Cooking Instructions For Bagel Bites

Air Fryer Bagel Bites directions are what it's all about today. Air fryer Bagel Bites, microwave Bagel Bites, oven Bagel Bites, and even Bagel Bites in the toaster oven and convection oven are all going to be discussed today.

All bagel bites cooking directions, all in one place.

We'll also take a look at nutritional information, as well. Basically, if it's about Bagel Bites, we'll be talking about it today.

So get ready for everything you'll ever need to know about these delicious snacks. I don't know about you but I really love making bagel bites in the air fryer. I really enjoy how crispy they turn out to be.

Bagel Bites have been around since the 1980s and for me, they have always been LOVE at first bite! They are the perfect movie night or late-night snack. Heck, I've even eaten a bunch of them for dinner!

In my opinion, there's really no bad time to enjoy these tasty snacks. They're easy to make, they're delicious, and they're just plain satisfying.

I make homemade pizza bagels mini or full size in my air fryer, heck I even make easy homemade regular and everything bagels as well as pumpkin bagels in my air fryer as well. But sometimes, you just want the frozen foods section flavor that you can only get with store bought bagel bites.

To this day, I always have a box inside my freezer just for when the craving hits me. It doesn't hit often but when it does I used to pop a few inside my oven but now I toss a few inside my air fryer.

Air fryer pizza bites are addictive, mouth-watering cheesy little morsels. A guilty pleasure for me for sure. They just might become one for you too!

What are Bagel Bites?

Bagel Bites are a brand name product produced by Ore-Ida or more specifically, a Kraft Heinz company. Ore-Ida bagel bites are a box of frozen mini or baby bagels covered in a flavorful pizza sauce, cheese, or a blend of cheeses and some of your favorite pizza toppings like pepperoni and sausage.

The history of bagel bites can be traced back to the early 70s when the pizza bagel was invented. Bruce Treitman claims to have invented them at one of the stores in his family's west coast chain of bakeries, Western Bagel. Katz Bagel Bakery in Massachusetts also claims to have made the first pizza bagel in 1974.

We may never know who actually invented the first pizza bagel, but we do know exactly who invented Bagel Bites. They're the brain child of Stanely Garczynski and Bob Mosher.

The two invented Bagel Bites using tiny, custom-made bagels in the mid 1980s. The tiny snack was an immediate and overwhelming success, and in only a couple of years, the pair had sold their invention to a larger company.

In 1991, Heinz bought the company and began mass marketing their Bagel Bites in supermarkets across North America. Today, you can get these tasty snacks in a variety of flavors.

Flavors

Ore Ida Bagel Bites currently come in six different flavors. Three Cheese, Mozzarella Cheese, Cheese and Pepperoni, Supreme (three cheeses, pepperoni, red and green peppers), Sausage and Pepperoni and for a limited time Extreme Nacho (ground beef, nacho cheese, mozzarella cheese, red and green peppers).

They come in 9, 18, 24, 40, and 72 counts and must be kept frozen until cooking. No matter which way you do it.

Bagel Bites Directions

And here we are. Bagel Bites cooking instructions. There are all kinds of ways that you can make Bagel Bites, so I've broken it down into the different ways that you can make these snacks.

We'll start with air fryer Bagel Bites, then move on to oven Bagel Bites, microwave Bagel Bites, toaster oven Bagel Bites, and finally, convection oven Bagel Bites.

You'll notice that each set of instructions involves slightly different cooking times, but they all come out deliciously done with any of these methods.

How Long to Cook Bagel Bites in Air Fryer?

After coating your air fryer basket with cooking spray, place the frozen bagel bites you want to eat in a single, even layer and cook at 375 degrees F for 6-8 minutes or cooked through. Check on your pizza bagels at the five-minute mark to confirm cook time as every air fryer is different and you don't want these Bagel Bites to burn.

Once cooked, remove bagel bites from the air fryer and allow to stand for a minute to cool because toppings will be hot.
Serve and enjoy every bite. These taste great.
Once you calculate the exact cooking time on your air fryer, reduce the cooking time by a minute once the air fryer is heated and the first batch is made

Bagel Bites Oven Instructions

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (218 C).
Arrange your frozen bagel bites about ½ inch apart on a rimmed baking sheet or shallow pan (or 1 centimeter). The exact distance doesn't matter you just don't want them to be touching ideally.
Place baking sheet on upper middle rack inside your oven and bake for 12-14 minutes.
Allow bagels to rest for a minute before serving. The toppings get hot.

Bagel Bites Microwave Instructions

Discard plastic wrapper that surrounds crisping tray and place frozen Bagel Bites inside tray or use a microwaveable plate, and make sure cheese and toppings are facing up.
Put inside your microwave and cook for 2 minutes 10 seconds on HIGH
Allow bagels to rest for a minute before serving. The toppings get hot.

Toaster Oven Bagel Bites Instructions

Preheat to 400 degrees F (204 C).
Arrange all frozen Bagel Bites on toaster oven tray and place inside your toaster oven.
Bake for 14 minutes and allow to stand for a minute before serving as toppings get hot.

Convection Oven Bagel Bites Instructions

Preheat your oven to 450 degrees F.
Place frozen Bagel Bites on an ungreased rimmed baking sheet, about ½ inch or 1 centimeter apart. It's important that your Bagel Bites do not touch for best results.
Place rimmed baking sheet on middle rack and bake for 10 minutes.
Remove from oven and allow to stand for a minute before serving because the toppings are hot.

Try All These Bagel Bites Directions

These Bagel Bites directions for air fryer Bagel Bites, microwave Bagel Bites, oven Bagel Bites, and more will allow you to make these tasty snacks in virtually every way possible.

They're all incredibly easy, and they all make for tasty little bites of pre-packaged Heaven that really hit the spot. Try your hand with all of these different methods and see which one you like more.

They're all very similar, but certain versions, like the air fryer Bagel Bites for example, have a slightly different texture.

However you choose to make them, you'll be enjoy delicious snacks in no time.

Bagel Bites Calories and Nutrition Facts

According to the Kraft Heinz Company, four Bagel Bites are about 180 calories total. No matter which flavor you choose. True, some varieties have a tiny percentage more calcium, or more carbohydrates or fat, but overall the difference is minimal or insignificant in the big picture.

If we're going to be enjoying air fryer Bagel Bites, microwave Bagel Bites, oven Bagel Bites, and other variations of this tasty snack, let's understand exactly what we're eating. These little snacks are by no means health food, and that's okay.

All things in moderation, I say. BUT, it's also good to know exactly what we're moderately putting into our bodies, so let's take a look at how many calories are in Bagel Bites and some other nutritional information.

Now that you know how to make Bagel Bites in the air fryer, it's time to pull out your air fryer and enjoy these tasty morsels as a snack or even as lunch. We don't judge around here.

No matter when you eat them, you will love how crispy bagel bites become in the air fryer.

Air Fryer Bagel Bites – Video

Air Fryer Bagel Bites

How to make Bagel Bites includes all cooking directions for oven, microwave, convection oven, and AIR FRYER! All the instructions and cook times you'll need!

Prep Time 5 mins

Cook Time 5 mins

Course Appetizer, Main Course

Cuisine American

Air Fryer
rimmed baking sheet (oven)

1 box Bagel Bites, any flavor, frozen

Air Fryer

Decide how many bites you want to eat and remove those from the package.
Place the frozen bagel bites in a single layer in the air fryer and air fry for 375F/191C for 6-8 minutes.
Check on the pizza bagels during that 5th minute of cook time.
Each air fryer runs a bit differently. Check to see if your bites are done. If not continue cooking.
Remove bites from the air fryer and enjoy! Be careful they are hot!

Oven

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (218 C).
Arrange your frozen bagel bites about a half inch apart (or 1 centimeter) on a rimmed baking sheet. The exact distance doesn't matter you just don't want them to be touching ideally.
Place baking sheet on upper middle rack inside your oven and bake for 12-14 minutes.
Allow bagels to rest for a minute before serving. The toppings get hot.

Microwave

Discard plastic wrapper that surrounds crisping tray and place frozen Bagel Bites inside or on a microwavable plate, make sure cheese and toppings facing up.
Put inside your microwave and cook for 2 minutes 10 seconds on HIGH
Allow bagels to rest for a minute before serving. The toppings get hot.

Toaster Oven

Preheat to 400 degrees F (204 C).
Arrange box of frozen bagel bites on toaster oven tray and place inside your toaster oven.
Bake for 14 minutes and allow to stand for a minute before serving as toppings get hot.

Convection Oven

Preheat your oven to 450 degrees F.
Place frozen Bagel Bites on an ungreased rimmed baking sheet, about ½ inch or 1 centimeter apart. It's important that your Bagel Bites do not touch for best results.
Place rimmed baking sheet on middle rack and bake for 10 minutes.
Remove from oven and allow to stand for a minute before serving because the toppings are hot.

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