Blintzes

This cheese Blintzes recipe is easy to make and so delicious! It is a thin crepe-like pancake filled with a creamy cheese filling, pan fried, and topped with a quick berry sauce, or your favorite toppings!

Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 cups milk
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • pinch salt
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 1 cup low-fat ricotta cheese
  • 8 ounces cream cheese
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Berry sauce (recipe in notes)
  • Fresh berries
  • Powdered sugar
  • lemon zest
  • Mint
  • Whipped cream
  • Applesauce
  • Syrup

Directions

  1. 1

    Cheese Filling: Combine filling ingredients in a bowl and mix until smooth. Place bowl in freezer to chill filling while you cook the blintzes.

  2. 2

    Make Batter: Add milk, flour, sugar, eggs, butter, vanilla and salt to a blender and blend until smooth.

  3. 3

    Cook: Heat a skillet over medium heat. Pour roughly ¼ cup of batter into the pan and swirl the pan in a circular motion until the batter is in a thin, circle in the pan. Cook until lightly golden on the bottom, then flip and cook on the other side. Remove to a plate and keep warm while you continue cooking all the blintzes.

  4. 4

    Add Filling: Place a big spoonful of the filling onto the pancake, about 1 inch from the bottom. Fold both sides in, then roll all the way up, like a burrito. Repeat with remaining blintzes.

  5. 5

    Pan Fry: Melt the 2 tablespoons of butter and 1 tablespoon vegetable oil (or coconut oil) in a pan over medium heat. Once hot, work in batches to toast the blintzes seam-side down in the pan. Cook for 1-2 on each side, just until until golden brown all over. Serve with desired toppings.