Enjoy breakfast again with these easy, 3-ingredient grain-free bagels! They’re perfect for a GAPS-Intro, primal, or low carb diet.
Wakey wakey.
Some people are eggs and bacon morning people, some people prefer cereal, some are just about a slice of toast and jam. And me? I could eat a bagel for breakfast every morning for the rest of my life and be one happy momma.
Maybe it’s just me, but nothing quite says ‘good morning’ like a freshly toasted bagel, dripping with melted butter or piled high with cream cheese. I’m not really a morning person, but that’s worth getting up for. Especially if I didn’t have to share. Which I don’t think has happened once in the last 10 years, but it’s a nice thought…
#momlife
It’s a hard GAPS life.
Unfortunately, since going gluten-free, my morning bagels have been few and far between. In fact, I can probably count the time I’ve had bagel over the past 6 years on one hand! And starting the GAPS intro diet didn’t give me much hope for a future with my beloved bagels, either.
For the first few stages I ate soup for pretty much every meal, ’cause that’s just what all the cool GAPS people do. Then once I could handle eggs, I added those (yes, into the soup, but also in omelettes). When I got to those fun little nut butter and squash pancakes on stage three my breakfast game was looking up.
But I still missed my breakfast breads.
Finally stage four came and I began introducing the yummy baked goods. After I got the hang of GAPS intro muffins I got a brilliant idea: fill up my donut pan with muffin batter!
Genius, I tell you.
Grain-Free bagels.
Not to brag, or anything, ’cause I’m really such a humble person (ha!), but these grain-free bagels turned out WONDERFULLY. No more missing bagels, my friends. I know, they’re not a perfect replica, because GAPS intro… but they’re as good as you can get! Especially after you toast them up and top them with butter.
Now, these little grain-free bagel beauties do have dairy in them. You can try using coconut yogurt or coconut cream in place of the dairy, but I haven’t tried it yet, so don’t be mad at me if it doesn’t work for you.
I’ll probably be trying it soon, though, since I’m not doing well with dairy. But until I figure that out, enjoy these delicious little grain-free bagels for breakfast!
More grain-free breakfast options.
If you’re looking for more breakfast options that are safe for GAPS, low carb, paleo, whatever, here are a few more of my favorite options. And of course, you don’t have to only eat them at breakfast, they’re good any time of day!
- Banana Lemon Chia Seed Muffins
- Beets & Berries Smoothie Bowl
- Easy French Style Omelette
- Nut Butter Squash Pancakes
- Coconut Flour Banana Pancakes with Chocolate Syrup
- Banana Mango Smoothie
- Paleo Cinnamon Walnut Coffee Cake
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3-Ingredient Grain-Free Bagels
Free of grain, gluten, and sugar, with dairy-free option.
Ingredients
- 3 eggs (organic and fresh!)
- 1/4 cup thick yogurt or sour cream (use dairy-free yogurt, if necessary)
- 1 1/2 cup almond flour
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 and grease 5 wells in a donut pan. (I use this donut pan.)
Using a hand mixer, beat the eggs until they’re light and creamy. Stir in the yogurt or sour cream until smooth.
Slowly fold in the almond flour, 1/2 cup at a time.
Spoon batter evenly into prepared donut molds and bake for 20 minutes.
Slice, toast, and serve with butter, more sour cream, crème fraîche, coconut butter, chia seed jam, homemade faux nutella, whatever floats your boat!
OMG! This is genius! Now… if only I wasn’t off ALL 3 of those ingredients right now! I’d be alllllll over these!
Wahhh! So sorry for your loss. 🙁
These look so good! But I’m allergic to nuts. What other grain free flour can I use?
Sorry Harriet! I haven’t tried these with any other flour. If I had to suggest a nut-free flour to use, I’d probably tried cassava, but I HAVEN’T tried that, so I have really no idea how it would turn out!
I love how easy these are Raia!!! They look great! I can’t wait to try making them.
Thank you so much, Emily! I hope you enjoy them!
Great recipe! Can I substitute egg whites??
I’ve never tried that before. If you give it a go, let me know how it turns out!
WOW! That is so easy! I wasn’t anticipating that with how great they look! I can’t wait to try these – my kids will love them before school!
Thank you so much, Renee! I hope you all enjoy them! 🙂
Honestly these bagels just look SO amazing! Love how easy they are. I need to buy a donut pan so I can make these immediately!!
Thanks so much! I hope you get to enjoy them soon!
Oh man, pass the cream cheese!
Haha! Amen. 😉
I can’t believe these only use three ingredients! They look simply perfect and so very yummy!!
Thank you so much!
Woah these look really good!
Thank you!
These are some pretty good looking bagels for a grain-free recipe. Thanks for sharing!
Glad to share! 😉 Thank you so much!
Omg, I’m so impressed these are only 3 ingredients! Love that they are low carb, and I actually have all those ingredients in my kitchen. Can’t wait to try!
I hope you like them as much as I do, Jean!
Finally…. my search is over!! 🙂 This is the best bagel recipe ever!! There are so many low carb and gluten free bagel recipes on the net and I think i’ve probably tried every single one. This bagel recipe, with only 3 ingredients, is the BEST one so far. I’d give it an 11 out if 10!! And they toast really well too!! I added 1/2 tsp of baking powder and kicked them up a tiny notch by adding some parsley flakes. Thanks, Raia, for a bagel recipe I will continue to make!
Yay! I’m so glad you enjoy them, Jen! Thanks so much for stopping by and letting me know! 🙂
WOW!! These are super easy for anyone to make. I know what I will be using my donut pan for next. =)
Thanks! I hope you enjoy them! 🙂
Finally! Not a soggy imposter. I swapped sour cream for Paleo Mayo and added 1/2 tsp Paleo baking powder. These were so good. I could cut them even warm and they didn’t crumble or fall apart. They even had the little air bubbles like regular bread in them.
I’m so glad you enjoyed them, Jordan! Thanks for sharing your substitutions with me, too. 🙂
I have always wanted to learn how to prepare bagels at home. Your recipe is just pitch-perfect! This recipe is for how many servings?
It makes 5 bagels. 🙂 I hope you enjoy them!
We love these!! I used sour cream, added Trader Joe’s “21 Seasoning” to the batter, and Everything Bagel to the tops.. I have made them twice so far and they seem to keep well in the fridge. (I used 144 grams of almond flour if anyone weighs their flour and that worked!) Thank you, Raia!
I’m so glad to hear you enjoy them, Stephanie! Thank you so much or letting me know!
What is the carb count in these? The nutritional information? I look forward to trying them!
I don’t count carbs, sorry! I’m sure you could plug them into an on-line calculator and find out though. 🙂 Hope you get to enjoy them!
Seems to be some missing steps and variations in baking I don’t know. I remember my ex-wife boiling the bagel rings for a short time, then baking. Cupcake pan not involved at all. Almond flour also not an ingredient. Baking now. Holes in the middle done how? Dough looked a little stickier than I remembered. Hope all is right. Welcome for my wife.
These bagels are not baked like regular wheat ones. The dough will be quite different! I also don’t make them in a cupcake pan. I bake them in a donut pan. Here is a link to the pan I use… If you bake them in a cupcake pan, they definitely won’t look like bagels. 😉
I stated the GAPS diet for my high functioning autistic son. He’s recovering fantastically. My three year old speech delayed daughter refuses broth though. And she appears to suffer from IBS. She did however fully do intro with the broth but refuses broth since. Sometimes she does not digest her food in her stools. Sometimes baked good with eggs causes stomach pain and gas other times not. She cannot have any scrambled, raw, or hard boiled eggs without severe pain. Should I take her off all eggs? Then she misses out though and I worry about her nutrition. And the baked good with eggs and the pain is random. Any thoughts?
I would definitely take her off eggs for about a month and then try to slowly ease them back in and see if there is a difference. So glad that your son is recovering well!
Raia, I wonder if I can use a small loaf pan to make this recipe into a bread, instead of using a bagel/donut pan. Your thoughts?
I’ve made these bagels several times (in my donut mold) and they’re fantastic!
Jen
I’ve never tried making it in a loaf pan, but I’m sure it would work. It probably won’t rise very much, though. 🙂 Let me know what happens! I’m so glad you enjoy the bagels. 🙂
OMG… delicious… Did weigh my almond flour (144grams) like someone suggested.. pinch salt, little more baking powder & used oatmilk plain unsweetened yogurt. Sprinkled some TJ’s everything bagel seasoning on top baked in donut pan for about 24 minutes in my oven. They rose beautiful & are very tasty. Thank you so much Raia for your recipe!!!
I’m so glad you enjoyed them, Marsha! Thank you so much for coming back and letting me know – and thanks for sharing your tips on making them even more delicious! 🙂
I put it in a brownie pan I added teaspoon of baking powder and added EBTB seasoning! I cut them in half and smear avocado, cream cheese or peanut butter on it and its amazing!
I’m so glad you enjoy them, Gloria! Thanks so much for stopping by and letting me know! 🙂
I just found this recipe- and your site- and am so excited to try so many recipes, including this one. I haven’t had a bagel since going gluten free 3 1/2 years ago, so this will be a treat. Question- can I sub AP flour or buckwheat flour for the almond flour?
Hm… they don’t work exactly the same as almond flour. But you can definitely try them out. 🙂
Just made them. My daughter doesn’t do flour. I put everything bagel seasoning on some. I think the dough needs a bit of salt. Other than that- they’re great!! I used a piping bag to make rings.
Just made them. My daughter doesn’t do flour. I put everything bagel seasoning on some. I think the dough needs a bit of salt. Other than that- they’re great!! I used a piping bag to make rings.
Thanks for sharing your tips! I’m so glad you enjoyed them! 🙂
Can I substitute almond flour with coconut flour?
No, I’m sorry, that will not work for this recipe. I would just search for a coconut flour bagel recipe if you can’t use almond flour. I hope you find one that works for you!
I love this recipe! Thank you for sharing this wonderful idea Raia! I’ve made this recipe 3x! This is a keeper! This time, I’m adding some onions in the batter for additional flavor, and moisture. Yum!
I’m so, so glad you enjoy them, Sharon! I’m sure onions will be a delicious flavor addition!
I’m so confused about all of the great reviews, this recipe is super easy but the results disappointing. They are dense, heavy with little taste. My search for a low carb/keto recipe somewhat resembling a bagel continues.
Sorry you didn’t enjoy them, Karen! I hope you find something you love. 🙂
I LOVED them!!! I sprinkled “everything but the bagel” seasoning on it and it was delicious! I ate it with cream cheese and avocado on it 🙂
Yay! I’m so glad you enjoyed them!
Can you substitute with oat flour?
Hmm… I have never tried that so I really can’t say! Sorry!
Can these be frozen? I made them however won’t eat them fast enough. They are delicious by the way.
I’m so glad you like them, Amber! I have never tried to freeze them, so I don’t know about that, sorry! Maybe you could try making half a batch and see if that works better for you.
These were so good. I had a hankering for bagels but I didn’t want to use a bunch of weird flours or make the fathead bagels with a lot of cheese. I found your recipe and made them last week. My husband, who is not gluten-free, dubbed them better than the bagels he’s been eating. He said they have more flavor and I don’t have to buy bagels anymore. YAY!!!!! I’m making them again with the addition of granulated onion in the batter and onion flakes on top. I have them in the oven now. They smell so good that I’m having one for lunch with cream cheese. Now, if I only had some lox. I guess I’ll just have to make them again, LOL.
Oh my goodness! That’s such awesome feedback! Thank you for sharing it with me. 🙂 I’m so glad the bagels are a hit!
“What is the nutritional value for each bagel? Thanks
I don’t bother with that. Sorry! If you want to figure it out you could try adding the ingredients into an online counter. 🙂
What would the carb amount be in these bagels? Thank you.
You can take the ingredient list and plug it into an online carb counter to find out. 🙂