Baked Cheese Blintz Casserole with Blueberry Sauce
A delicious casserole which tastes like a cheese blintz but is easier to make and takes half the time.
Servings: 8
Equipment
- Electric mixer
- 13 x 9 inch baking dish
Ingredients
Filling
- 8 ounces softened cream cheese
- 1 egg
- 15 oz ricotta cheese
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
Batter
- 6 eggs
- 1/2 cup melted butter
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 cup flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
Blueberry Sauce
- 2 cups fresh blueberries
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/2 lemon squeezed
- fresh lemon zest
Instructions
Filling
- In a medium bowl with an electric mixer, beat together all filling ingredients. Set Aside.
Batter
- Preheat oven to 350 F.
- In another medium bowl, using the electric mixer, beat butter, sugar and eggs.
- Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, and orange juice and beat well.
- Pour half of the batter into a lightly sprayed 13×9 inch baking dish.
- Spoon half the filling on top.
- Pour the remaining batter on top.
- Bake until firm and golden on top, about 50 minutes.
- Cut into squares and serve with blue berry sauce.
Blueberry Sauce
- Combine blueberries, water, lemon juice and zest in a small sauce pan.
- Bring to a boil and then reduce heat until thickened. Remove from heat. Refrigerate this after it is cooled.