Description
Mini Spider Pizza Bagel Bites are a fun and spooky snack perfect for Halloween or any playful occasion. These cute bagel pizzas feature a crispy base topped with pizza sauce, melted vegan cheese, and black olive ‘spiders’ for a delightful treat that’s easy to prepare and bake in just 22 minutes.
Ingredients
Scale
Base
- 4 mini bagels
Sauce and Toppings
- 1 cup pizza sauce or thick marinara sauce
- 1 cup vegan cheese (optional)
- 8 whole black olives
- A handful of sliced black olives cut in half
- 2 tablespoons minced basil (optional)
- 2 tablespoons minced veggies (like mushrooms or bell peppers, optional)
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) to prepare for baking the pizza bagel bites evenly.
- Prepare Bagels: Split the mini bagels in half and place them face up on a baking sheet, creating the base for your pizza bites.
- Add Sauce: Spoon a layer of pizza sauce or thick marinara onto each bagel half to provide a flavorful foundation.
- Add Toppings: Sprinkle vegan cheese on top of the sauce, then add minced basil and minced veggies if using for extra flavor and texture.
- Create Spiders: Place one whole black olive in the center hole of each bagel half. Arrange 3 to 4 halved olive slices on each side to form ‘spider legs’ for a fun and spooky look.
- Bake: Bake the prepared bagel bites in the preheated oven for 12 minutes or until the bagels are crispy, the vegan cheese has melted, and the veggies are tender.
- Cool and Serve: Remove from the oven and allow the mini pizza bagels to cool slightly before serving to avoid molten hot sauce and cheese.
Notes
- For larger pizza bagels, substitute mini bagels with regular-sized bagels.
- To prevent soggy bagels, lightly toast or bake bagels for 3-4 minutes before adding sauce, or brush them lightly with olive oil to create a moisture barrier.
- Place finely diced veggies or proteins beneath the vegan cheese layer to keep the spider decoration prominent and tidy.
- Allow the bagel bites to cool a few minutes after baking as the sauce and cheese can be very hot immediately out of the oven.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 mini pizza
- Calories: 120 kcal
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 280 mg
- Fat: 4 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
