Apple Noodle Kugel
Savor the comfort of Apple Noodle Kugel, a delightful dish blending egg noodles with sweet apples, cinnamon applesauce, and vanilla for a satisfying treat.
Recommended Apple Variety:
Cortland, Honeycrisp
Ingredients:
- 1 bag of extra wide egg noodles
- 1 stick of butter
- 1, 15 ounce container of ricotta cheese
- 1, 16 ounce container of sour cream
- ½ cup cinnamon apple sauce
- 4 large eggs
- ¾ cup white sugar
- ½ cup of brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- ¼ teaspoon of nutmeg
- 2 medium Michigan Apples (Cortland, or Honeycrisp), peeled, cored and diced
- 1 ½ cups crushed Frosted Flakes, mixed with ¼ teaspoon cinnamon and 2 tablespoons melted butter
Serving Size:
- 18 as side dish servings
Prep time:
- 15 minutes
Cook time:
- 1 hour
Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large pot, bring 8 cups of water to boil with 1 teaspoon salt. Add dry egg noodles and boil for 7 minutes.
- Drain and return the noodles back to the pot. Add butter and stir until melted. Leave in the pot while you prepare the rest of the ingredients.
- In a food processor, add ricotta, sour cream, apple sauce, sugar, eggs, vanilla, maple syrup, cinnamon, nutmeg, and honey.
- Pulse until mixed and smooth. Pour the mixture over the noodles and stir until the noodles are well coated. Add the apples and mix well.
- Pour into a greased 13 x 9 baking dish and top with the Frosted Flakes mixture.
- Bake for 1 hour. (If the cereal starts to burn, cover with foil for the remainder of the cooking time.)
- Remove from oven and let cool for 5 – 10 minutes before cutting.
