Pumpkin Bagels Recipe with Ginger Cinnamon Sugar Crunch Topping (2024)

These pumpkin bagels with a ginger cinnamon crunch are the perfect way to begin a fall morning! Sweet, delicious, and will warm you up through and through 🙂

One recipe that I make on a regular basis would have to be bagels.

When I first started the blog, I posted a quick and easy recipe for New York-styled bagels that I make about once or twice every two weeks. My family loves carbs, so I find myself needing to double the amount I make. Now that we are well into autumn weather where I am, I decided it was time that I shared my favorite bagel recipe ever. These pumpkin bagels are out-of-this-world incredible, especially with a healthy schmear of cream cheese.

What is it about that pumpkin/cream cheese/caramelized cinnamon sugar combo that makes your tastebuds scream from joy? Maybe it's because the delicate sweetness of the pumpkin is amplified by the cream cheese and the crunchy ginger cinnamon sugar. As soon as autumn hits, I make about 24 of these pumpkin bagels a week because I am always giving them away to my family and co-workers. We really cannot get enough.

Now it is officially so chilly outside thatwe broke out our jean jackets and my huge scarf collection. Did I ever mention that I have a small obsession with scarves? Currently I have about 80 scarves that I wear. Most of them are Gorjana + Griffin and Raj Imports. Seriously, Raj Imports has the most beautiful scarves. I managed to get 10 of them for $12 - $15 during a huge clearance sale this past spring. I am trying to find more on sale because it hurts me to pay $48 for a single scarf. So if you happen to come across one at a decent price, lemme know! Oh, and a nice pair of brown riding boots, too! 😉 Needless to say, we are 100% in an autumn frame of mind... and these pumpkin bagels have been re-added to my weekend routine as a result.

I never really post any pictures of the food-making process simply because I don't have a great set-up for taking photos in my kitchen, and with an energetic toddler around, it already takes me so long to bake as it is (also why I rarely ever put times it takes to make any recipe, because it usually takes me 3x as long as someone who doesn't have a three year old begging to help with every step). Nevertheless, I wanted to mix things up and share a photos of these unfinished bagels. As you can see, I really like to pile on the ginger cinnamon sugar. During the baking process, as you turn the baking sheet around, if you find any spots that aren't caramelizing, spritz on a tiny bit of butter.

When it comes to pumpkin and pumpkin spice, I love a strong ginger flavor. Cloves, cinnamon, and allspice meld together to create a more mellow pairing to the pumpkin, while ginger adds that zing which brings everything alive. Without this addition in the cinnamon sugar crust, the flavors are too muted for my preferenceswhen you add on your cream cheese, but if the amount of ginger I add is too much for you, feel free to halve it, but don't take it out completely. Trust me on this!

There really isn't much else to say, so I'll leave you to make these delicious bagels! x Don't have time to make these fall-tastic pumpkin bagels now? Pin the recipe for later!

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