This homemade, no yeast bagel recipe is ready in under 30 minutes and requires just 3 ingredients! Bake these in the oven or air fryer and make any flavor bagel you like from plain to everything to cinnamon sugar.
Why This Recipe Works
The concept of making 3 ingredient bagels with Greek yogurt isn’t new by any means, it’s been around for a while! I remember when I first heard about them I was at my mother-in-laws house and she was making a batch and I was SO impressed by making homemake bagels. I mean, it sounded hard! But it’s totally not.
I’ve tried some popular 3 ingredient bagels recipes but didn’t love them. So, I decided to tweak the popular recipe to make it the best it can be. My Greek yogurt bagel recipe uses a bit more flour, whole milk yogurt, and a full egg for the egg wash (not an egg white!) This? This gives you the BEST homemade three ingredient bagels!
These bagels are so fool-proof and insanely easy to make since it’s a no yeast bagel recipe. I love making them on Sunday as part of meal prep. Enjoy them plain with your coffee or make them into a BLT bagel sandwich! Either way you’re sure to stay full and satisfied all morning!
3 Ingredients In Bagels
- Greek yogurt. If you’re making plain or a savory bagel I’d recommend plain yogurt. If you’re making a sweet bagel, like the cinnamon sugar bagel recipe i have here, I’d recommend using a vanilla Greek yogurt! I’d also recommend using whole milk yogurt here as the fat will not only give you a nice, chewy texture but it’ll also help keep you full (a little gentle nutrition there!)
How To Make This Recipe
Preheat it to 375 degrees and line a baking sheet with a spill mat or spray with non-stick spray.
In a large bowl or stand mixer add 1 cup + 2 tbsp of the flour and the baking powder and whisk it together.
Now, add in the Greek yogurt and work the dough until it’s uniform. I usually start by using a spatula then get in there with my hands to make sure it gets all mixed.
Next, take the remaining 2 tbsp of flour and use it to cover a cutting board to create a work surface. Take your dough (which will be kind of sticky) and divide it into 4 sections. Take each section and roll the dough into a log shape, then connect each end, forming a circular bagel shape (simply pinch the ends together). Repeat with remaining dough.
To make everything bagels: lightly beat an egg and using a pastry brush paint the beaten egg onto the bagel. Then, place your bagel onto the prepared baking sheet and add everything but the bagel seasoning on top.
To make cinnamon sugar bagels: first combine melted butter, brown sugar, flour and cinnamon in a medium sized bowl and mix together well.
Set aside then do the same thing as mentioned above, lightly beat an egg and using a pastry brush paint the beaten egg onto the bagel.
This time you’re going to place your egg washed bagel face down into the bowl of cinnamon sugar giving it a little bit of a press so it sticks. Then, turn it right-side-up and place onto the prepared baking sheet.
How To Make Oven Baked Bagels: bake them for 24 minutes.
How To Make Air Fryer Bagels: bake them at 320 for ~10 minutes.
Recipe FAQs
Both options, air fryer bagels and oven baked bagels, are both delicious and turn out really well. The air fryer method is quicker, but you may need to do 2 batches depending on how large your air fryer basket is.
I’ll usually use the oven method if I have other things that I am making in the oven and I have it on already. Typically, on Sundays I’ll do some meal prep so I might make these using the oven method at that time. If I don’t have anything else in the oven or if it’s summer time and I don’t want to heat up the whole house with the oven, I’ll use the air fryer. Neither is right or wrong, you can use whatever method you like best or have access to!
You can use regular all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, or gluten free flour. If you use alternative flours like coconut, almond, etc. you will likely need to use extra flour and may get a different result.
Absolutely! The possibilites with this 3 ingredient bagel recipe are endless! Try folding in some chocolate chips, dried fruit, or top with another favorite seasoning of yours!
For this recipe you’ll need a greek yogurt, regular yogurt won’t work as it’s too thin of a consistency. I also recommend using a Greek yogurt with some fat in it VS fat free. The fat will give you a nice, chewy texture and also help you stay feeling full longer.
You can try different flavors of greek yogurt for this 3 ingredient bagel recipe but I’d stay away from ones that say they have “fruit on the bottom” the fruit part tends to have extra moisture and your bagels may not turn out.
I keep these easy greek yogurt bagels on the counter for about 5-7 days, or you can store them in the freezer for 2-3 months.
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XOXO
-Colleen
3 Ingredient Bagels
Ingredients
- 1.25 cup flour divided (can use whole wheat, all-purpose, or 1:1 gluten free flour)
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 cup whole milk greek yogurt
For Everything Bagels
- 1 egg
- 2 tbsp everything but the bagel seasoning
For Cinnamon Sugar Bagels
- 1 tbsp melted butter cooled
- 1/4 cup brown sugar packed
- 3 tbsp flour
- 1 tsp cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F and line a baking sheet with a spill mat or spray with non-stick spray. (If using an air fryer preheat to 320 degrees F
- In a large bowl or stand mixer add 1 cup + 2 tbsp of the flour and the baking powder and whisk it together.
- Now, add in the Greek yogurt and work the dough until it’s uniform. I usually start by using a spatula then get in there with my hands to make sure it gets all mixed.
- Next, take the remaining 2 tbsp of flour and use it to cover a cutting board to create a work surface. Take your dough (which will be kind of sticky) and divide it into 4 sections. Take each section and roll the dough into a log shape, then connect each end, forming a circular bagel shape (simply pinch the ends together). Repeat with remaining dough.
- To make everything bagelsLightly beat an egg and using a pastry brush paint the beaten egg onto the bagel. Then, place your bagel onto the prepared baking sheet and add everything but the bagel seasoning on top.
- To make cinnamon sugar bagels first combine melted butter, brown sugar, flour and cinnamon in a medium sized bowl and mix together well.
- Set aside then do the same thing as mentioned above, lightly beat an egg and using a pastry brush paint the beaten egg onto the bagel.
- This time you’re going to place your egg washed bagel face down into the bowl of cinnamon sugar giving it a little bit of a press so it sticks. Then, turn it right-side-up and place onto the prepared baking sheet.
- How To Make Oven Baked Bagels Bake your bagels for 24 minutes.
- How To Make Air Fryer BagelsBake your bagels for ~10 minutes.
Lolita says
Sarah D says
Not sure what I did wrong but the bagels taste like cheese/yoghurt and they stuck parchment paper. They also didn’t rise much.
Colleen says
Oh no! Be sure to use greek yogurt and measure exact!
Sarah D says
The bagels tasted like yogurt/cheese, not like bagels. They also didn’t rise much and they stuck to the parchment paper.
Jocelin says
Ashley says
They made a delicious crispy outer crust! But the inside never became bagel-like. They stayed pretty gummy inside.
Colleen says
Hi! This could be due to the size/shape. If you make them larger or with no hole this might happen!