Quick & Easy Homemade Pizza Bagels Recipe

Get ready for the ultimate pizza party in your mouth with our super simple Pizza Bagels recipe! With fresh bagels as the base, melted gooey cheese, and your favorite toppings, each bite will be a flavor explosion. You’ll love them whether you’re a pizza lover or a bagel fanatic. So, preheat your oven and make the most irresistible Pizza Bagels ever!

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You’ve probably been here; you’ve got a craving for pizza, a Margherita pizza, a Neapolitan-style pizza, or a veggie pizza would do.

But there’s a problem; you’ve no pizza dough, you search for tortillas because maybe you can make tortilla pizza in the air fryer, or how about flatbread for that flatbread pizza recipe, you know…

Nope, no tortillas or flatbread, but there are some bagels, problem sorted, bagel pizza it is, and oh my, they are SO good!

Why you’ll love these easy pizza bagels

• They give you a quick and easy pizza fix and are a great snack.
• You can add your favorite pizza toppings, making them perfect for you.
• The kids love to help make these mini pizzas and you can make them in small batches, so it makes for a fun family activity.
• Seriously better and way much more flavor than store-bought.
• Perfect for game day, pizza night, movie snacks, or when you crave easy comfort food (and bagel bites make a fun appetizer).
• All the ingredients on our bagel pizzas are 100% vegetarian.

Ingredients you’ll need

You’ll need all the ingredients shown below for our pizza bagel recipe

Pizza on the go? Pizza in your hand? No! Pizza ON A BAGEL! Try this game-changing pizza bagel recipe now.

How to make pizza bagels with step-by-step instructions

It’s easy to make homemade pizza bagels if you follow our simple recipe.

A complete printable recipe and the measurements in both US customary and metric are available in the recipe card below.

Preheat your oven to 375°F/190°C.

Place your bagel halves, cut side up, on a baking sheet lined with aluminum foil.

Spread pizza sauce over each bagel half (you could use marinara sauce also), then sprinkle vegetarian Parmesan, shredded mozzarella cheese (or cheddar cheese), and vegetarian mini pepperoni (you can use mini pepperoni too, don’t use regular pepperoni if cooking for a vegetarian).

Place the bagels in the oven and bake until the mozzarella cheese is melted and bubbly, approximately 8 – 10 minutes.

Remove them from the oven, garnish them with fresh basil, and serve immediately.

Enjoy your homemade pizza bagels!

Recipe notes and expert tips

• Substitute
  If you don’t have bagels, substitute them with English muffins.
• Bagels
  We’ve used a plain fresh bagel, but you could use gluten-free bagels or sesame bagels – use your favorites or whatever you have to hand.
• Crispy
  For crispy pizza bagels, spread olive oil before the pizza sauce.
• Air fry
  You can also make pizza bagels in the air fryer.
• Storage
  Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days and freeze for up to 3 months.

Topping variations

Add your favorite pizza toppings, and ensure you don’t overload the bagels, or they’ll turn soggy.

Try these other toppings:

• Instead of pizza sauce, try marinara sauce or even tomato paste.
• Red or green bell peppers
• Cherry tomatoes
• Vegetarian cooked sausage
• Vegetarian bacon bits (in replacement for Canadian bacon)
• Diced pineapple
• Sautéed mushrooms
• Red pepper flakes
• Italian seasoning
• Pizza seasoning

How to store leftover pizza bagels

Leftovers will keep for up to 3 days when stored in the fridge in an airtight container; they have a tendency to go soggy, so reheat them before eating.

They’ll also freeze for up to 3 months.

Check out how to reheat pizza in an air fryer.

What to eat pizza bagels with

Pizza bagels are delicious just as they are, but we love spreading sauces over them or dipping them; these are perfect!

• BBQ sauce
• Garlic aioli
• Spicy aioli

And did you know you can make mini pizza bagels in the air fryer? Try our delicious air fried bagel bites.

Should you toast bagels before making pizza bagels?

No, you don’t have to toast the bagels before baking them; however, give them a light toasting if you want a crispy bagel.

More easy pizza recipes for you to try at home

If you love pizza, then try these easy recipes;

• Artichoke pizza
• Tomato pizza
• Dairy-free pizza
• Pizza with olives
• Marinara pizza recipe