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Mom's Perfect Kugel Pudding

A decadent noodle kugel filled with sweet chopped peaches and a delicate apricot preserves mixture. The kugel is covered with a crunchy crumb topping and is the perfect side dish for any holiday meal.
Course Sides
Cuisine Jewish
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings 10 servings

Ingredients

For the Topping

  • 1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter or margarine at room temperature use margarine for Kosher cooking
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 4 1/2 cups Corn Flakes cereal

For the Noodle Pudding

  • 1 lb. wide or extra egg noodles
  • 1 stick unsalted butter or margarine at room temperature use margarine for Kosher cooking
  • 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
  • 3 large eggs beaten
  • 2 12 oz. jars good quality apricot preserves
  • 1 can 15 (approx) oz. sliced peaches, drained, cut into small pieces

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter or spray a 9 x 13 casserole dish with non-stick cooking spray and set aside.
  2. Boil and drain noodles. Do not rinse. Put into a large bowl.
  3. Add one stick of butter or margarine to the noodles and toss gently. Let cool slightly.
  4. Gently add in preserves, and peaches and stir together. As noodles become cooler, slowly add in beaten eggs and lightly stir until combined. Add vanilla and stir again. Pour into prepared pan.

For the Topping

  1. In a large bowl, combine the sugar, room temperature butter (or margarine), and Corn Flakes with your hands. (It's a messy job, but well worth it!) Crumble the butter, sugar, Corn Flakes together until well incorporated. Everything should come together in small pieces but not as finely crumbled as bread crumbs; there should still be lumps and pieces that look like a crumbly topping.
  2. Pat the mixture lightly on top of the kugel until all the noodles are covered.
  3. Bake uncovered for 45 minutes. Let cool for 15 minutes and dig in! This is delicious hot, warm, cold-- any way you like it. The best part: the bits and pieces that fall to the bottom of the baking dish. Don't say I didn't warn you!