Breakfast Mini Bagel Bites

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Breakfast Mini Bagel Bites (Freezer Friendly)

Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Author Catherine’s Plates

Equipment

  • 2 large sheet pans
  • parchment paper
  • large skillet
  • medium bowl & whisk

Ingredients

  • 1 (10 pk) everything but the bagel seasoning mini bagels
  • 1/2 cup melted butter
  • 10 pieces bacon, cooked until crisp (oven, air fryer, or skillet)
  • 10 pieces frozen jimmy dean cooked sausage patties
  • 10 large eggs
  • 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream or half and half
  • 1/8 tsp each salt, black pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, and smoked paprika. Season to taste
  • 2 TBS butter
  • 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
  • chopped chives for garnish
  • 5 pieces american cheese, quartered

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line large sheet pan with parchment paper or foil.
  • Break mini bagels in half and place on a prepared sheet pan. Brush melted butter on all 20 halves of bagels. Toast in oven for 15 minutes until lightly browned.
    NOTE: make sure the inside of each half is facing upwards.
  • Prepare bacon the way you like either in air fryer, oven, or skillet until golden and crisp.
  • In a large skillet place sauce patties and 1/4 cup water over medium high heat. Cover with lid and cook for a few minutes to heat through. Remove sausage and wipe out skillet.
  • In a medium bowl whisk together eggs, cream, and seasonings. In same skillet that you removed sausage from add 2 TBS butter and heat to a medium and allow butter to come to a sizzle. Add in egg mixture. Stir with a spatula until eggs are set and no longer wet.
  • Top each half of bagel with enough scrambled eggs to cover. Top with shredded cheese to cover egg. Top with a sausage patty or a piece of crisp bacon. Top with a quarter piece of American cheese to cover sausage/bacon. Sprinkle with chopped chives.
  • Bake in oven for 10 minutes or until cheese has melted. Serve warm.
  • To FREEZE; allow bagel bites to cool. Place in freezer on pan to par-freeze. Remove from freezer and fit as many as you can in a Freezer Gallon size zip loc bag and freeze. NOTE: you can individually wrap them and place in freezer bag.
    To REHEAT: place as many as you need on a paper plate and microwave for 2 minutes to heat through.