Description
Create fun and festive Holiday Bagel Faces including Snowmen, Reindeer, and Wreaths that are perfect for any holiday gathering.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 full bagels, sliced in half (6 pieces)
- Cream cheese (plain or flavored)
- Peanut butter or Nutella (for reindeer or sweet bagels)
- Blueberries (for snowman eyes & smile)
- Carrot sticks or wedges (for snowman nose)
- Pretzel twists (for reindeer antlers)
- Mini pretzels (for reindeer ears)
- Red cherry tomato, grape, or M&M (for reindeer nose)
- Candy eyes or white chocolate chips (for reindeer eyes)
- Red icing gel (for reindeer smile)
- Green-tinted cream cheese or avocado spread (for wreaths)
- Green sugar sprinkles (for wreaths)
- Red bow candy or icing (for wreaths)
- Mini decorative sprinkles (for wreaths)
- Fresh raspberries (for raspberry wreaths)
- Honey drizzle (optional for raspberry wreaths)
- Cucumber slices (for veggie faces)
- Carrot nose (for veggie faces)
- Smoked salmon (for savory faces)
- Caper or olive eyes (for salmon faces)
- Green peas / edamame (for toppings)
Instructions
- Prep the Bagel Bases: Slice bagels in half. Toast lightly if desired. Spread the base layer: Cream cheese for snowmen, veggie faces, raspberry wreaths; Peanut butter or Nutella for reindeer; Green cream cheese/avocado for wreath bagels.
- Make the Faces:
- Snowman Bagels: Spread a thick, even layer of cream cheese. Add blueberry eyes. Use a carrot wedge for the nose. Add small blueberries or chocolate chips for a smile.
- Reindeer Bagels: Spread peanut butter evenly. Insert two pretzels at the top for antlers. Add two mini pretzels halfway down for ears. Use white chocolate chips + dot of chocolate for eyes, red tomato or M&M for nose, and draw a smile with red icing.
- Green Wreath Bagels: Spread green avocado or colored cream cheese. Add green sugar sprinkles for sparkle. Decorate with tiny candy sprinkles. Add a red candy bow at the bottom.
- Raspberry Wreath Bagels: Spread cream cheese thickly. Line raspberries around the hole to form a wreath. Optional drizzle of honey.
- Cucumber Faces: Spread cream cheese. Arrange cucumber slices in a circular pattern. Add candy/olive eyes. Use a carrot piece for the nose.
- Smoked Salmon Face: Spread cream cheese. Add salmon slices to shape the “face”. Use capers/olives for eyes. Add cucumber/pepper for the nose.
- Serve: Place on a platter or breakfast board. Serve immediately or refrigerate for up to 1 hour.
Notes
- Feel free to get creative with decorations!
- These bagels can be made ahead of time and stored in the refrigerator.
- Use different flavored cream cheeses for variety.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bagel face