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
- Customize your bagel faces with your favorite toppings.
- Use different flavors of cream cheese for variety.
- Make it a fun activity for kids.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Snack
- Method: Assembly
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bagel face
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 250mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 10mg
Keywords: holiday bagel faces, snowmen, reindeer, wreaths, festive snacks