Description
Mini Spider Pizza Bagel Bites are a fun and spooky snack perfect for parties or Halloween. These bite-sized treats feature toasted mini bagels topped with pizza sauce, melted vegan cheese, and olive spiders made from whole and sliced black olives, garnished optionally with basil and minced veggies.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients
- 4 mini bagels
- 1 cup pizza sauce or thick marinara sauce
- 1 cup vegan cheese (optional)
- 8 whole black olives
- A handful of sliced black olives cut in half
- 2 tablespoons minced basil (optional)
- 2 tablespoons minced veggies (like mushrooms or bell peppers, optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven: Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) to ensure it is ready for baking the pizza bagel bites.
- Prepare bagels: Split the mini bagels in half and place them face up on a baking sheet to create a base for the toppings.
- Add sauce and toppings: Spoon a layer of pizza sauce or marinara onto each bagel half. Sprinkle vegan cheese evenly on top, and add minced basil and veggies if using.
- Create olive spiders: Place one whole black olive in the center hole of each bagel half. Arrange 3 to 4 halved olive slices on each side of the whole olive to form the spider legs.
- Bake: Bake the bagel bites in the preheated oven for 10 to 12 minutes until the bagels are crispy, vegan cheese is melted, and veggies are tender.
- Cool and serve: Remove from the oven, let the mini pizza bagels cool slightly as the sauce and cheese will be hot, then serve and enjoy.
Notes
- Use regular bagels if you prefer larger pizza bagels.
- To avoid soggy bites, lightly toast the bagels before adding sauce or lightly brush with olive oil as a moisture barrier.
- Place diced veggies or protein beneath the cheese to keep the spider design clear and unobstructed.
- Allow the pizza bagel bites to cool for a few minutes because the sauce and vegan cheese can be very hot right out of the oven.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 mini pizza bite
- Calories: 150 kcal
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 350 mg
- Fat: 5 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 22 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
