This quick and easy Homemade Everything Bagel Seasoning is made with sesame seeds, dried minced garlic and onions, poppy seeds, and coarse salt. It comes together in just 5 minutes, and you can use it for lots more than bagels!
Friends, there's a reason why everything but the bagel seasoning has become so popular. That crunchy texture and savory flavor is absolutely delicious.
But guess what? Despite the name, it's not just for bagels. It's so good that I want to put it on...well, just about anything and everything (pun intended)!
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Why I Love This Recipe (And You Will Too!)
- Quick and Easy. 5 minutes or less, and you're done.
- Simple Ingredients. 6 to be exact, and you may already keep most or all of them in your spice cabinet.
- Less Expensive. Pre-made seasoning blends can cost more than making them yourself, especially if you use them a lot. Sure, you may need to buy larger quantities of the individual ingredients up front, but they will make lots of batches. And you can use those ingredients in other recipes too.
- Less Salt (or No Salt). Many store-bought blends are super heavy on the salt, so I use less in my recipe. You can even omit the salt altogether to make a salt-free everything bagel seasoning.
- Customizable. The biggest advantage of DIY everything bagel seasoning is that you can adjust the ingredients to make it the way you like it. Big garlic fan? Add more. Don't want poppy seeds? Leave them out.
Ingredients & Notes
Note: Ingredient amounts are in the recipe card at the bottom of the post.
- White sesame seeds - regular or toasted; look for them in the spice aisle
- Black sesame seeds - most often found in the international aisle near the Asian foods; if you can't find them, you can use regular sesame seeds instead
- Dried minced garlic - don't substitute garlic powder or granulated garlic*
- Dried minced onions - don't substitute onion powder or granulated onion*
- Poppy seeds
- Coarse sea salt - coarse kosher salt works too; don't substitute salt such as table salt*
*The reason why you don't want to substitute these ingredients is that the texture is too fine. They will not distribute well, and the flavor will not be the same.
How to Make Everything Bagel Seasoning
Place all of the ingredients in a small bowl; mix until well combined.
Transfer to an airtight jar or container. Enjoy!
Storage
Store your homemade everything bagel seasoning in an airtight jar or container (I use an 8-ounce jar with a tight-fitting lid).
Keep it stored in a cool, dry and dark place. Note that sesame seeds have oils in them that make them prone to going go rancid more quickly if exposed to heat, light and air. When stored properly, this seasoning blend should stay fresh for at least 6 months.
How to tell if it's still fresh? Give it a smell first. If it smells good, give it a taste to make sure the flavor hasn't weakened.
How to Use It
Everything bagel seasoning is great on lots of things. There are so many possibilities! Here are some of my favorite ways to use it:
- Homemade air fryer bagels (of course!)
- Everything bagel avocado toast
- Breakfast cottage cheese toast
- Popcorn
- Baked potatoes
- Eggs, any kind (also deviled eggs)
- Celery sticks stuffed with cream cheese
- Cooked veggies
- Homemade bread or soft pretzels (use an egg wash and then sprinkle it on top, or add it right to the dough)
- Dips (mix it with sour cream, mayo or Greek yogurt)
- Homemade chicken tenders (add it to the breading)
I hope you try this Homemade Everything Bagel Seasoning recipe and love it as much as I do. Thanks for visiting today!
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📋Recipe
Homemade Everything Bagel Seasoning
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons white sesame seeds, regular or toasted
- 2 tablespoons black sesame seeds, see Note below
- 2 tablespoons dried minced garlic
- 2 tablespoons dried minced onions
- 2 tablespoons poppy seeds
- 1 tablespoon coarse sea salt, or to taste (coarse kosher salt also works)
Instructions
- Place all ingredients in a bowl; mix until well combined.
- Transfer the mixture to an airtight jar or container. I use an 8-ounce jar with a tight-fitting lid.Alternately, you can just put all of the ingredients directly in the jar and give it a shake to combine.
- Store in a cool, dry and dark place.
- Give the seaoning blend a quick shake before using, as the poppy seeds can sometimes settle towards the bottom of the jar.
Notes
- Look for black sesame seeds near the Asian foods in the grocery store if they're not in the spice aisle. If you can't get black sesame seeds, use an equal amount of white sesame seeds (so you would use 4 tablespoons of white sesame seeds instead).
- Omit the salt for a no-salt everything bagel seasoning.
- Feel free to adjust the amount of any of the ingredients to suit your own personal tastes.
- Don't substitute garlic/onion powder or granulated garlic/onion for the dried minced garlic and onion. The texture is too fine; they will not distribute well, and the flavor will not be the same. Same goes for the salt; don't use table salt.
- When stored properly, this can last for 6 months or more. Note that sesame seeds have oils that make them prone to going rancid more quickly when exposed to heat, light and air.
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