All you need is Skyr-style yogurt, self rising flour and an air fryer to make these high-protein, chewy and delicious bagels. You’re seriously going to love how easy this recipe is — make ’em with your kids for a super fun snack in under 30 minutes.
What You Need for Protein Bagels
It’s truly wild that all you really need to make these protein bagel is flour and yogurt. WHAT??
- Self-rising flour – we chose a self-rising flour because then you don’t to add a levener.
- Plain Skry yogurt or Greek yogurt – we tested this with both Skyr yogurt and Greek yougrt and they both work great. Skyr is higher in protein and our favorite brand is Painterland Sisters.
- Egg – this is for an egg wash before air frying. It’ll help make the tops crispy and golden brown.
In addition to the above ingredients, you’ll also need an air fryer, parchment paper, and a brush for the egg wash.
don’t have self-rising flour?
Use purpose flour and baking powder. You’ll need 1.5 teaspoons baking powder per 1 cup of flour.
- Strawberry: add ½ cup chopped strawberries and 1 tablespoon of brown sugar to the dough.
- Cinnamon sugar:
What can I use instead of Skyr-style yogurt?
Feel free to use classic Greek yogurt. We always recommend using a higher-fat yogurt like 2% or 5%.
Can I use gluten-free flour instead?
While we haven’t tried this ourselves (yet), we’re confident an all-purpose gluten-free flour blend will work great.
Serving Ideas
Feel free to keep things super basic with just cream cheese (we’re whipped people). My favorite way to eat these is as a breakfast sandwich! Slice it in half and add egg, breakfast sausage, cheddar cheese, cream cheese, and arugula.
Other Ideas
- Peanut butter and jelly
- Butter
Storage
We recommend storing the bagels in the fridge. Just make sure to let them cool completely before transferring them into an airtight container and refrigerating. We also recommend cutting them right before you’re ready to eat.
Can you freeze these air fryer bagels?
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Preheat the air fryer to 350℉.
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Place the yogurt, flour, and sea salt into a large bowl. Using a silicon or wooden spoon, stir until combined. Then, using your hands press together until a ball has formed.
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Transfer the dough to a floured work surface. Knead together until smooth. You may need to sprinkle more flour over the top so that it is not super sticky.
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Divide the ball into 4 equal pieces. Roll into a ball and press lightly to flatten. Use the end of a rounded spoon or your finger to poke a hole into the center of the flattened dough. Stretch the middle slightly so the hole does not close when air frying.
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Brush each bagel on the top and bottom with the egg wash and top with sesame seeds or everything bagel seasoning. Set aside.
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Line the air fryer basket with parchment paper and place the bagels in, seed side down. You may need to do this in 2 batches.
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Air fry for 8 minutes, then flip the bagels and cook for an additional 8 minutes.
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Remove from the air fryer and allow the bagels to cool for 5 minutes before serving.
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Serve with your favorite bagel toppings.
- We used Skyr yogurt (Painterland Sisters is our favorite!) because it’s naturally super high in protein. However, we are confident that any full-fat Greek yogurt will work, too.
- If you do not have self-rising flour, you can use 1 cup of all-purpose flour and 1.5 teaspoons of baking powder.
- We also tested this recipe with a ½ cup frozen chopped strawberries and 1 tablespoon of brown sugar for a sweeter bagel. You can add this in at the end of step 2 before you transfer the dough to the floured work surface.
Calories: 159 kcal, Carbohydrates: 25 g, Protein: 10 g, Fat: 2 g, Fiber: 1 g, Sugar: 2 g
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
