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Garlic Cream Cheese Stuffed Bagels

This garlic cream cheese stuffed bagel recipe combines the internet-famous Calic Bagel with the sweet-savory flavors of Korean garlic bread. Using Hero Bread bagels and a homemade garlic butter sauce, this baked treat is creamy, garlicky, slightly sweet, and unbelievably delicious.
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Servings: 5

Ingredients

  • 1 pack Hero Bread Bagels includes 5

Cream Cheese Filling

  • 500 g cream cheese
  • 60 g granulated sugar omit if you don't want it sweet
  • 1/2 tbsp lemon juice

Garlic Sauce

  • 180 g granulated sugar omit if you don't want it sweet
  • 1 egg
  • 113 g melted butter
  • 80 g minced garlic
  • 30 g milk
  • 1 tbsp mayonnaise
  • 3 tbsp chopped parsley

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
  • In a bowl, mix the cream cheese, sugar, and lemon juice until smooth and creamy.
  • Using a sharp knife, make 4 shallow slits across the top of each bagel—don’t cut all the way through. These cuts are where the garlic sauce and cream cheese will settle in.
  • Fill the slits generously with the cream cheese filling. I like to chill the filled bagels for a few more minutes before dipping to help the filling set.
  • In a bowl, whisk together the melted butter, garlic, sugar, egg, milk, mayo, and parsley until smooth.
  • Dunk the top of each stuffed bagel into the garlic sauce and place them on a parchment-lined baking tray.
  • Bake for 10–15 minutes in the preheated oven until golden brown and the tops are slightly crisp.
  • These are best served warm when the outside is toasty and the inside is gooey and rich.