Harvest Noodle Pudding - Fruit Kugel

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons butter , melted
• 0.5 packages wide egg noodles , 8 ounce
• 1 large apple - peeled , cored, and chopped
• 1 large pear - peeled , cored, and chopped
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 cup milk
• 4 eggs
• 0.5 cups applesauce
• 0.25 cups white sugar
• 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 0.25 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 0.13 teaspoons salt
• 1 pinch ground nutmeg , or to taste
• 0.33 cups dried cranberries

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

2. 2

   Grease an 8x8-inch baking dish with melted butter.

3. 3

   Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook egg noodles in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, about 5 minutes. Drain.

4. 4

   Mix the apple and pear with lemon juice in a bowl; set aside.

5. 5

   Beat milk, eggs, applesauce, white sugar, light brown sugar, vanilla extract, cinnamon, salt, and nutmeg in a large bowl until just combined.

6. 6

   Stir cranberries, egg noodles, and apple mixture into the egg mixture; pour in prepared baking dish and cover baking dish with aluminum foil.

7. 7

   Bake noodle pudding in preheated oven until set, 35 to 45 minutes.

8. 8

   Remove foil and return pudding to oven to bake until browned, about 10 minutes more; cool to room temperature or serve chilled.