Pineapple Upside-Down Kugel
The blend of pineapple, ricotta cheese, and cherries sets this twist on the kugel apart, and its versatility makes it great as a side or dessert.
Ingredients
Ingredients
8 oz Creamette® Wide Egg Noodles
1 (15 1/4 oz.) pineapples slices in heavy syrup, undrained
6 egg, lightly beaten
0.50 cup sugar
1 cup ricotta cheese
2 tbsp butter, melted
0.50 tsp salt
8 maraschino cherries
0.50 cup packed brown sugar
Directions
Cooking Directions
1
Preheat oven to 350-degrees F.
2
Prepare pasta according to package directions; drain.
3
Drain pineapple, reserving 1/2 cup pineapple syrup.
4
In large bowl, combine reserved syrup, eggs, sugar, ricotta, butter, and salt; mix well. Stir in noodles.
5
In greased 11x7-inch baking dish, arrange pineapple slices in a single layer. Place a cherry in center of each slice; sprinkle evenly with brown sugar.
6
Pour noodle mixture over pineapple.
7
Cover with aluminum foil; bake 30 minutes. Uncover; bake 10 minutes. Cool in dish 10 minutes.
8
Invert into serving tray.
