Description
Mini Spider Pizza Bagel Bites are a fun and spooky appetizer perfect for Halloween or any playful occasion. These bite-sized bagels are topped with pizza sauce, melted vegan cheese, and creatively decorated with black olive ‘spiders’ for a creepy-crawly effect. Easy to make and bake, they offer a tasty and visually appealing treat that kids and adults will love alike.
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 Oven: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) to prepare for baking the pizza bagels.
- Prepare Bagels: Split the mini bagels in half and place them face up on a baking sheet for topping.
- Add Sauce: Spoon a layer of pizza sauce or marinara onto each bagel half evenly.
- Top with Cheese and Veggies: Sprinkle vegan cheese on top and add the minced basil and veggies if using to enhance flavor.
- Create Spider Design: 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 resemble spider legs.
- Bake: Bake for 12 minutes or until the bagels are crispy, the vegan cheese is melted, and the veggies are tender.
- Cool and Serve: Remove from the oven and let the bagels cool slightly before serving to avoid molten hot sauce and cheese.
Notes
- For larger pizza bagels, use regular bagels instead of mini ones.
- To avoid soggy pizza bites, lightly toast the bagels before adding sauce. Optionally, brush with a light layer of olive oil to create a moisture barrier.
- Experiment with additional toppings, placing any diced veggies or protein beneath the vegan cheese to maintain the spider design’s visibility.
- Allow the bagels to cool slightly before serving to prevent burns from hot marinara and melted cheese.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 mini pizza
- 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
