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So every year for Yom Kippur, my family breaks the fast with the same general meal: bagels and fish, kugel, blintz bake lots of desserts… This is one of my favorite meals (which might be somewhat related to the level of hunger I am feeling when we eat), so I am always hesitant to make a change.
For as long as I can remember, my mom has made this blintz bake:
Even when I went to college I made the same recipe for my friends. I have some great memories of picking at the leftovers and finishing it off with my roommate after everyone had left for the night:-)
The only element that ever changes is type of blintzes we use. We have used cherry, blueberry, cheese, and combinations of them as well. I could never decide which was my favorite. This year, however, my dad came up with a delicious idea that solved that issue!
Blueberries! [Side note- These were huge blueberries that my mom had frozen this summer. I highly recommend doing this if you have excess freezer space.] Rather than use blueberry blintzes, he suggested adding blueberries to the custard-like topping. As a result, we could keep it simple with cheese blintzes.
This recipe, which I adapted from The Har Zion Cookbook, is very easy to follow. I made several changes to make it a little healthier and increased the recipe to feed more people. To make our modified Blueberry Blintz Bake, all you will need to do is:
Find a large baking dish (11×13 or bigger)
Line it with blintzes straight out of the freezer
Pour on your melted butter
I said “healthier”, not “healthy”
Make your filling
Pour in a ton of these
Pour it over your blintzes
Sprinkle on some cinnamon
And bake
Serve warm
Blueberry Blintz Bake
Ingredients:
18 frozen cheese blintzes*
6 ounces of melted butter, unsalted (3/4 stick)
1 pint sour cream, reduced fat
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 cup egg beaters
1 teaspoon vanilla
2-3 cups fresh or frozen blueberries
Cinnamon for topping
*fresh would work as well, just reduce cooking time
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees
Line large baking dish (13×9 or bigger) with blintzes
Pour melted butter over blintzes
Combine sour cream, sugar, egg beaters and vanilla by whisking or using whisk attachment to mixer
Stir in blueberries
Pour filling over blintzes
Sprinkle cinnamon over blintz bake
Bake for 60-75 minutes or until center has limited movement (it should be similar to a cheesecake where the edges begin to show cracks and the center is slightly firm)
Serve warm
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yummy! i can’t remember the last time i had blintzes but i love ‘em
I never knew what a blintze was! They sound great– I think
think or a blintz as rolled up thin pastaish dough stuffed with a fruit or cheese filling:-)
Oh my gosh, these look decadent! Must. try. now.
Yum! Cannot wait to try this modified version! But sadly I will have to pick at the leftovers without you
I hope you like it as much! I think you will:-)
My mom made something like this when I was growing up. Thanks for jogging my memory..and sharing the recipe. It was one of my favorite things!
This blintz bake sounds heavenly! Being Filipino, my mom made a simple sticky rice recipe for dessert all the time, (it’s basically just rice, brown sugar, and coconut milk), and it was the best! By keeping it simple and not changing it, it always reminds me of my childhood and the happiness I enjoyed while having that dish!
that is such a nice memory! i love that feeling:-)
thanks for sharing they look great xxxxx
My mom makes ridiculous meatballs + potato salad and the recipes need no changing!