This delicious casserole is made with egg noodles mixed with eggs, cream cheese, cottage cheese, applesauce and spices, and sprinkled with a crunchy, maple syrup-sweetened cereal topping.

Sweet Kugel

1 pound noodles, cooked and drained
6 large eggs, beaten
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese
1 1/2 pounds cottage cheese
1 (16-ounce) jar cinnamon-flavored or plain applesauce
1 cup raisins
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 cup butter, melted

Topping:
2/3 cup Grape Nuts cereal
1/3 cup pure maple syrup
2 tablespoon butter, melted

1. Mix topping ingredients together in a small bowl and set aside.
2. Mix drained noodles with eggs, cream cheese, cottage cheese, applesauce, raisins, sugar and spices.
3. Melt butter in a 9 x 13-inch baking pan. Add noodle mixture. Cover and bake at 350°F for 1 hour. Uncover and top with the cereal mixture and bake another 30 minutes (watching carefully so topping does not burn).

Makes 12 servings.

Recipe provided courtesy of Honeysuckle White, a division of Cargill, Incorporated. Used with permission.