Desserts: Warm Desserts: Cinnamon Raisin Kugel

This traditional side dish includes raisins, making it sweet enough to also serve as a dessert.

Author: Merisant/Equal®
Date: November 15, 2007

Serves: 12 person(s)

Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: 25 mins
Extra Time: 10 mins (for pre-cooking noodles)

Ingredients:

1 package (8 oz) low-fat cream cheese, softened
2 Tbsp stick butter, melted
3/4 cup Equal® Sugar Lite™ *
3 eggs
2 egg whites
1/2 cup low-fat milk (2%)
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon, divided
4 cup (8 oz) wide egg noodles, cooked and drained
1/2 cup golden raisins
2 Tbsp Equal® Sugar Lite™, additional *

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Beat cream cheese and butter until well combined. Mix in 3/4 cup Equal® Sugar Lite™, eggs and egg whites, milk, vanilla and 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon until well blended. Stir in cooked noodles and raisins.

Pour mixture into 13 x 9-inch baking pan well sprayed with non-stick cooking spray. Combine 2 tablespoons Equal® Sugar Lite™ and remaining 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon. Sprinkle over top of noodle mixture.

Bake in preheated oven 20 to 25 minutes or until knife inserted near center comes out clean. Serve warm.

Variations:

* Note: If desired, the 3/4 cup and extra 2 tbsp. of Equal® Sugar Lite™ can be replaced by one of the following:

* 3/4 cup and 2 tbsp. Equal® Spoonful or Equal® Lite, or
* 18 packets and 1 packet Equal®, or
* 3/4 cup and 2 tbsp. sugar, or
* for a less-sweet dish, decrease the amount of sweetener

Per serving, using sugar: 209 calories, 7.7 g fat, 28 g carbs, 12.3 g total sugars