Medium French Dessert Side Dish

Traditional Apple Noodle Kugel

Name: Traditional Apple Noodle Kugel
Prep time: 17 min
Cook time: 29 min
Total time: 46 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 4 cups egg noodles; 1 package cream cheese , 8 ounce; 0.25 cups brown sugar , or more to taste; 1 package cottage cheese , 16 ounce; 1 egg; 2 eggs whites; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 0.5 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 0.25 teaspoons ground nutmeg; 2 firm , tart apples - cored, quartered, and thinly sliced

Total Time

46 min

17m prep · 29m cook

Servings

4 people

Rating

—

Difficulty

Medium

32 views

Gluten Free Halal Kosher Vegetarian Eggs Gluten-Free Dessert Fried sweet savory umami sugary european halal kosher plant_based french main

Sweet apple and noodle dish of east European origin. Kugels can be made in many flavors, both sweet and savory. Serve either warm or cold, as a side dish or a dessert. Like lasagna, kugel tastes better the day after it is made. Jonagold and Rome Beauty are two apple varieites ideal for this dish.

Ingredients

4 cups egg noodles
1 package cream cheese , 8 ounce
0.25 cups brown sugar , or more to taste
1 package cottage cheese , 16 ounce
1 egg
2 eggs whites
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
0.5 teaspoons ground cinnamon
0.25 teaspoons ground nutmeg
2 firm , tart apples - cored, quartered, and thinly sliced

Instructions

1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease an 8-inch square pan.
2

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.
3

Beat cream cheese and brown sugar together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy; beat in cottage cheese, egg, egg whites, vanilla extract, cinnamon, and nutmeg until well combined. Fold noodles and apples into cheese mixture by hand; spread into the prepared pan.
4

Bake in the preheated oven until kugel is lightly browned and firm, 45 to 50 minutes.