Cottage Cheese Pizza Bagel Bites (Keto, Oven or Air Fryer) (Edit recipe)

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These keto cottage cheese pizza bagel bites are full of flavor, mini stuffed bites made with almond flour and cottage cheese, with a melty pepperoni-and-mozzarella center. This high-protein, low-carb breakfast bite recipe bakes in only 15 minutes. It’s perfect as a high-protein, low-carb breakfast or a savory keto snack. Unlike classic pizza bagel bites, the cottage cheese bagel dough gives you a bagel-like chew instead of a bread-roll texture.

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PREP TIME

15 minutes

COOK TIME

15 minutes

INGREDIENTS

10

Serves: 16

Ingredients

1 cup Cottage Cheese, full-fat
1 Egg, large
2 cups Almond Flour
2 tsp Baking Powder
.5 tsp Salt
1 Tbsp Everything Bagel Seasoning
1 tsp Italian | Original Combo Pack - Nut Crumbs
.333 cup Pepperoni
2 Tbsp Tomato Paste
.5 cup Mozzarella Cheese, shredded

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Process

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Note, these instructions are written assuming the standard serving size, since you have modified the number of servings, these steps may need to be modified for best results

For oven: preheat to 350F (175C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. For air fryer: set to Bake at 320F (160C), add a parchment paper air fryer liner, and preheat 1 minute if your model has it.
Blend the cottage cheese and egg until smooth.
Add the remaining dough ingredients and blend again until a thick dough forms. If the dough feels wet or sticky, add almond flour 1 tablespoon at a time until it is easy to pat flat.
Set a small bowl of water next to you and keep your fingertips wet while shaping (water, not flour or oil).
Portion the dough into 16 mini bites or 10 larger bites.
Flatten one portion into a small disk with wet fingertips.
Add 1 mini pepperoni, a small squirt of tomato paste (go light so it seals), and mozzarella in the center.
Pull dough up around the filling, pinch the seam shut, and roll seam-side down until smooth (pinch again if a seam line shows).
Bake or air fry for 15 minutes, until tops are lightly golden brown and set and the outside feels springy. Optional doneness check: internal temperature is 160F to 165F (71C to 74C).

Notes

Wet hands are the trick for sealing (water, not flour or oil). If the dough feels sticky from watery cottage cheese, add almond flour 1 tablespoon at a time until it is easy to pat flat. Size option: 16 mini bites are true one-bite size, but more fiddly to seal. The 10-bite version is easier to shape, but each bite eats more like two bites. If you want an easy breakfast rotation for the whole week, Fuel is my set of 47 high-protein keto breakfasts, with both 5-minute recipes and longer prep options. Want 47 high-protein keto breakfasts you can rotate all week? Get it here: Fuel - High Protein Keto Breakfast Recipes Collection.

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This is our estimate based on online research.
Calories:	122
Fat:	9 g
Carbohydrates:	4 g
Protein:	7 g
Cholesterol:	7 g
Sodium:	223 mg
Fiber:	2 g
Sugars:	1 g
Sugar Alcohol:	0 g
Calculated per serving.