Homemade Bagel Man Bites

A larger version of your childhood favorite afternoon snacks. These Bagel Man Bites are made with homemade bagels and topped with cheese and pepperoni! 

“Pizza in the morning, pizza in the evening, pizza at suppertime!  When pizza’s on a bagel, you can eat pizza anytime!”

Do you remember the Bagel Bites commercials that ran during the early 90s?!  I sure do.  Those commercials were always played during my favorite cartoons and shows; perfect for convincing my brother and I to beg my mother to buy us a box.

As easy as it is to just walk over to the market and purchase a frozen box, I feel a lot better making it myself.  

It’s a pizza on a bagel, can’t be that hard to replicate. 

Plus, Bagel Bites are a little too small for me.  I get that they are bite-sized, but I feel like a giant when I eat them now.  

I want a pizza bagel that will make me feel dainty and petite.  To remedy that, my BFF that I mentioned in my homemade bagel post, totally gave me the idea to make bagel man bites. Yes, bagel MAN bites.

Homemade Bagel Pizza

This is the next big thing in snacks and late night food–bagel MAN bites.  Just like the original Bagel Bites, you can make these ahead of time and keep them stashed in the freezer whenever hunger strikes.  

Best of all, you don’t have to eat a dozen to fill your belly, one or two should be enough.

DIY Pizza Toppings

You can sprinkle these bagels with whatever toppings you desire. If you don’t like marinara sauce, try pesto or garlic infused olive oil.  

Since the bagels are vegan, you can totally use vegan cheese and tofu sausage to cater to hipsters and those with restricted diets. I prefer the traditional pepperoni and mozzarella cheese pizza.  

However, to make these a little sophisticated, I added a little pancetta. Pancetta is unsmoked bacon. You get the salty pork taste without the smokey flavor that is synonymous with bacon.

I had quite a lot of fun making these. This would be a fun activity for a children’s sleepover party or birthday party.  

It also works for adults as a nice do-it-yourself pizza bar at cocktail parties, get togethers, or game night.

The best thing about bagels is that you can enjoy them whenever you’d like.  I don’t feel guilty popping these in the oven in the morning and eating them for breakfast.

Just like the commercials says I “CAN eat pizza anytime!”