Pumpkin Custard Kugel

Pumpkin Custard Kugel
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For dessert, serve this Thanksgivukkah-themed side dish. The pumpkin custard gives the layers of kugel a rich and creamy flavor. 
Servings
8
Ingredients
  • 1 pound cooked wide egg noodles, slightly undercooked by 2 minutes
  • 8 teaspoon butter
  • 16 ounce cream cheese
  • 2 cup sour cream
  • one 15-ounce can pumpkin purée
  • 8 extra-large eggs
  • 1 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
  • 4 cup whole milk
  • 1/2 cup molasses
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 teaspoon allspice
  • 3/4 cup chopped pecans
  • 2 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 tablespoon cinnamon
Directions
  1. In a mixing bowl whip together the butter and cream cheese. Add the sour cream, pumpkin purée, and sugar and mix again.
  2. Add the eggs 1 at a time, beating a little after each one. Add the milk, salt, molasses, nutmeg, ground cloves, and allspice and mix to incorporate the custard.
  3. Place the cooked noodles in a large mixing bowl.
  4. Pour the custard over the noodles and mix well. Pour into a large baking dish that has been generously buttered. Place this dish in an even larger roasting pan and add water so that you create a water bath for the pudding.
  5. Add enough water so that it comes halfway up to the pan of kugel.
  6. Sprinkle with the pecan and cinnamon topping and place in a 350 degree preheated oven for 1 hour uncovered. Remove from the oven and let rest a day before serving.
  7. Cut into pieces and warm up in a 350-degree oven for 15-20 minutes before serving.