This Keto Asiago Bagel recipe is the next best thing to the traditional bagels counterpart. These homemade bagels are low carb, keto, gluten free bagels and have 15 grams of protein and just 3 net carbs per serving.
These asiago cheese bagels are baked, not boiled, making this a recipe to have ready in just 30 minutes. It is a good bagel to enjoy toasted for breakfast sandwiches or used to make hot or cold sandwiches.
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❤️ Why you'll love it
✔️ The fathead dough is made with Asiago Cheese on the inside and sprinkled on the outside to get that cheesy crust that is loved on a the original recipe.
✔️ Asiago cheese bagels make a quick breakfast for busy mornings and are totally portable.
✔️ These are better than any gluten free or keto bagel you can buy in the grocery store and are made with just a few simple ingredients.
🥘 Ingredients
Almond Flour: Use a finely ground almond flour.
Cream Cheese: Go for the full-fat brick. The reduced-fat cream cheese has carbs added to it by way of starch.
Mozzarella Cheese: pre-shredded part-skim Mozzarella cheese works best.
Asiago Cheese: I buy the whole block of cheese and shred it with my cheese grater.
Large Eggs: Be sure to bring the eggs to room temperature before using them.
🔪 Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large bowl, combine the almond flour, baking powder, salt, and ¾ cup of the asiago cheese. Set aside.
- Place the cream cheese and mozzarella cheese in microwave safe bowl and cook on high for 1 to 1-½ minutes, or until til cheese is smooth when stirred.
- Add the almond flour and egg mixture to the hot cheese mixture and stir until combined well and all dough is well blended.
- Divide dough into 8 equal pieces. Roll into a smooth ball and shape shape dough by pressing your thumb or the end of a wooden spoon in the center of the dough ball, making a hole in the center of the bagel. Stretch the bagel dough some to open the hole up a little wider.
- Place the bagels on a greased baking sheet or line the baking sheet with Silpat or parchment paper.
- Top the bagels evenly with the remaining shredded cheese.
- Bake bagels for 15 minutes, or until bagels are golden brown and cheese on top of the bagel is melted.
🥄 Equipment
Mixing bowl
Microwave safe bowl
Wooden spoon
Baking sheet
🥫Storage
Store these keto asiago bagels in an air tight container in the fridge up to 1 week, or in the freezer up to 1 month.
📖 Variations
The base for these Asiago Bagels is a basic fathead dough and is a great recipe for many different venues. You can flavor the dough of the bagels by using different cheeses and spices. Next time you may want to try some of the variations below.
- Brush the shaped bagel dough with an egg wash then top with cheese and sprinkle with everything bagel or sesame seeds.
- Swap Parmesan Cheese for Asiago Cheese, it melts in the same way and has a delicious strong flavor similar to Asiago
- Stir a 2 teaspoons of chili powder and 1 teaspoon cumin powder into the almond flour mixture for a chili flavored Asiago Bagel.
- Make mini bagels. Instead of 8 equal portions, make 12 small portions and shape as instructed.
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💭 Expert Tip
- If mixing by hand and the dough doesn't seem to be incorporating into the cheese mixture, place the dough in the microwave for 30 seconds to soften it and make it more pliable.
🙋 FAQ's
Yes, Using a kitchen aid with the dough hook on low speed helps to blend the almond flour egg mixture into the cheese mixture more uniformly with less effort.
Yes, feel free to shape them in a silicone donut pan or a well greased tin donut pan. Bake the same as you would in the instructions.
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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reviews
CJ Says: Love these! I make them all the time! I add everything seasoning to the top, and bake I silicone donut baking pans. It's something easier for me!
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📖 Recipe
Keto Asiago Bagels
Ingredients
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella Cheese
- 2 ounces cream cheese
- 1 ½ cup almond flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup shredded asiago cheese divided
- 1 large egg beaten
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.In a large bowl, combine the almond flour, baking powder, salt, and ¾ cup of the asiago cheese. Set aside.
- Place the cream cheese and mozzarella cheese in microwave safe bowl and cook on high for 1 to 1-½ minutes, or until til cheese is smooth when stirred.Add the almond flour and egg mixture to the hot cheese mixture and stir until combined well and all dough is well blended.
- Divide dough into 8 equal pieces. Roll into a smooth ball and shape shape dough by pressing your thumb or the end of a wooden spoon in the center of the dough ball, making a hole in the center of the bagel. Stretch the bagel dough some to open the hole up a little wider.
- Place the bagels on a greased baking sheet or line the baking sheet with Silpat or parchment paper.
- Top the bagels evenly with the remaining shredded cheese.
- Bake bagels for 15 minutes, or until bagels are golden brown and cheese on top of the bagel is melted.
These turned out soooo yummy! Taste like I was eating Panera bagels
Thank you! So happy you enjoyed them 🙂
Not sure I did it right. I had to mix by hand. My cheese mixture was not very easy to work with.
Hi Pam, Thank you for trying the recipe. If it seems difficult to work, it is always ok to microwave it again for a few seconds at a time until it is easy enough to combine. Let me know if you have any questions and I will try to help you out. Shelby
Love these!
I make them all the time!
I add everything seasoning to the top, and bake I silicone donut baking pans.
It's something easier for me!
Hi CJ, thank you for coming back to review the recipe. I'm so happy you love it. Great idea using the silicone donut baking pans. Can you believe I don't have silicone ones? lol I need to buy some. Thanks again and I hope you enjoy more recipes from my website! Shelby
I bake these in silicone donut pans, and add everything seasoning to the top. Yum!