Did you guys love Bagel Bites when you were a kid? I remember my brother and I always got so excited when my mom bought them for us. I don’t even know if they make them still but every time I think of them, it brings me back to my childhood. Whoever thought of turning a boring bagel into pizza is kind of a genius.
I don’t know about you all but I really struggle with lunches for the kids. I don’t really want to cook a full meal but I also don’t want to do sandwiches every day. A lot of times, we have all the ingredients on hand for English muffin pizzas but recently we had some mini bagels lying around and I thought it would be a fun change.
They were gobbled down within minutes and that’s saying a lot considering it often takes up to an hour to get Noah to eat a meal. The kid is just too busy for silly things like eating.
He’s also a big snacker so he would rather eat like a bird all day then sit down and have 3 meals. I will be nice to have this one in my back pocket when I need him to focus and eat.
I have to tell you too, they were equally well received by the 30 year old boy in my house too. Nice to know iconic kid food can span the decades.
- 4 mini bagels, split in half
- 8 Tbsp. pizza sauce
- 8 Tbsp. shredded mozzarella cheese
- mini pepperoni, or desired toppings
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Place bagel halves, cut side up, on a baking sheet. Spread each bagel half with 1 tablespoon of pizza sauce and top with 1 tablespoon each of mozzarella. Top with mini pepperoni or other desired toppings.
- Bake for 8 minutes, or until golden and bubbly.
March 6, 2015 at 11:47 am
I don’t know that I ever actually had Bagel Bites, but the theme song is now lodged firmly in my head. 90s marketing must have done a good job on me if I can remember it at will all these years later!
March 7, 2015 at 5:59 am
That’s too funny! I couldn’t remember the song so I had to look it up and now it’s stuck.
March 7, 2015 at 9:00 am
It’s the gift that keeps on giving. Sorry about that 🙂