Made with flaky refrigerated biscuits and filled with cream cheese, these bagel bites are topped with everything seasoning for that classic bagel flavor. Skip the yeast and grab just four ingredients for this easy-to-make bagel pull-apart bread, perfect for breakfast, brunch or a quick snack!

Golden brown bagel bites sprinkled with everything seasoning are arranged in a cast iron skillet on a white marble surface.

Ingredients
How to Make Cream Cheese Stuffed Bagel Bites
Kelly’s Recipe Tips
Storage and Reheating
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Everything Bagel Pull-Apart Bread with Cream Cheese Recipe

What’s better than a bagel slathered with cream cheese? A bagel stuffed with cream cheese!

But would you believe me if I told that this beautiful skillet filled with pillowy cream cheese-stuffed bagel balls was actually made with just four ingredients?

One of those ingredients is none other than a good ol’ tube of refrigerated biscuit dough. Yes, you can get pillowy, bagel-like pull-apart bread texture with this store-bought shortcut, plus a few simple tips, tricks and twists.

Ingredients

You only need four things for these mini cream cheese stuffed bagels.

Butter: It’s used to grease the pan as well as to brush on top of the stuffed bagel bites so the bagel seasoning sticks.
Refrigerated biscuits: Look for a tube that says “flaky biscuits.” The dough is layered so it will be easy to peel each biscuit apart into two rounds. Refrigerated biscuits are a fantastic shortcut when you’re short on time. They’re also incredibly versatile, starring in my recipes for Air Fryer Biscuit Doughnuts and Monkey Bread with Cream Cheese Glaze.
Cream cheese: Regular or low-fat cream cheese works. You can even change things up with flavored cream cheese.
Everything seasoning: This salty-crunchy-garlicky sprinkle has become a pantry staple, and it’s found in the spice section of your supermarket. It also is the star flavoring in Everything Bagel Breakfast Pizza and Everything Puff Pastry Pigs in a Blanket.

See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.

Bagel pull-apart bread sprinkled with everything seasoning.

How to Make Cream Cheese Stuffed Bagel Bites

The beauty of this recipe is that it really serves as more of a template, with endless customizations made possible by simply dreaming up what foods would taste great stuffed inside dough (hello, ham and cheese!).

For this everything bagel pull-apart bread, I’ve stuffed it with plain cream cheese, but you could just as easily use flavored cream cheese, such as chive or veggie, for added flavor.

Smoked salmon would be another welcome addition, either served alongside or on top of these bagel bites. But no matter how you stuff ’em or top ’em, one thing is certain: The shocking simplicity of this recipe is only matched by the pillowy texture and quintessential everything bagel flavor, all served up warm and in a skillet!

Prepare the skillet. Cast iron is the best baking vessel for even baking and a crispy exterior. Grease it with an even coating of melted butter to prevent sticking.
Separate the biscuits. The biscuits are layered, so once you’ve separated the roll into 8 biscuits, carefully peel each biscuit apart into two equal-sized rounds.
Stuff the bites. Dollop about 2 teaspoons of cream cheese into the middle of each round. You can use a small cookie scoop for uniform portions.

Round pieces of biscuit dough are topped with dollops of cream cheese. They're arranged on a wooden board on a white marble surface.

Pro tip: For easier filling, transfer the cream cheese into a resealable bag, cut off the corner, and pipe it onto the biscuit rounds. This works best if the cream cheese is softened.

Fold the dough. Seal the cream cheese filling into the bites by folding the sides of the dough up over the filling and pinching it closed. Transfer the bites to the greased skillet, arranging them seam-sized down in a single layer. They should be touching each other.
Add the topping. A coating of melted butter will not only add flavor and shine but will also help the everything seasoning adhere evenly to the tops of the bites.

Unbaked bagel bites sprinkled with everything seasoning are arranged in a cast iron skillet.

Bake and serve. Bake at 375˚F for 22 to 25 minutes, until golden brown. Let them cool for about 5 minutes before serving right out of the pan.

Kelly’s Recipe Tips

Don’t have a cast iron skillet? Use a 9-inch round or square cake pan instead. Allow a little extra baking time as cast iron retains heat better than regular metal baking pans.
For a sweet version, try sprinkling these cream cheese stuffed mini bagel bombs with cinnamon sugar and filling them with a sweet cream cheese such as strawberry.

Storage and Reheating

These cream cheese stuffed everything bagel bites are best eaten fresh, but leftovers can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator. They are best eaten within one to two days. Cool them before storing so they don’t get soggy.

To reheat, bake the bagel bites in a toaster oven at 350˚F for about 5 minutes until warmed through.

Everything bagel pull-apart bread in a cast iron skillet.

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