This homemade Everything Bagel Seasoning is crazy easy to make in 5 minutes, and so much cheaper than buying it. It's absolutely delicious and takes your dishes to the next level such as avocado toast, bagels, salads, and more! Popularly added on top of homemade bagels.
The most talked-about seasoning these days is the Everything Bagel Seasoning! It's a combination of mixed seeds, dried garlic, onions and flaky salt. It's really the perfect seasoning blend bringing a crunchy savoury taste to anything its sprinkled on.
You only need 6 ingredients and 5 minutes to make it! Just a little warning, its highly addictive and you'll want to add it on everything!
Since we can't easily purchase this seasoning in Australia and some other countries, I’ve created my own DIY recipe that anyone can make at home. As per it's name, the seasoning became widely popular in being used to make Everything Bagels. So if you love bagels, then you will definitely need this seasoning to make my healthy protein bagels or the popular cottage cheese bagels.
It's also so much cheaper to make it homemade than buying store bought! Some of my favorite things to sprinkle Everything bagel seasoning on are smashed avocado toast, focaccia and breads, eggs, hummus, fresh and also roasted veggies, the list goes on and there really aren't any rules 🙂
Why you'll love this recipe
- Affordable: It’s so much cheaper to whip up a batch than buying store bought from Trader Joe’s and other stores
- Simple ingredients: No fancy stuff, just simple spices and seeds you may already have in your pantry
- Customizable: Adjust the spices to your taste. If you prefer more or less garlic and onions you can also add extra spices such as red pepper flakes
- Endless possibilities: Sprinkle it on anything and everything for an explosion of flavor to to your taste buds
Table of Contents
What's in Everything Bagel Seasoning
It's the perfect mixture of 6 different seeds and spices which taste great together. This include toasted sesame seeds both white and black, poppy seeds, dried onion and garlic flakes, and flakey sea salt. A little sprinkle takes your dishes and snacks to the next level!
Ingredients
- White sesame seeds are nutty and slightly sweet, these add a classic bagel touch. Just make sure to toast them first which makes them even nuttier
- Black sesame seeds are a little more earthy and slightly bitter, these add a depth of flavor and color
- Dried onion flakes adds an oniony punch without being too strong. You can substitute with onion powder if needed, just make sure to shake the everything bagel seasoning jar well first before using, as powder will drop to the bottom
- Dried garlic granules brings garlicky goodness, without being as harsh as fresh garlic. You can substitute with a pinch of garlic powder, but like the onion powder above, make sure to shake the jar well before use
- Poppy seeds are little tiny pops of texture and a touch of nuttiness along with added nutrients
- Flaky sea salt is the finishing touch, Kosher salt is also great. Fine table salt isn't recommended as it drops to the bottom and can be too salty, but can be used if needed
What to put Everything Bagel Seasoning on
This seasoning mix is so full of flavor and makes the perfect addition to just about anything! Some ideas are:
- Bagels of course!
- Focaccia or focaccia muffins
- Avocado toast with pickled onions
- Roasted veggies
- Hummus
- Cauliflower steaks
- Eggs
- Popcorn
- Cucumber and veggie sticks with cream cheese
- Proteins such as tofu, chicken or fish and so many more!
How to make Everything Bagel Seasoning
You can make the so popular Everything Bagel Seasoning at home in no time at all. Follow the simple steps below.
- Toast sesame seeds for 5 minutes on a saucepan until golden
- Once the seeds have cooled, pour them into a small bowl and add the dried garlic granules, poppy seeds, and flakey sea salt to a bowl and give it a quick mix. That's it! Then store in an airtight container in your pantry
Tips & Tricks
- Always toast the sesame seeds, it takes only a few extra minutes and will bring out an even yummier nutty flavor
- When adding the salt component ensure to use flakey sea salt flakes or kosher salt rather than fine table salt. This helps not only with the texture and taste, but table salt will just drop to the bottom of the jar
- If you cant find granules or flakes for the spices and salt, and can only get your hands on the powders, thats ok. Just make sure to shake the bottle each time before use so that you have an even seasoning mix
- Get creative as you can of course, add more spices to the everything bagel seasoning. Some include smoked paprika, red pepper flakes, or even dried herbs like oregano or thyme
Storage Instructions
- Store in an airtight container, mason jar or bottle in a cool dry place such as your kitchen cupboard
- Your homemade everything bagel seasoning will keep for 6 months! Well, that's if it lasts that long which I highly doubt 🙂
FAQs
It's a delicious seasoning mix combining 6 different seeds and spices. These include black and white sesame seeds, poppy seeds, dried onion flakes, garlic granules, and flakey sea salt
What started as being a seasoning mix for bagels, it's now so popular because it just tastes so good on basically everything! Social media of course is a huge additional reason showcasing many different recipes and ideas for the seasoning
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I love seeing your creations and remakes, so be sure to rate the recipe, comment and share your Everything Bagel Seasoning photo on Instagram so I can share the love!
Recipe
Everything Bagel Seasoning (Easy & Made in Minutes)
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Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons white sesame seeds
- 2 tablespoons black sesame seeds
- 2 tablespoons dried onion flakes
- 2 tablespoons dried garlic granules or dried minced garlic
- 2 tablespoons poppy seeds
- 2 teaspoons flakey sea salt
Instructions
- Toast sesame seeds in a saucepan for approximately 5 minutes over medium heat, until the white seeds have are lightly golden brown. Keep an eye on them and shake the pan so they don't burn
- Once toasted, remove the seeds and pour into a small bowl to cool
- Once cooled, add all other ingredients and stir together. Pour into a glass jar or bottle and your Everything Bagel seasoning is ready to enjoy on your meals, snacks, and next cook ups!
Rehana says
My daughter made this it’s a game changer on small sweet peppers stuffed with humans and bagel seasoning
Lovely
Ayeh says
Yum! Im addicted and add them to everything too hehe xx
Rhianna says
This seasoning blend is so perfect balanced, it's great for when your eating alot of vegetables and want to add some flavour! This is also alot cheaper to make as buying all bagel seasoning in the uk can be tricky.
Ayeh says
Yes!! I love adding them to veggies and so many things! so happy you like it too xxx
Sheryl Granade says
I love this recipe I actually make my own crackers and use everything bagel seasoning on the crackers and it’s amazing. Thank you.
Ayeh Manfre says
Oh yum love the idea of adding it to homemade crackers yum!
Mel says
Can’t wait to try it
Ayeh says
Enjoy lovely!! xx
Melissa says
This is one of my FAVOURITES!! I used it as topping for my home made bagels but I also have a jar of it in my desk at work to add to all of my salads. I have made it to gift to friends also. LOVE!!!
Ayeh says
Yummy its my obsession too hehe! Love that you have some at work too xxx
Mary says
I absolutely love Ayeh’s bagel seasoning. I made a large batch and I sprinkle the bagel seasoning on everything.
Thank you so much Ayeh for another delicious recipe.
Ayeh says
So happy you love this too Mary, I add it to so many dishes too 🙂
Bec (SpryKnits) says
This stuff is just the best, seriously addicted to it, I made 400 gm for my first batch and it's already looking like I'm going to need to make more soon.
Ayeh says
Hehe love that! its so addictive isnt it 🙂
Stella says
Could I replace the garlic and onion granule/flakes with the powdered version?
Ayeh says
It wont have the same texture lovely and the powder will be left at the bottom. However, you can try it and make sure to mix it well before using xxx
Fiona says
Absolutely love this seasoning I spread it on everything ❤️
Ayeh says
Hehe me too! xx
See says
I have wanted to try this for a while you hear American putting it on everything. I was about to order it from Amazon but the price was so expensive for a small jar. Lucky I found this lovely page . Made this and loved it ! I literally place it on everything. It’s a must try !
Ayeh says
So happy you love it so much too! So much cheaper to make it ourselves and just as yummy 🙂
iisneeno says
So glad I found you on Tik Tok, Ayeh! You’re now my favourite account for cooking videos. Love this bagel season… it smells beautiful and has a lovely texture… and looks pretty too! Perfect on fresh tomato, avocado…. eggs… anything really! Thank you for sharing the recipe. Xx
Ayeh says
Awww I'm so glad you found me too!! So happy you love the bagel seasoning yayyy
Liza says
Hi! I would love to try this. But is garlic and onion powder good as substitute ? Thanks
Ayeh Manfre says
You can use powders but it wont have the same texture, they will also drop to the bottom so just make sure to shake before using xx
Kristina Røsand says
Love it! ❤️
Ayeh Manfre says
Yay 🙂
Joel says
Excellent! So much better than store-bought everything seasoning!!
Ayeh Manfre says
Homemade is always better right 🙂