# Carrot Cake Bagels with Coconut Cream Cheese

These homemade carrot cake bagels with coconut cream cheese are a perfect treat for spring and Easter brunch.

- Servings: 8 servings
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- flour
- yeast
- grated carrots
- golden raisins
- chopped pecans
- coconut
- walnuts
- brown sugar
- cream cheese
- honey

## Instructions

1. Add water, sugar, and yeast to a bowl and whisk.
2. Add flour and spices to a separate bowl and whisk.
3. Add flour mixture to the yeast mixture.
4. Add grated carrots, golden raisins, and chopped pecans to the mixture.
5. Mix until a dough forms.
6. Form the dough into a ball and let it rise.
7. Divide the dough into individual portions using a dough cutter.
8. Form each portion into a ball.
9. Shape each dough ball into a bagel by making a hole in the center.
10. Boil the bagels in a brown sugar bath.
11. Brush the boiled bagels with melted butter or egg wash.
12. Bake the bagels until golden brown.
13. Slice a bagel in half.
14. Mix cream cheese with honey and coconut.
15. Spread the coconut cream cheese on the bagel.
16. Garnish with grated carrots, shredded coconut, and chopped pecans.

## Equipment

- bowl
- whisk
- dane cutter
- large pot
- slotted spoon
- pastry brush

## Tips

- You can customize these bagels by adding or removing ingredients like coconut, walnuts, or different types of raisins.
- The recipe can be doubled to make a larger batch.
- Poaching the bagels in a brown sugar bath gives them a chewy, bakery-like texture.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DWSN6nvjgYE/?igsh=cnEzeXRxeDJtenBr
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/03976d02-a887-4595-9fa3-571d395a584d
- Extracted: 2026-03-25

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