Recipe

We Made the Rainbow Bagel and It’s Magical

By Spoon University at Spoon University

If you haven’t caught a glimpse of these rainbow bagels yet, you’ve probably been living under an Instagram rock. The Bagel Store in Brooklyn, NY has actually been making these technicolor masterpieces for over 20 years, but the world has just caught on. They’re crazy. They’re neon. And they’re actually really easy to make. So get your rubber gloves on, things are about to get colorful.

Rainbow Bagel with Funfetti Cream Cheese

  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 15 minutes
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Servings: 6 servings
  • Easy
Ingredients
  • 2 packages premade biscuit dough
  • 4 bottles food coloring (different colors)
  • 1 tub cream cheese
  • Sprinkles

Photo by Max Bartick

Step 1

Separate biscuit dough into four equal pieces.

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Step 2

Add a different color food coloring to each piece of dough.

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Step 3

Flatten each piece of dough to pancake size.

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Step 4

Stack the layers.

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Step 5

Slice the stack into long strips.

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Step 6

Roll the dough into a long cylinder and twist so the colors swirl.

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Step 7

Round the dough into a bagel shape.

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Step 8

Egg wash the dough.

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Step 9

Bake at 375ºF for 15 minutes.

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Step 10

Mix cream cheese with sprinkles and smear onto bagel.

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Step 11

Eat this beautiful thing.

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