Sweet Lokshen Kugel is a delicious classic noodle casserole dish that’s popular in Jewish Ashkenazi (Eastern European) culture.
And this is a very simple dairy “mix and bake” recipe.
Since it’s dairy, it’s traditional to have it on the holiday of Shavuot (7 weeks after the Passover seder) and it’s also often served at Jewish events and meals with dairy food.
Lokshen kugel is often found on Ashkenazi Jewish tables when dairy is served, such as a dairy event or the holdiday of Shavuot.
It’s simple to make, refrigerates well, and warms up well (if you want to have it warm—we eat it cold).
This is a “mix and bake” recipe, so it’s the perfect go-to dairy dish for your family, guests, and when you need to bring a dish to someone else’s event.
It’s also great as a light meal or snack as well as bring-to-school or work to save lunch money!
This dish isn’t only delicious, it has some nutritional value as well because it’s made not only with noodles, but also with cottage cheese, sour cream, and cream cheese!
However, none of the above have particularly long shelf lives, so make sure they are fresh when you make this dish.
To save calories, feel free to use reduced calorie options!
Keeping pantry essentials in your kitchen
For someone who cooks frequently, whether you just like to cook or have a family or frequent guests, I find it very, very, VERY helpful to make sure that I keep a lot of ingredients in my kitchen to make sure I have them on hand to prepare a variety of dishes at a moment’s notice.
I probably wouldn’t have nearly the amount of items I keep if I lived alone, but my kids have regularly asked for different meals that would normally require advanced shopping or a quick trip to the grocery store.
I have a variety of utencils (including for baking, such as measuring cups for liquid and dry ingredients, spoons, bowls, pans, etc.), as well as seasonings, spices, dried herbs, baking ingredients (such as flour, baking powder, baking soda, etc), substitutions for milk, pasta, eggs, and a whole lot of other things.
I’m not particularly great at advanced planning for meals, so I can’t even tell you how many sudden trips to the store or having to borrow from a neighbor (usually, they borrow from me!) this has saved me!
Of course, if you barely cook, you probably just want to keep the bare minimum.
But what is needed for THIS recipe, you ask?
These are all you need to have on hand to make this recipe!
egg noodles
sour cream
cottage cheese
cream cheese
white granulated sugar
eggs
butter or margarine
vanilla
cinnamon
Want to try other delicious kugels? Try these!
Broccoli Kugel
Potato Kugel
Cauliflower Kugel
Salt and Pepper Kugel
Jerusalem (Yerushalmi) Kugel
Easy Sweet Lokshen Kugel (Traditional Noodle)
Delicious and sweet, classic noodle casserole!
Ingredients
- ½ pound of dry egg noodles
- 1 pound sour cream
- 1 pound cottage cheese
- 8 ounces of cream cheese
- ¾ cup of white granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 4 eggs
- ½ cup butter, melted and cooled
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon + 1 teaspoon more for garnish if desired
Instructions
- Cook the noodles according to the directions on the package and drain completely.
- In a large bowl, mix the sour cream, cottage cheese, sugar, vanilla, eggs, butter, and cinnamon together.
- Add the cooked noodles to the cheese mixture and combine thoroughly.
- Poor the mixture into a lined or greased 9 by 13-inch baking pan sprinkle with cinnamon (optional for garnish).
- Place in an over that has been preheated to 350°F.
- Bake for around 1 ¼ hours or until the top is slightly brown.
- Remove from oven and let cool before serving.