Description
Easy Monster Bagels for Kids are playful, hands-on snacks that double as edible crafts. Kids decorate toasted bagels with spreads, candy or fruit eyes, silly mouths, and crunchy hair, creating goofy faces that spark laughter and creativity. They fit breakfast, snacks, or Halloween parties with both sweet and savory variations that keep prep quick, fun, and balanced.
Ingredients
Mini or regular bagels – plain, whole wheat, or gluten-free
Cream cheese or Greek yogurt spread – plain, strawberry, chive, or dairy-free
Nut/seed butters – peanut, almond, or sunflower seed butter
Eyes – candy eyes, banana coins with chocolate chips, or cucumber rounds with olive slices
Mouths – strawberry slices, apple wedges, pepper strips, or fruit leather
Hair/teeth details – shredded carrots, pretzel sticks, mini marshmallows, or cheese strips
Instructions
1. Toast mini or regular bagel halves until lightly golden.
2. Spread a thin, even layer of cream cheese, yogurt, or nut/seed butter as a base.
3. Add eyes first using candy, fruit, or veggie options.
4. Place mouths with fruit slices, pepper strips, or fruit leather to make expressions.
5. Add hair or teeth details like shredded carrots, pretzel sticks, or cheese.
6. Serve immediately, or pack toppings separately and assemble at the table or party.
Notes
Prep a topping bar with bowls for quick, fun assembly.
Dry fruit and veggie toppings before adding so features stay in place.
Use mini bagels for kids’ hands and portion control.
Offer allergen-friendly swaps like dairy-free spreads, gluten-free bagels, or sunflower seed butter.
For parties, pre-toast and pre-spread bases to streamline assembly.
Create themed monsters—pumpkin faces with orange peppers or vampire bagels with olive eyes and cheese fangs.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snack, Halloween
- Method: No-bake, Assembly
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 mini bagel half
- Calories: 135
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 170 mg
- Fat: 4 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 20 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 10 mg