6 Best Vegan Bagel Recipes For Your Kids

Vegan bagel recipes add variety to your kids’ breakfasts, lunchboxes, and afternoon snacks. From sweet cinnamon raisin bagels to savoury creations, these homemade favourites suit every taste.

Making bagels at home also lets you choose ingredients and experiment with different flavours. Children can enjoy soft, chewy textures, tasty toppings, and satisfying plant-based combinations.

These six recipes include everything from blueberry and cinnamon bagels to sesame, poppy seed, and pretzel-inspired varieties. Each one offers a different way to make breakfast or snack time more interesting.

Whether you’re preparing a weekend family breakfast or planning snacks for the week, these vegan bagel recipes provide plenty of inspiration. You might even discover a new family favourite!

6 Best Vegan Bagel Recipes For Your Kids

Homemade vegan bagels are a wonderful way to add variety to your children’s meals. Whether they prefer sweet flavours or savoury toppings, these recipes offer something for everyone.

From cinnamon raisin and blueberry bagels to sesame, poppy seed, and pretzel-inspired creations, each recipe brings something different to the table. They’re perfect for breakfast, lunchboxes, or afternoon snacks.

Preparing bagels together can also become a fun family activity. Children can help shape the dough, sprinkle toppings, and see how simple ingredients become delicious homemade treats.

Explore these six vegan bagel recipes and find your family’s next favourite!

Recipe #1 — Cinnamon Raisin Bagels With Maple Cashew Cream Cheese Recipe

These substantial whole wheat cinnamon raisin bagels, flavoured with warm cinnamon and sweet raisins, pair perfectly with maple-sweetened cashew cream cheese for a delicious, energizing start to your day.

Prep time: 10 minutes | Rise time: 1-1½ hours | Cook time: 20 minutes | Total time: 2-2½ hours | Servings: 6

Ingredients For the Cinnamon Raisin Bagels

• Warm water: ¼ cup
• Non-dairy milk: ½ cup + ½ tablespoon apple cider vinegar (for vegan buttermilk)
• Pumpkin purée: 1 cup
• Active dry yeast: 1 package (2¼ teaspoons)
• Whole wheat flour: 2 cups + 2 tablespoons
• Rye flour: ¾ cup
• Barley flour: ¾ cup
• Psyllium husks: ¼ cup
• Pumpkin spice: 2 teaspoons
• Ground cinnamon: 2-3 teaspoons (for extra cinnamon flavour, increase to 3 teaspoons)
• Raisins: ½ to ¾ cup
• Sea salt: 1 teaspoon
• Coconut oil, melted: ¼ cup
• Water: 8 cups (for boiling)
• Baking soda: ¼ cup (for boiling)

Ingredients For The Maple Cashew Cream Cheese

• Raw cashews: ½ cup, soaked for at least 3 hours
• Nutritional yeast: 1 tablespoon
• Lemon juice: 1 tablespoon
• Apple cider vinegar: 1 tablespoon
• Sea salt: to taste
• Pure maple syrup: 2 tablespoons

Method For The Bagels

1. Combine the yeast, warm water, and a pinch of sugar in a small bowl. Let it sit for 5-10 minutes, until foamy.
2. In a separate bowl, mix the apple cider vinegar with non-dairy milk. Let it sit for a few minutes to thicken.
3. In a bowl, mix the rye flour, whole wheat flour, barley flour, psyllium husks, pumpkin spice, and cinnamon.
4. Add the vegan buttermilk, pumpkin purée, yeast mixture, melted coconut oil, and raisins to the dry ingredients. Mix well to combine.
5. Utilize a stand mixer equipped with the dough hook attachment. Knead at medium speed for 12-15 minutes or until the dough is smooth and elastic. If the dough is overly sticky, add whole wheat flour, one tablespoon at a time.
6. Cover the bowl with a tea towel or plastic wrap and let it rise in a warm place for 1-1½ hours, or until doubled.
7. Punch down the dough and divide it into 6 equal pieces. Roll each piece into a ball, then use your fingers to make a 1-inch hole in the center.
8. Preheat the oven to 400°F and line a baking tray with parchment paper. In a large pot, combine 8 cups of boiling water with the baking soda.
9. Carefully drop one or two bagels into the boiling water at a time. After boiling for 1 minute on each side, remove them with a slotted spoon and place them on the prepared baking sheet.
10. Once all the cinnamon raisin bagels are boiled, bake them for 15-17 minutes, or until golden brown. Move the bagels to a wire rack and let them cool completely.

Method To Make the Maple Cashew Cream Cheese

1. In a food processor or high-speed blender, blend the soaked and rinsed cashews, nutritional yeast, maple syrup, lemon juice, sea salt, and apple cider vinegar until smooth and creamy.

Adjust The Seasoning

Add extra salt or lemon juice for tanginess, then taste and adjust as needed. Enjoy your bagels with cinnamon raisins and a generous dollop of maple cashew cream cheese.

Recipe #2 — Vegan Bagel Cracker Recipe

These vegan bagel crackers are for less formal occasions. They are substantial, salty, and perfect for snacking, but you can dress them up for fancy parties. To impress at a dinner gathering, bring a vegan cheese plate with handmade crackers.

Prep time: 10 minutes | Cook time: 20 minutes | Total time: 30 minutes | Servings: 6

Ingredients

• Teff flour: ½ cup
• Almond flour: ¾ cup
• Everything bagel seasoning blend: 3 tablespoons
• Ground flaxseed: 2 tablespoons
• Nutritional yeast: 1 tablespoon
• Dried ground thyme: ½ teaspoon
• Baking soda: ¼ teaspoon
• Water: ¼ cup
• Avocado oil or olive oil: 1 tablespoon

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F and place a baking sheet inside.
2. Sift the almond and teff flours into a sizable mixing bowl. Whisk in the baking soda, flaxseed meal, nutritional yeast, ground thyme, and bagel spice.
3. Add the oil and water, then mix thoroughly. Knead the mixture into a dough by hand. If it’s too dry, you can add oil. Make a dough ball and set it on the parchment-lined baking sheet.
4. With a rolling pin, flatten the dough to about ⅛-inch thick, or as thin as you can get it without tearing. Cut the dough into crackers using a pastry wheel or a pizza cutter.
5. Bake the vegan bagel crackers for 18-20 minutes, until crisp and lightly browned. For a genuinely salty cracker, brush the crackers with oil and sprinkle them with salt after they come out of the oven. Cool on a baking sheet for ten minutes. When chilled, store in an airtight container.

Recipe #3 — Vegan Sesame And Poppy Seed Bagel Loaf Recipe

This vegan sesame and poppy seed bagel loaf recipe is for you if you are new to bread baking and want to try something unusual! It’s simple to create and a fantastic starting point for experimenting with other flavours.

The result is a chewy, warm, delectable loaf that epitomizes a perfect bagel, perfect for slathering with as much vegan butter or cream cheese as you like!

Prep time: 10 minutes | Cook time: 20 minutes | Total time: 30 minutes | Servings: 6

Ingredients

• Granulated sugar: 1 tablespoon
• Active dried yeast: 1 tablespoon
• Warm water: 1¼ cups, divided
• White bread flour: 2⅓ cups
• Whole wheat bread flour: 1 cup
• Kosher salt: 1¼ teaspoon

Ingredients For Finishing

• Baking soda: 1 teaspoon
• Kosher salt: 1 teaspoon
• Maple syrup: 1 teaspoon
• Water: ¼ cup
• Cornstarch: 1 tablespoon
• Sesame seeds and poppy seeds for sprinkling

Method

1. Put ½ cup of water, yeast, and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer. Once everything is incorporated, let the mixture sit for about five minutes, or until the liquid’s surface starts to foam.
2. While you wait, mix the salt and flour in a sizable bowl.
3. After five minutes, stir in the flour and another ½ cup of heated water. After five minutes of mixing on medium speed with the dough hook, the dough should be smooth and firm. If needed, add an extra ¼ cup of warm water (my batch did).
4. Place the dough back into the basin you used to combine it, then brush the bowl with olive oil. Cover with a fresh towel, put somewhere warm (or in the oven with the light on), and let rise for an hour.
5. Once the dough has risen, turn on the oven to 350°F. Sesame, poppy, or any other seed can be used to “flour” a 9×5-inch loaf pan that has been oiled or buttered (oiling the loaf tin alone is sufficient if you don’t want to use seeds). Set aside.
6. After giving the dough a firm fist pump, place it on a flour-dusted work surface. Gently knead the dough a few times by hand before shaping it into a rough round. Divide the dough into five equal portions.
7. Roll each piece into a ball, then flatten it into an oval shape. Place the dough on a parchment-lined baking sheet and cover with a damp kitchen towel. Let the dough rise in a warm place for 30 minutes.
8. Meanwhile, scald about 8 cups of water in a large pot. After adding the baking soda, salt, and corn syrup, simmer. Use a slotted spoon to put one oval of dough into the simmering water. After 1 minute, flip the dough and boil for 1 more minute.
9. Using the slotted spoon, scoop out the dough, shake off excess moisture, and arrange it in the prepared loaf pan. Line up the remaining dough ovals in the tin and repeat with the rest.
10. Boil ¼ cup water and 1 teaspoon cornstarch in a small pot until the mixture thickens and clears. Brush the rolls with the mixture to help them stay together during baking. After brushing the bread with more cornstarch mixture, sprinkle more seeds.
11. Bake for 35–40 minutes or until dark golden. Let the cake cool in the tin briefly, then transfer it to a cooling rack to cool completely before slicing.
12. Enjoy toasting and slicing this vegan sesame and poppy seed bagel loaf and serve it with vegan butter and cream cheese,

Recipe #4 — Vegan Pretzel Bagels With Carrot Lox Recipe

Just when you thought bagels couldn’t get any better! Soft vegan pretzel bagels with carrot lox are a real treat. Top with tender carrot lox to finish. They taste and look remarkably like the real thing. These oil-free, delicious, and simple everything pretzel bagels are perfect!

Prep time: 30 minutes | Cook time: 1½ hours | Total time: 2 hours | Servings: 8

Ingredients For The Bagels

• Active dry yeast: 2 teaspoons
• Turbinado sugar: 1½ tablespoons
• Warm water: 1¼ cups (you may need ¼ cup more)
• Unbleached bread flour: 3½ cups and more for kneading
• Sea salt: 1½ teaspoons or to taste

Ingredients For The Bagel Boil

• Water: 8 cups
• Baking soda: ⅔ cup
• Turbinado sugar: 3 tablespoons

Ingredients For The Toppings

• Almond milk: ¼ cup
• Everything bagel seasoning

Ingredients For The Carrot Lox

• Carrot lox
• Vegan chive cream cheese
• Thinly sliced red onions
• Fresh dill
• Capers

Method

1. Pour the yeast and sugar into ½ cup warm water and do not stir. After 5 minutes, stir until it dissolves.
2. In a sizable basin, combine the flour and salt. Create a well in the center and put the yeast, sugar, and ⅓ cup of the remaining warm water. Mix until a dough forms, then add more water or flour to create a wet, sturdy dough.
3. After 10 minutes of kneading, the dough should be elastic and smooth; flour a work surface or large cutting board.
4. In a large, clean, non-metal bowl, wet the interior with water, add the dough, and turn to coat until the exterior is moist. Cover with a damp dish towel and let rise in a warm place for an hour, until doubled. Punch down the dough, then rest for 10 minutes.
5. Set aside a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat. After removing the dough from the bowl, divide it into 8 pieces. Roll each piece into a ball. Continue until you use all the dough.
6. To create a ring, coat your finger with flour and press it into the center of the ball. Place the stretched-out dough balls onto the baking sheet in rings about one-third the size of a bagel. Cover with a damp cloth and let sit for 10 minutes.
7. Combine all the bagel-boiling ingredients in a large pot while your oven preheats to 425°F. As the water comes to a boil, prepare your seasonings and almond milk because you will need them later.
8. Once the water has boiled, lower the heat to medium and, using a slotted spoon, drop as many bagels into the water as will fit comfortably. Boil for 2 minutes, turn, then boil for 2 minutes once they reach the surface (after a few seconds).
9. Once they’ve finished boiling, transfer the bagels to the prepared baking sheet. Brush the dough with almond milk and add your spice.
10. Bake for 20 minutes, or until golden brown. After removing them from the oven, let them cool on a wire rack for at least 10 minutes. Store in an airtight container for 4 to 5 days.

Recipe #5 — Blueberry Vegan Bagel Recipe

You only need 8 ingredients to make the ideal breakfast at home with these simple blueberry vegan bagels. Soft, chewy, and freezer-friendly

Prep time: 10 minutes | Cook time: 20 minutes | Total time: 30 minutes | Servings: 8 bagels

Ingredients For The Bagels

• Bread flour: 3½–4 cups
• Instant yeast: 1 package
• Sea salt: 1 teaspoon
• Water: 1½ cups
• Vegan cane sugar: ¼ cup
• Fresh blueberries: 1 cup

Ingredients For The Water Bath

• Water: 8 cups
• Vegan sugar: ⅔ cup
• Baking soda: 1 tablespoon

Method

1. Combine the 3½ cups of flour, sugar, yeast, and sea salt in a big bowl.
2. Add the water after that.
3. Fold the mixture with a spatula until mostly incorporated. If you need extra flour, add it until the dough is no longer sticky and forms a ball.
4. When incorporating the blueberries and folding the dough over, add additional flour as necessary to produce a firm ball (see video for visual)
5. Roll each of the eight equal sections into a ball.
6. Create a center hole by pressing a hole in the middle and slightly enlarging it (see video for visual).
7. Repeat with the remaining dough, and place each shaped bagel on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
8. Allow to rise for 60 minutes under a moist towel.
9. Heat water in a big saucepan over medium-high heat about 10 minutes before the timer expires. Preheat the oven to 425°F (218°C).
10. After adding the sugar, bring the mixture back to a boil.
11. Add baking soda.
12. Place 2 to 3 bagels on the sheet at a time for 1 minute. After flipping, bake for 1 additional minute.
13. Remove bagels from the baking sheet and put them back on.
14. Bake for 20 minutes, flipping halfway through, until golden brown.
15. Remove blueberry vegan bagels from the oven, then cool completely before slicing and enjoying.

Recipe #6 — Vegan Cinnamon Bagel Recipe

These homemade vegan cinnamon bagels rival bakery-quality cinnamon bagels! They are soft on the inside and perfect for a filling breakfast or brunch that is sure to please. They have a syrup glaze. Making them from scratch is easy, too!

Prep time: 1 hour 40 minutes | Cook time: 20 minutes | Total time: 2 hours | Servings: 6

Ingredients

• Water: 1¼ cups
• Sea salt: 1 teaspoon
• Yeast: 1 tablespoon
• Sugar: 1 tablespoon
• Cinnamon: 1 tablespoon
• Flour: 3½ cups
• Maple syrup: 2 tablespoons
• Baking soda: 1 tablespoon

Method

1. Combine the water, dried yeast, sugar, cinnamon, and salt. Set the yeast aside to activate for about 10 minutes.
2. Gradually incorporate the flour. Once all the flour is added, knead the dough for a few minutes, then cover it and let it rest at room temperature for 30 minutes.
3. Sprinkle the work surface with flour. Divide the dough into 6 equal pieces after transferring it to the surface. Place each ball on the floured surface. One hour should be given undercover.
4. Stretch each section into a long rope, then twist it into a bagel shape.
5. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper, and preheat the oven to 180 C/350 F.
6. Simmer water in a massive saucepan. Stir to dissolve the baking soda and maple syrup.
7. Use a spoon to scoop some of the foam that forms on the water’s surface and transfer it to a small bowl. Use this to glaze the bagels.
8. Depending on their size, add a few bagels to the pot at a time. Use a slotted spoon to remove them and transfer them to the baking sheet after boiling for about 2 minutes on each side.
9. Use the foam from the saucepan to brush the vegan cinnamon bagels. Bake in a preheated oven for 16 to 18 minutes or until crisp and golden brown.

Conclusion

These 6 vegan bagel recipes offer a delicious way to bring variety to your kids’ breakfasts, lunchboxes, and afternoon snacks. From fruity favourites to savoury creations, there’s something for different tastes and preferences.

Making homemade bagels also lets you experiment with ingredients, flavours, and toppings. You can adapt the recipes to suit your family’s preferences and make mealtimes more interesting.

Invite your children into the kitchen to help shape the dough or add their favourite toppings. Preparing food together encourages creativity, builds practical skills, and creates wonderful family memories.

Whether you’re planning a relaxed weekend breakfast or preparing snacks for busy school days, these vegan bagel recipes offer plenty of inspiration. Enjoy experimenting together and discovering which bagels become your family’s favourites.

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