These Gluten-Free Blueberry Bagels are soft, lightly sweet, and packed with real blueberries. They're easy to make, without the hassle of yeast or complicated steps. Delicious, topped with an egg or your favorite jam, they’re an indulgent breakfast you can make at home.
"These are delish! I toasted one and it was sooo good! Hard to believe that they're good for you!" -Jennifer
A Quick Look At The Recipe
- ⏲️Ready In: 40 Minutes
- 👪Serves: 4
- 🍽 Calories and Protein: 172 kcals and 7 grams of protein
- 📋Main Ingredients: Gluten-free all-purpose flour, dairy-free yogurt, fresh blueberries, quick dry yeast, and honey.
- 📖 Dietary Notes: Dairy-free, gluten-free.
- ⭐ Why You'll Love It: These bagels are soft, chewy, and lightly sweet with juicy blueberries. Perfect fresh from the oven and incredibly satisfying without feeling heavy.
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Keeping busy mornings simple is exactly why these blueberry bagels are on repeat in our house. Made with minimal ingredients and naturally sweetened with a touch of honey, they bake up soft inside with juicy blueberries, perfect for a kid-friendly, make-ahead breakfast.
Just pop one in the oven while you’re getting ready, or pair it with something like my dairy-free yogurt parfait recipe for a more filling start. Need more help? Check out the Rise and Chill Breakfast E-Book—it includes 26 high-protein, meal-prep breakfasts and a 5-day quick-start guide designed to take the chaos out of busy mornings.
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- A Quick Look At The Recipe
- 💭Why You'll Love This Recipe
- Ingredients and Substitutions
- Flavor Variations
- How To Make Gluten-Free Blueberry Bagels
- Expert Tips
- How To Serve Them
- How To Store Them
- Gluten-Free Blueberry Bagels FAQs
- More Gluten & Dairy-free Breakfast Recipes
- Gluten-Free Blueberry Bagels With Yogurt
💭Why You'll Love This Recipe
Easy to make: Simple steps that don't require blanching or rolling. These blueberry bagels with yogurt are great for beginners in the kitchen (just like this easy gluten-free bagel recipe).
Flavorful: The bagels are every so lightly sweetened with pops of bursting blueberries baked right in.
Texture: Fresh from the oven, they're extremely soft and melt-in-your-mouth-ish. They do firm up a bit as they cool.
Ingredients and Substitutions
The best part of this gluten-free blueberry bagel recipe is that they're easy to whip up. No malted barley flour, bread flour, active dry yeast, or dough hook is needed. In fact, you probably have most of the ingredients on hand!
- Gluten-Free all-purpose flour: Not to be confused with baking flour or even bread flour, gluten-free flour absorbs a lot of liquid and gives these blueberry bagels their chewy texture.
- Dairy-free yogurt: The yogurt helps the texture of the bagels and keeps them from becoming too dense. Any dairy-free yogurt should work, but I haven't tried Greek yogurt yet.
- Quick yeast: We want to keep these gluten-free bagels as simple as possible, so make sure to use dry yeast (not active dry yeast) to keep the prep quick!
- Tiny blueberries: The smaller the blueberries, the more flavor you’ll have as they’ll be distributed better. Tiny, wild blueberries are best, and both fresh and frozen can work. If you have a bag of frozen ones, know that this blueberry protein shake is another great way to use them up!
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
Flavor Variations
Fruity: Any fruit can work in the bagels. So, if you want to try your hand at apple cinnamon bagels, it's easily done.
Extract: Adding almond extract or lemon extract can change the flavor of the blueberry bagels easily.
How To Make Gluten-Free Blueberry Bagels
Step 1: Mix together the dry ingredients.
Step 2: Add in the yogurt and honey and mix until they’re sticky.
Step 3: Portion the dough into dough balls on a baking sheet.
Step 4: Use a teaspoon to press a hole in the middle.
Step 5: Brush the egg whites onto the top of the bagels. Bake.
Expert Tips
If you're using frozen blueberries, you may want to toss them in one tablespoon of flour before adding them to the batter. This way, they don't excrete a ton of liquid all at once, which results in a soggy, purple bagel.
When adding the blueberries, mix them until they're just combined. Overmixing can result in gummy bagels and burst berries.
Make sure to press all the way through the bagel dough with the teaspoon. Otherwise, your bagel will “grow over”.
How To Serve Them
These bagels, like most gluten-free bagels (and especially my gluten-free protein bagels), are delicate, so don't go spreading rock-hard butter on them! However, we love them with:
- Nut butter of any sort, but especially homemade, no oil peanut butter
- Chia jam
- Dairy-free scrambled eggshttps://fitasamamabear.com/dairy-free-scrambled-eggs/
- Deli meat to make a yummy sandwich
- Softened dairy-free cream cheese
How To Store Them
These healthy blueberry bagels are soft but chewy right out of the oven and will last 2-3 days on the counter in an airtight container. Make sure they're cooled before storing, though, so no excess moisture seeps in.
Fridge: If stored in the fridge, they will stay fresh up to 5 days, but they do firm up. Let the bagels sit a bit at room temperature before slicing them.
Re-serving: Before enjoying them again, heat them up on low in the oven or in the microwave. Not only will they soften up, but they're easier to top with something like cream cheese when heated or toasted.
Freezing: Do not freeze the gluten-free bagels, as they just don't thaw with quite the same texture.
Gluten-Free Blueberry Bagels FAQs
These bagels haven’t been tested with regular yogurt. However, they should work just fine with yogurt that is 0-2% fat. Though Greek yogurt will boost the protein intake, it is too thick and will alter the texture of the blueberry bagels.
These bagels last 2-3 days on the counter in an airtight container. Though they will last up to a week in the fridge, they do tend to get a bit too firm. Make sure to heat them up before eating them, as that’s when they taste best.
Fresh blueberries work best for the bagel dough as frozen blueberries release more liquid. However, if you toss the frozen blueberries in flour before mixing them, you should be fine.
No, these gluten-free bagels do not need to be boiled. They're made with quick yeast and an egg white brushing before being baked to give them that glossy-ish look without the extra step of boiling.
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Gluten-Free Blueberry Bagels With Yogurt
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Equipment
- 1 Large Baking Tray
Ingredients
- 1 cup Gluten-free all purpose flour
- ¾ cup Dairy-free yogurt
- 1.5 teaspoon Quick, dry yeast
- ½ cup Fresh blueberries smaller is better
- 1 tbs Honey
- ½ teaspoon Cinnamon
- 1 tbs Egg whites
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
- In a bowl, combine the yeast, cinnamon, and flour. Mix well.
- Add in the yogurt and honey. Mix until everything is sticky.
- Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let sit for 14 minutes.
- Remove the plastic wrap and mix in the blueberries, popping some as you go.
- Line a large baking tray with parchment paper. Place some flour on your hands and portion out the mixture into four dough balls on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet.
- Use a spatula and your hands to press the balls into a smaller circle about ½ inch thick and shape them so they’re somewhat smooth.
- Use a teaspoon to make a hole in the bagels by pressing it into the middle and turning.
- Brush the top of the bagels lightly with egg wash.
- Bake for 23 minutes in the oven then broil for just one minute until golden brown.
- Remove and let cool on the pan.
- Serve them warm topped with dairy-free cream cheese or your favorite spread!
Notes
Disclaimer:
Nutrition values are estimates only, using online calculators. Please verify using your own data"
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Jules says
How come boiling isn't required in this recipe?
fitasamamabear says
Honestly I don't think they'd hold up in boiling and I've never tried. They're amazing "fresh" bagels but not a traditional bagel in that sense. This just keeps it easy for when you're short on time.
Rebekah Kuk says
Bagels are a special thing every so often for my family, but I never partake because I'm gluten free. I loved making these with my kids and enjoying them together as a family. Thanks for a great recipe!
fitasamamabear says
It's so nice to have that "treat" when you're gluten free, sometimes it gets lonely not being able to have your favorites with everyone!
nancy says
wow thanks for this protein rich bagel! so tasty with the blueberries added toO!
fitasamamabear says
So happy you loved it!
Lisa says
Yes! Finally a recipe for gluten-free bagels at home. Thank you!
fitasamamabear says
Wahoo! Glad I could help!
Glenda says
So yummy in the mornings! I LOVE bagels and now, I feel like I can have them much more often. Your recipe is easy to follow and delicious. Thanks so much for sharing it!
fitasamamabear says
Thanks so much for giving them a try!
Jennifer says
These are delish! I toasted one and it was sooo good! Hard to believe that they're good for you!
fitasamamabear says
Winning 😀
Julie says
GF recipes are always a gamble. This one wasn’t my favorite. Our bagels didn’t really rise and remained pretty mushy. It is an easy recipe though and I like the idea since I miss traditional bagels !
fitasamamabear says
Sorry to hear it didn't work for you! These ones aren't my all-time favorite either but they do rise for me. That said, if you want easy, these might be a better option: https://fitasamamabear.com/gluten-free-bagel-recipe/
Kalin says
What a great recipe! These sound amazing with fresh blueberries just picked
fitasamamabear says
Fresh makes thems ooo yummy
Natalie says
So glad I tried this recipe! My kids loved your bagels, thanks!
fitasamamabear says
HUGE win when kids approve!
Allyssa says
This tasted so amazing! Thanks a lot for sharing this super easy to make blueberry bagels recipe! Fam really loves it! Will surely have this again! Highly recommended!
fitasamamabear says
Glad you enjoyed them!
Lynn Polito says
These are so good and so easy to make! Even my kids ate them up!
fitasamamabear says
Always a major win!