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A sliced strawberry bagel is shown on a white plate with two fresh strawberry slices underneath.
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Strawberry Cottage Cheese Bagels Recipe

These strawberry cottage cheese bagels are chewy, delicious and made in under 30 minutes in either the oven or the air fryer. With 10g of protein per bagel, this recipe can't be beat!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Bread and Muffins
Cuisine: American
Keyword: strawberry cottage cheese bagels
Servings: 4
Author: Emily Richter

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat the air fryer to 350℉.
  • Place the blended cottage cheese, flour, baking powder, sea salt, freeze-dried strawberry powder, and brown sugar in a large bowl. Using a silicone or wooden spoon, stir until combined. Using your hands, press together until a dough ball has formed.
    A glass bowl containing flour, brown sugar, white sugar, red powder, and a dollop of yogurt on a light surface.
  • Transfer the dough to a floured work surface. Knead until smooth. You may need to sprinkle flour on the tops and bottoms so that it is not super sticky.
    A person kneads pink dough on a floured surface with a bowl of flour in the background.
  • Divide the ball into 4 equal pieces. Roll into a ball and lightly flatten. Use the end of a rounded spoon or your finger to poke a hole in the center of the flattened dough. Stretch the center so the whole does not close while air frying.
    Four pieces of pinkish dough are arranged on a white, lightly floured surface.
  • Brush the tops and bottoms of each bagel with egg wash.
    Two unbaked, pinkish doughnuts made with a textured dough rest on a light-colored surface.
  • Line the air fryer basket with parchment paper and air fry the bagels for 6 minutes, flip and air fry for 6 more minutes. You may need to do this in two batches.
  • Remove from the air fryer and allow to cool for 5 minutes before serving.
    Four golden brown bagels on parchment paper inside an air fryer basket.
  • Serve with your favorite bagel toppings.
    A hand holds a bagel half topped with pink cream cheese and sliced strawberries, with more strawberries and bagels on a plate in the background.

Notes

  • Oven instructions: Preheat the oven to 400℉, follow steps 2 through 5, and bake for 12 minutes. 
  • I also tested this recipe with fresh and frozen strawberries, and both work. Replace the freeze-dried strawberries with 1 cup diced fresh or frozen strawberries.
  • You can make this recipe less sweet by using less brown sugar.
  • To make freeze-dried strawberry powder we grind them up in a clean coffee grinder or small food processor.
  • I also tested this recipe using 1 cup of skyr yogurt in place of the blended cottage cheese, and it worked great.

Nutrition

Calories: 259kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 4g | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 18g