Cherry Almond Noodle Pudding Food

GRANDMA BUSCH'S NOODLE KUGEL

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Parboil the noodles (five to seven minutes).
• 2. In a very large bowl beat eggs until fluffy. Add the sugar gradually, then the cottage cheese, margarine or butter and vanilla. Stir in the drained noodles.
• 3. Pour into a 9×13-inch pan. Bake for 1 1/2 hours, or until kugel is set.
• 4. To make a Cherry Noodle Kugel top the noodle kugel with one can of Cherry Pie filling after the first hour of baking. I like to add a teaspoon of almond extract to my cherry pie filling before spreading over the kugel. Continue baking for 30 minutes.

RICE PUDDING WITH ALMONDS AND CHERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine milk, 5 tablespoons sugar and rice in heavy medium saucepan. Scrape in seeds from vanilla bean; add bean and bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium and simmer until rice is tender and mixture is thick, stirring frequently, about 35 minutes. Discard vanilla bean. Mix in almonds. Pour rice pudding into 13x9x2-inch metal baking pan; cool completely.
• Using electric mixer, beat cream and 2 tablespoons sugar in medium bowl until medium peaks form. Fold cream into rice pudding mixture in pan. Cover and refrigerate until cold, about 4 hours. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Keep refrigerated.)
• Cook cherries, lemon and remaining 3/4 cup sugar in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat until cherries are tender, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Add cornstarch mixture and bring to boil, stirring constantly. Discard lemon. Spoon pudding into bowls. Spoon hot cherry sauce over.

CHERRY-ALMOND TRIFLE

Steps:

• Beat pudding mixes and milk in large bowl with whisk 2 min. Stir in 1 cup COOL WHIP and sour cream.
• Cover bottom of 2-1/2-qt. bowl with cookies; top with pudding mixture. Mix cherry pie filling and extract; spoon over pudding mixture. Cover with remaining COOL WHIP.
• Refrigerate 1 hour. Sprinkle with nuts just before serving.

APPLE-CHERRY NOODLE PUDDING

Steps:

• Cook the noodles in the milk, cream, Tokai, and 1/2 cup of the sugar until very soft, about 20 minutes.
• In a bowl, mix the eggs, egg yolks, sour cream and the remaining 1/4 cup sugar together. Temper the noodles into the eggs by adding a little of the hot liquid to the eggs to raise the temperature and then adding the eggs to the noodles with the heat off.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• In a bowl, whisk together the cornstarch, rum, vanilla and apple juice concentrate. In a saute pan, melt the butter over high heat. Add the brown sugar to melt, then the apples. Saute for 1 minute. Add the slurry and cook until thickened. Stir in the cherries.
• In a 2 1/2-quart buttered casserole, alternate the noodle mixture and the fruit in 5 layers (3 noodle and 2 fruit). Bake until browned on top, about 35 minutes.

AUNT SYLVIA'S NOODLE PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. In a small bowl, mix together the corn flakes, 1/4 cup of the sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil, salt, and boil the noodles according to package instructions. Drain, and transfer to a large bowl, and toss with the 1/3 cup butter.
• Meanwhile, in large bowl, combine the cream cheese and remaining 1/2 cup sugar and mix, using a hand held mixer, until light and airy. Add the eggs, milk, and nectar and continue mixing until fully incorporated. Stir the cheese mixture evenly into the noodles. Transfer the noodle mixture into a buttered 9- x 13- x 2-inch baking dish. (Scrap the bowl with a rubber spatula to get all the custard.) Scatter the top of the pudding with the corn flake mixture. Bake until set and golden brown, about 1 hour. Set aside to cool slightly before serving.

CHERRY ALMOND RICE PUDDING

Steps:

• Cook the rice until tender.
• Add the evaporated milk, brown sugar and orange zest; cover and cook for 10 minutes.
• Uncover and cook, stirring frequently, for 10 minutes or until the rice is very creamy and most of the liquid has been absorbed.
• Stir in the milk, vanilla and almond extracts and remove from heat.
• Cool to room temperature, stir in the cherries and almonds and refrigerate for 2 hours or until chilled.

CHERRY BAKEWELL SPONGE PUDDING

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Tip the syrup from the cherries and the jam into a saucepan. Boil for 10-15 mins until the liquid has reduced by half and is thick and syrupy, and add the cherries to the pan. Pour into a baking dish, roughly 18 x 25cm, then set aside.
• In a large bowl, mix the butter, sugar, eggs, flour, almonds, almond extract and a pinch of salt with an electric whisk until combined. Dollop the sponge mixture over the cherries and spread to a smooth layer, trying not to disturb the cherries underneath too much. Scatter over the flaked almonds, then bake for 45 mins until a skewer inserted into the sponge layer comes out clean. Leave to cool for 5 mins, then dust with icing sugar and serve with cream or, better yet, custard.