Cinnamon Raisin Noodle Kugel

This sweet kugel has lots of cinnamon and raisins, making it the perfect breakfast (and break fast) dish.

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Carrie Vasios

Why It Works

  • This sweet kugel's raisins absorb liquid during baking and plump up.
  • This kugel is great the next day and can be eaten either warmed up or straight from the fridge.

Sweet or savory. Noodles or matzoh or potatoes. Raisins or no raisins. Sour cream or cottage cheese (or both!). Oy. There is no single way to make kugel (believe me, I've asked) and thus I'm not even going to claim to have the right recipe.

Here's what I can tell you. I like my kugel to be a noodle-based pudding that's soft, sweet, eggy, and comforting. I like a lot of raisins, which absorb the liquid and plump up during cooking. I like a casserole-like crust of golden, crunchy noodles. And I like a heavy dash of cinnamon, which to me is the most appropriate spice for the fall and winter months when I happen to eat this dish.

Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur are coming up, and many people will be making some form of kugel to go along with their meal. Eighty percent of those people will have kugel leftover because, just like last year, there was way too much food to eat in one sitting. But that is what's so great about kugel: it's good cold even days after it was made, a slice stolen from the fridge before heading out the door in the morning. It's also good served hot as part of a full breakfast or break-fast display.

September 2012

Recipe Details

Cinnamon Raisin Noodle Kugel

Active 10 mins
Total 80 mins
Serves 12 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 pound wide egg noodles

  • 7 eggs

  • 1/2 cup (3.5 ounces) sugar

  • 16 ounces cottage cheese

  • 16 ounces sour cream

  • 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled

  • 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon

  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

  • 1 cup raisins

Directions

  1. Adjust oven rack to middle position and preheat the oven to 350°F. Butter a 9 x 13-inch baking dish.

  2. Bring a large pot of water to a boil and parboil noodles until al dente, 4-5 minutes; drain and set aside. In a large bowl, whisk together eggs and sugar until smooth. Whisk in cottage cheese, sour cream, and butter until combined.

  3. Add cinnamon, salt, and raisins to mixture and stir with a wooden spoon to combine. Stir in noodles. Pour mixture into prepared baking dish and smooth top. Bake until top is golden and pudding is set, about 1 hour.

Special Equipment

9 x 13-inch baking dish, whisk

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
296 Calories
19g Fat
23g Carbs
9g Protein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 12
Amount per serving
Calories 296
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 19g 25%
Saturated Fat 10g 51%
Cholesterol 158mg 53%
Sodium 237mg 10%
Total Carbohydrate 23g 8%
Dietary Fiber 1g 2%
Total Sugars 18g
Protein 9g
Vitamin C 1mg 3%
Calcium 98mg 8%
Iron 1mg 5%
Potassium 228mg 5%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)