deflate when stored in the fridge. If you’re freezing them, make sure to slice them ahead of time. Then, to reheat them, place them in the toaster or air fryer for 1 minute.
How to Serve Fathead Bagels Recipe
There are many ways to enjoy these puffy, fluffy bagels, with the most usual being buns and sandwiches. First, slice the bagel and toast it. Then, add cooked eggs, bacon, sausage, or ham; optionally, spinach, tomato, or avocado. And voilà! Your very own bagel breakfast sandwiches, perfect to enjoy with your favorite coffee in the morning.
You can even prepare them ahead of time and simply reheat them for 30 seconds. They’re also great with peanut or walnut butter, sugar-free jam, chocolate hazelnut spread, and of course, cream cheese. If you’re feeling extra, you can even enjoy them with some feta cheese.
Keto Low-carb Bagels Nutrition Information
Per one bagel it has approximately 220 calories, total fat 17g, total carbohydrate 4.6g, sugars 1g, protein 13.6g.
Variations for the Keto Bagels Recipe
1. If you have a nut allergy, you can substitute the almond flour for gluten-free baking flour, sunflower seed flour (meal), or CarbQuick baking mix. I’ve also seen recipes for baking the bagels with protein powder.
2. To season the bagels, you can try a mix of garlic powder and onion powder. Add ¼ teaspoon of each into the almond flour before mixing it with the rest of the ingredients.
3. For the topping, you can use poppy seeds, coarse salt, or sesame seeds instead of the “Everything but the bagel” seasoning.
4. If you have a sweet tooth, we also have a variation for you. Add a granulated sweetener equal to ¼ cup of sugar and ½ teaspoon of ground cinnamon into the almond flour. Mix them before adding them to the rest of the mixture.
Try the Best Keto Low Carb Bagels Recipe!
This keto bagel recipe is deliciously chewy, soft, and flavorful for all the hours of the day. It can be life-saving, especially for breakfast, which can be the hardest meal of the day to stay low carb. With a fantastic bread texture to satisfy even the deepest cravings, you’ll have a hard time getting your hands off this beauty.
So I highly encourage you to try this easy low-carb bagels recipe today and let me know how it went in the comments below.
Other low-carb recipes you'll love:
- Fathead Burger Buns
- How to make Fat Heads pizza bites
- How to make a low carb mug bread in microwave in 90 seconds
Yield: 6
The Best Keto Low Carb Bagels with Everything Seasoning
If you love bagels, why not make keto low carb bagels out of the fat head dough that practically requires 5 ingredients, very easy to make, chewy and delicious. And if you sprinkle "Everything but bagel" seasoning on top and bake with it, oh you will be in bagel heaven without added load of carbs and sugar, and which definitely doesn't taste low-carby.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time12 minutes
Additional Time30 minutes
Total Time47 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 and ½ cups shredded mozzarella
- 3 TBS cream cheese
- 1 egg
- 1 cup Almond flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon of combined spices: dried oregano, basil, garlic powder
- For topping:
- Everything but the bagel seasoning or seasoning of your choice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°F (220°C). Line baking sheet with parchment paper
- Microwave Mozzarella and cream cheese in a bowl until soft, about 40 seconds.
- Add egg, Almond flour, remaining ingredients and spices and stir and blend well using a spatula into a dough ball.
- Optional - you can proceed right away but for best results - let the mixture cool or freeze it for 30 minutes or else the dough may be sticky
- Divide the dough into 6 parts. Form a long log with each piece by rolling with your hands, then press the ends together to make a bagel shape on the lined baking sheet. You can use the bagel/donut pan if you have it. I didn't have the pan, so rolling by hand and forming the dough into a circle works just fine. (see photo below)
- Sprinkle "Everything but the bagel seasoning" over the bagels and gently press into the dough. Bake for 12-14 minutes, until the bagels are firm and golden.
- Serve fresh out of the oven, sliced in half and spread with cream cheese.
Notes
Recipe notes:
1. Leftovers (if any left) can be refrigerated for up to a week
2. Leftovers can be frozen as well - if freezing leftovers, slice bagel ahead of time. Place in toaster and toast for 1 minute.
3. If you have a nut allergy, you can substitute for Gluten-free baking flour instead or Sunflower seed flour (meal) or CarbQuick baking mix
3a. I have also seen other people have baked these with protein powder, instead of Almond flour.
4. If you don't have a microwave, melting ingredients on stove top will work too.
5. Try these bagels as bun or sandwich option - works amazing!
Reader Interactions
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Krista Davis
Can you replace the cream cheese and mozzarella with vegan versions or will it mess up the results?
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Irina
HI Krista, I was able to test the recipe with vegan mozzarella cheese made by Daya. Yes, you can also sub the cream cheese for vegan version and follow the rest of instructions. You should be fine. Please let me know if success....Good luck
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Sammy
Made these last night…it was Uh-Mazing!!! Kids and hubby LOVED it!! Still in ketosis, this just make my low carb lifestyle 10xs easier to commit to. Thank you for posting another great recipe!
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Irina
Yay Sammy! So glad you enjoyed. This is my favorite LC bread recipe too!
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Lisa Jordan
Really delicious and easy ?
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Marlene
What else can I bake the bagels on? During these time it’s hard to fine these? Ty
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Sue
I’m not sure how you came up with your macros. When I plugged the ingredients into my recipe calculator, I came up with 233 calories, 8.3 total carbs, 6.9 net carbs, 15.9 grams of fat and 13 gram of protein per bagel (1 recipe making 6 bagels). I look forward to splurging though! 🙂
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Irina
Hi Sue...hmm... what calculator did you use?
I used https://www.verywellfit.com/recipe-nutrition-analyzer-4157076
Let me recalculate, but please let me know what did you use?
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Sue
Hi Irina, I used the recipe calculator in the carb manager app
Irina, I just tried your calculator and came up with the same information as you did. I don’t understand why there is such a huge discrepancy between the two calculators. I scanned my ingredients into carb manager, so I thought it was pretty accurate. Well, my bagels came out great. I made it into a batch of 8 instead of 6 to lower the net carbs a little.Reply
Irina
HI Sue, Thanks for getting back to me...
Yes, I recalculated again, but came to a similar nutrition, just slightly more because I used 2 cups of Mozzarella, instead of one and half.
I have not used the carb manager, but will try another calculator by spark people , so we can compare. I will let you know what it says for accuracy, but after having a bagel I feel it's still pretty light and not worth 233 cal as from carb manager, what did you think?Reply
S Sleicher
The problem is you are getting the wrong calories for the almond flour. A cup of almond flour has 680 calories!
Irina
Thank you... let me recalculate again
S. Sleicher
The nutrition information on this is very wrong! You should really double check your recipe before posting this. If you follow your recipe the actual nutrition information would be as follows:
Serving Size 1 Bagel, Servings per recipe 6Calories 225
Total Fat 18g
Saturated Fat 5g
Total Carbs 7g
Dietary Fiber 2g
Sugars 2g
Protein 12gReply
Irina
I already recalculated it several times using different programs, still coming with same numbers... what app did you use to calculate?
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Connie
To those wondering about the macros and nutrition for this recipe... a lot of the ingredients can have varying macros and carb counts. Mozzarella cheese, depending on the fat/milk content. Almond flour depending on if it is blanched and/or organic or not, will have different carb counts. Cream cheese depending on the fat content and especially the brand can fluctuate greatly in carb counts. Even a single egg, same size, different brand, can be as far as 4 carbs different! Please take this into consideration and understand that the recipe, overall, is very low carb and probably an excellent substitute to an ordinary Everything Bagel. Look closely at nutrition labels before you call out the blogger for how wrong she might have been. I really do appreciate your post and look forward to making your version of these bagels!
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Jessica
Well put Connie! Was thinking the same thing. ❤️
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JUDY
I agree the response to Irina was pretty harsh.
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Amanda
So good! But....I wish I would've read the comments first. Once I entered the amazing little babies into my food app, I was very disappointed how off the nutritional info is. 234 calories when i'm expecting 75 was upsetting, not to mention the carb count. I'll still be making these but with a bit more caution.
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Irina
Seems like food apps have some discrepancies... few readers already provided different information. The carb content should be accurate. I calculated it via multiple sources and manually... I'm going to recalculate calories, but should not be more than 200
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Mila
Followed your recipe to a T! Came out amazing! I couldn't be happier. Thank you very much! Oh I used the donut pan,. They definitely come out perfectly round and beautiful. Looks just like a real bagel.
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Irina
Glad you enjoyed it... oh I'm definitely getting the donut pan since I saw a lot of follow up pictures are gorgeous. My bagels look rather flat or they been run over by car multiple times ?
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Christine
Do you have an alternative to almond flour...I’m very allergic to tree nuts...but these sound amazing otherwise
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Irina
Regular Or gluten free flour would be a good substitute.
For low carb, you can substitute for a protein powder or carbquick baking mixReply
Toni
Any subs for almond flour? I’m allergy to almond so I can’t use that- thanks!
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Irina
Regular Or gluten free flour would be a good substitute.
For low carb, you can substitute for a protein powder or carbquick baking mixReply
Cristi Wells
Love these!!
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Stacy Dieterlen
OMG. Totally satisfied my bagel cravings! Thank you! {and my PMS thanks you too! 😉 }
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Stacy Dieterlen
yeah, I calculated by hand and I got - per bagel:
291 calories
23 fat
8 sat fat
69 chol
366 sodium
6.3 carb
2 fib
.8 sugar
20.5 proReply
Irina
Thank you so much for calculating manually. I also updated the nutrition facts label, so now it is pretty accurate!
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Maria
Ok I think I messed up some where... i used gluten flour mix so I think baking power was already in the mix.. i had this in a jar so i was not sure if it was a complet baking mix or just flour....welll now i know?. I came out with bagel cookie rings not at all what I had wanted...sooo I will try agaiN...THIS time i will use the almond flour.
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Irina
HI Maria, you probably want to add 1/2 cup if using gluten free flour mix, not full cup
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Ron
I am allergic to all milk products. Is there a way to make the Keto Bagels without any milk peoducts?
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Irina
Yes... you could try substituting for dairy free cheeses... I tested and it worked well too
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Eric
These where amazing. We’ll definitely be using this recipe for a long time. Thanks for sharing ?
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Irina
You're welcome! So glad you enjoyed!
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Vanessa
Thanks for sharing! Do they keep long?
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Irina
You're welcome! Yes! Couple of week in the refrigerator or you can also freeze these.
If freezing slice it in half ahead of time, then toast for a minute.
I hope you like them.Reply
Kimberly
I an making this now. I did the nutrition facts on this as well and it has over 14 carbs not 4. So maybe you should revise that
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Jackie
Omg! These were SO GOOD! I made a double batch and am so glad I did. They are perfect for that “missing the bread” feeling. Even my 12-yr old daughter liked them. And this is a girl that eats the Thomas’ cinnamon swirl bagels ALL the time. Which I may try the cinnamon added to them with a sweetener for that taste! Thank so much for the recipe! I tried the ones with just eggs and cheese, which I like, however, they don’t have the bread like texture that these have. Will definitely be making these again, they are pretty easy.
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Irina
HI Jackie, You're very welcome!
Thank you for your cheerful comment. I'm so glad you and you 12-year old enjoyed these. I agree with you - these are perfect for that "Missing the bread" feeling. This dough is amazing for pizza crust and put all your favorite stuff on it. Definitely try that tooReply
Michael Vasquez
Bagels didnt expand to larger size, what happened
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Irina
I don't know what happened. Perhaps you missed the ingredient? They should expand in size. Good luck
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Sheri
Ace these this morning and they were soooooooo delicious Simple and extremely good. Thank you for,the recipe.
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Kristina
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!! Finally, a recipe that will replace traditional bread that tastes DELICIOUS!!!!! Even my 8 yr old that is Gluten Free loved this bagel!! I can't wait to try this with different herbs and spices!! Thanks again!!!
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Lynn
YES it does! No eggy taste!!
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Lynn
This is the BEST bread recipe I have found so far for the Keto diet!
Thanks! I've used it for several different bread items.Reply
Irina
So glad you enjoyed it.
Thank you for awarding the BEST bread recipe!!Reply
Deb
Made these tonight and they were amazing!! I've been looking for a bread substitute since I started Keto and I finally found it!!! Thank you so much for the recipe-avocado toast here I come?!!
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Tina
How melted should cheese be?? should i be able to see and feel mozzerella?
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Erin
So so yummy! I added some ranch powder to the dough and then some garlic salt with the everything seasoning on top. These were very quick to make and delicious!
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Irina
Glad you enjoyed Erin and those were delicious adds?
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Leigh
This recipe is actually pretty good. Very easy!!!
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Irina
Thank you! I love it for the easiness too!?
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K. A.
Oh my gosh! Absolutely delicious!? I should have doubled the recipe. I will definitely be making these over and over
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Irina
So glad you enjoyed it. I had no problem freezing them if I had extra... just slice it in half ahead of time... enjoy!
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Christina
Nice option but not for dairy allergy individuals...
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Irina
I tried this recipe using the dairy alternative products from the company named "Daiya" not only their products taste delicious, but work well with this recipe... give Daiya a try
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Tiffany
These are so freaking good. I’ve made them 3 times already!
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Irina
You rock!! ?????
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Gigi
Hi, I am confused with your nutritional information. The print out says the calories are 1; and the chart says @223 calories. Which info is correct? Thanks
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Irina
Which print says 1? The correct is 223 cal... I apologize for misunderstanding... I need to fix the issue
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Laura
The bagels were awesome! I made 8 bagels -6 in the doughnut pan and 2 on parchment paper, I do prefer them made free hand.. I placed turkey sausage and an egg on the bagel I was in heaven! Thank you for satisfying my cravings. You rock!!!
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Irina
Awesome!! So glad to hear that you enjoyed ?
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Sarah
OMG these are amazing and really pretty simple to make. Winner!
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Irina
Yay!! Thank you so much! Glad you thought it was easy and fantastic... enjoy!
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Andrea Burgdorf
Best low carb bagel recipe ever! I have tried several different recipes that are fair to awful. I only had 1 cup of mozzarella so added 1/2 cup of jack cheese. Sprinkled "Everything But the Bagel"seasoning on them, froze the dough for about 15 minutes because I'm impatient, and used a silicone bagel pan. Easy peasey, and really excellent, even by itself. Thanks!.
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Irina
Yay! Thank you very much for the great feedback! So glad that you liked it... please feel free to post photos of your bagels on my Facebook page https://Facebook.com/thebigapplemama
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Jennifer Smith
These are the flattest looking bagels I've ever seen....
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Irina
But it'so good though, right? ??
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Bibi
These don't look too hot..a bit flat. Something definitely went wrong with that recipe.
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Cieara
One part of this says 75 calories per bagel and another says 200 something. What is the exact calorie and carb count? If I made a sandwich would it be considered 2 servings?
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Irina
223.9 is correct. There's an image with full nutritional information
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Bob Feurer
Where would gluten come from in the basic recipe?
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Roxann
I was out of cream cheese, but wanted these soooo badly! I had some Laughing Cow garlic and herb wedges so I used 3 of those. They turned out great!
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Lisa Anne Meredith
I made them exactly as written and I have to say that this is my all time favorite keto-type bread. These are AMAZING bagels!! Thank you so much for the recipe :))
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Irina
So glad you loved the recipe... this is amazing to hear... enjoy!
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Lavenderjk
So yummy! I made these yesterday! They really satisfy the bagel craving – they are rich so you don’t need to eat much! Thanks so much!
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Jill Roberts @ Wellnessgeeky.com
Wow. These best keto low carb bagels look is a pure combination of taste, I love healthy food. thanks, Irina
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Jane
Your bagels look delicious. My dough would not hold together and was very crumbly. Not sure what I did wrong. 🙁
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Irina
Put the dough in the freezer for 30 minutes... good luck
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Lynnette Johnson
amazing....so happy I found this recipe.. I used gluten free one to one flour and they turned out great...thanks!!!!!
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Claire
This is amazing! I’ve never found a good keto friendly bagel recipe before, but now I finally have! I added some Italian herbs into mine, and have made 3 batches this week! Thank you!
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Marti
My nutritional info was significantly different than yours. I had to split my bagels into 8 parts just to keep it reasonable. Even so, each bagel ended up being 366 cals and having over 12g of carbs. I used cheddar instead of mozzarella but that shouldn’t make such a big difference. Not sure what happened but these are not as low carb as I’d been hoping.
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Julie
I made these this morning! Soo yummy! I topped the bagel with an over easy egg and slice of bacon for a delicious breakfast sandwich! I’m sure your calculations are quite accurate on the carb count, as per the comments I saw you checked and rechecked your calculations several times. I really appreciate your attention to detail! However I know that calories/carbs can vary quite a bit depending on what ingredients I use. So ultimately it is my responsibility to know/count the carbs and calories I am consuming. Thanks again and please keep posting recipes!
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Irina
I appreciate your thoughts! So glad you loved it... yes I did check the carb count multiple times using multiple sources
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Julie
Fantastic bagels! Thank you!
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Irina
You're welcome!? So glad you enjoyed ?
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Dawn
I love them better than the 90 bread, you can put anything on it
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Barbara
Tried this today, and the bagels are so good, and so easy. Nice change.
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Michele
Is there a way to add yeast to give it a more authentic bagel taste?
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Irina
Sure you can add a tablespoon of active dry yeast... let me know how they come out
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Jill
These are delicious and so easy!
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Danielle
These are delicious! I brush them with butter and mixed garlic Just before they are done baking and serve them as breadsticks.
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Ellen
Just got done making the low carb bagels. They are so yummy. Will me making the a lot. Thank you!
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Irina
Glad to hear that! Glad you loved them ?
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Redprincess25
Very easy - good for beginners . One tip is to put the everything bagel seasoning in the bowl after all the bagels are formed. Press one side of the bagel in seasoning until you have the amount you want. Flip to have season side up and put on baking sheet. It reduces the excess seasoning from burning in the pan ?
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Irina
Excellent tip! Thank you ?
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Lisa
I can’t thank you enough! I made mine with nondairy mozzarella cheese and nondairy cream cheese and it was still fantastic!
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Irina
Nondairy and yummy ? glad you liked them. Enjoy!
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S
These are really good! I’m adding them to the rotation, thanks!
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Irina
Thank you ? ??
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Carol Granat
What is in the bagel seeds. Is there any pepper or spices??
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Kathryn Carter
i don't have a microwave, what do you suggest?
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Irina
Melt it in the oven until melted (the first part)
Then bake it in the oven ?Reply
Lee Ann Winters
I love this recipe and make it often. I add a little salt to the dough and do not do the toppings. To me it is a,cross between bagel and English muffin. I roll mone out with small hole in middle and actually these often cook more as a,flat circle I like toasted with cream cheese or jelly and butter or for a small sandwich
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Irina
I love what you are describing and I love them too with jelly and butter or cream cheese.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks for your comment!Reply
Rita
Look amazing but way too many calories!
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Monique
Hello Irena, I know a lot of people back in 2918 made comments or asked for clarification on the nutrition facts.
I am confused because at the foot of the recipe you show the Carbs at 1.8g and yet in the one you show from Spark, it comes up to 4.6g, which to me sounds reasonable, I can't understand where the 1.8g comes from. Can you clarify this for me please.
ThanksReply
Irina
Hi Monique.
Thanks for your email. The post has been checked and updated.. The correct information is 4.6.
Thanks so much for checking.Reply
