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Cinnamon Kugel

This Cinnamon Kugel recipe is a perfect balance of sweet, savory, and tangy flavors, blended into one mouth-watering dish. The combination of the creamy egg noodles, cottage cheese, and sour cream, baked to perfection with a sweet cinnamon sugar topping, will leave you feeling satisfied and craving for more.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Servings: 16
Course: Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 340 grams 12 oz egg noodles, cooked and drained
  • 5 large eggs
  • 480 ml 2 cups milk
  • 454 grams 16 oz cottage cheese
  • 240 ml 1 cup sour cream
  • 295 grams 1 ¼ cups white granulated sugar
  • 113 grams ½ cup butter (one stick), melted
  • 170 grams 6 oz cream cheese, room temperature
  • 1 ½ teaspoons salt
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla
  • 67 grams ⅓ cup white granulated sugar
  • 67 grams ⅓ cup brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 175°C (350°F). Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
  2. In a large bowl, beat together the eggs, milk, cottage cheese, sour cream, white sugar, melted butter, cream cheese, salt, and vanilla until thoroughly combined.
  3. Stir in the cooked noodles and transfer the mixture to the prepared baking dish.
  4. In a small bowl, mix together the remaining white sugar, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Evenly sprinkle the sugar mixture on top of the noodles.
  5. Bake for 1 hour or until the top begins to brown.
  6. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Notes

You can add raisins or other dried fruit to the mixture for added texture and sweetness.
This recipe can be made ahead of time and refrigerated until ready to bake.
Leftovers can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.