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Three air fryer blueberry bagels are stacked on a white plate. A large, black air fryer can be seen in the background of the photo. The bagels are brown and speckled with purple blueberries.
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Air Fryer Blueberry Bagels

Make delicious blueberry bagels in your air fryer for breakfast. Fluffy, chewy, and flavorful, these bagels will be your family’s favorite!
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
8 bagels

Equipment

  • Air fryer

Ingredients

  • 2 cups warm water
  • 1 1/2 tbsp active dry yeast
  • 4 tbsp sugar
  • 5 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 2 cups frozen blueberries

Instructions

  • In a mixing bowl, add the warm water, yeast, and 3 tablespoons of sugar. Give it a gentle stir, then let it sit for 5 minutes, until foam and bubbles form.
    A large metal bowl is full of water with yeast. Nearby, there are two small bowls filled with frozen blueberries and flour.
  • Add 4 ½ cups of flour and 2 tsp of salt to another bowl. Mix, then gradually stir into the water mixture until a soft dough forms.
    A large metal bowl is full of water with yeast and flour, ready to be mixed. Nearby, there are two small bowls filled with frozen blueberries and flour.
  • Fold the blueberries into the dough.
    A large ball of bagel dough is placed in a metal bowl to rise. The dough fills less than half of the bowl.
  • Add ½ cup of flour to a hard surface and knead the dough gently for 5-7 minutes, until smooth. After you’re done kneading, add a little bit of oil to a bowl and place the ball of dough inside. Cover and let it rise for an hour (or until the dough doubles in size).
  • Add a bit of flour to a hard surface and divide your dough into 8 small pieces. Roll into a smooth ball. Using your thumb, punch a hole into the center of the dough and form bagel shapes. 
    Bagel dough is formed into small balls on a flour-coated wooden board. There are seven balls of blueberry bagel dough and one one bagel shaped dough in the bottom corner of the wooden board.
  • Place the bagel dough rings onto a baking sheet and cover for 25 minutes.
    Bagel dough is formed into small balls on a flour-coated wooden board. A close-up image of one blueberry bagel is in the foreground, and a few balls of bagel dough are in the background.
  • In a large saucepan, boil water and add 1 tbsp of sugar. Place a bagel into the water and boil for 1 minute on each side.
    A blueberry bagel is boiled for a couple of minutes in a medium-sized saucepan.
  • Remove from the boiling water and immediately place the boiled bagels in the air fryer basket on parchment paper.
    Two uncooked blueberry bagels are placed atop wax parchment paper inside an air fryer basket, ready to be cooked.
  • Cook at 350°F (180°C) for 10 minutes, flipping the bagels at the 6-minute mark. Continue cooking your bagels in batches until all the dough is boiled and cooked.
    Two cooked air fryer blueberry bagels are sitting inside an air fryer basket on wax parchment paper.

Notes

  • This recipe makes 8 bagels. Cook the bagels two at a time in your air fryer to avoid overcrowding. 
  • This recipe can be made in an air fryer unit with a basket or an air fryer oven. If you are using an air fryer oven, use the middle rack and choose the “Air Fry” function.
  • Check your food as it cooks. Each air fryer runs a bit differently. Make sure to check your food as it’s cooking to learn your air fryer better and avoid over- or undercooking.
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