air fryer high protein pumpkin bagel bites
Serves 8
10 mins prep
10 mins cook
20 mins total
Why eat a regular bagel when you can eat high protein pumpkin bagel bites dipped in a high protein, creamy dip? These bagel bites are ready in just 10 minutes in the air fryer, and blended cottage cheese is used to boost protein. Rolled in cinnamon and sugar, I know you're going to love this snickerdoodle-style bagel bite!
spiced yogurt dip
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Blend together the 3/4 cup cottage cheese, 2 tbsp pumpkin puree, and ½ tsp vanilla extract until totally smooth and no curds remain.
Mix together the 1 cup all purpose flour, 3 tsp baking powder, ½ tsp salt, ½ tsp pumpkin pie spice, and ½ tsp cinnamon in a large bowl. Then add the cottage cheese mixture and mix together, pressing the dry ingredients into the wet mixture until fully absorbed.
Transfer to a floured surface and form a circle. If it's too wet, knead a bit more flour into it.
Cut into 16 even triangles and form each one into a ball. Place on the air fryer tray or in the basket. Mix 1 egg and then brush each bagel bite with the egg wash.
Air fry for 8-10 minutes at 350 degrees or until golden brown and cooked through. It should sound hollow when tapped on. Meanwhile, mix together the 2 tsp cinnamon and 1/4 cup cane sugar.
Drop each bite into the ¼ c melted butter briefly and then roll in cinnamon and sugar. To reduce the sugar, you can just brush the tops with butter and sprinkle cinnamon sugar on top.
Serve them up hot with the spiced yogurt dip!
To make the dip, just mix together the 1/2 cup pumpkin cream cheese and 1/2 cup plain greek yogurt.
