Cast-Iron Noodle Kugel

Baked noodle casserole with cinnamon topping in a cast iron pan.

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5 from 4 votes

Noodle kugel is a sweet, baked noodle casserole with egg noodles, cream cheese, sugar, apples, and cinnamon.

Prep Time10

Cook Time1

Resting Time10

Total Time1 20

Course: Breakfast, Dessert

Cuisine: Jewish

Diet: Kosher, Vegetarian

Servings:

Calories: 579kcal

Author: Candice Walker

Equipment

10-inch cast iron

Ingredients

12 oz. wide egg noodles
5 eggs beaten
12 oz. non-fat small curd cottage cheese room temperature, 2 cups, full fat also works
8 oz. sour cream room temperature, 1 cup, non-fat or full fat works
8 oz. cream cheese room temperature, non-fat or full fat works
1 tsp vanilla extract
¾ cup sugar
¼ cup butter unsalted, room temperature
½ tsp salt
1 cup milk room temperature
2 Granny Smith apples peeled, cored, and diced

Cinnamon Sugar Topping

2 tbsp granulated sugar
2 tbsp brown sugar
1 tsp ground cinnamon

Instructions

Cook the noodles for 5 minutes in a pot of boiling water until al dente. Strain and set aside.
In the meantime, preheat the oven to 350F with the cast-iron pan in the oven.
In a large bowl, mix together the eggs, cottage cheese, sour cream, cream cheese, vanilla extract, sugar, butter, salt, milk, and diced apples. Mix in the cooked and drained noodles.
Pour the mixture into the pre-heated cast iron pan.
Mix together the cinnamon sugar ingredients in a small bowl. Top the noodle kugel with the entire cinnamon sugar mixture. Bake for 1 hour.
Cool for 10 minutes before serving. Serve warm, at room temperature, or cold.

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Notes

You can add 1/2 cup of dried fruit soaked in hot water for 5 minutes and then strained. Raisins are a classic in this recipe, but chopped apricots, currants, and cranberries are also delicious.

Kugel is just as good cold as it is warm. You can keep it fresh in an airtight container in the refrigerator for a few days, but I wouldn't go any longer than that.

To Freeze: Allow the casserole to cool completely before transferring it to an airtight container for freezer storage. It will keep for up to 1 month.

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