This recipe for lemon pleasure is simple and cool. Very little baking is needed. If you can resist the urge to consume it, the longer it sits, the nicer it gets!
| Prep Time: | 30 mins |
| Cook Time: | 4 mins |
| Total Time: | 34 mins |
| Servings: | 12 |
| Yield: | 12 blintzes |
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 3 eggs
- ½ teaspoon salt
- cooking spray
- 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup raisins (Optional)
- 3 tablespoons white sugar, or to taste
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon butter, or as needed
Instructions
- Mix flour, eggs, and salt together in a bowl until smooth and creamy.
- Lightly coat a small skillet with cooking spray. Pour 2 to 3 tablespoons of batter into the skillet. Swirl around until even and then place skillet over medium heat. Cook until sides begin to curl away, about 2 minutes. Turn and cook other side until lightly browned, about 1 minute more. Put onto a plate.
- Mix cream cheese, raisins, sugar, egg yolks, lemon peel, vanilla extract, and cinnamon together in a bowl to make the filling. Place 2 to 3 teaspoons of filling on each blintz and roll up like a small burrito.
- Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a skillet over medium heat. Cook the filled blintzes, turning carefully, until lightly browned, about 30 seconds each.
- Instead of frying the filled blintzes, you may also put them in a baking dish, brush with melted butter, and heat in the oven.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 237 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 18 g |
| Cholesterol | 124 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 6 g |
| Saturated Fat | 10 g |
| Sodium | 234 mg |
| Sugars | 8 g |
| Fat | 16 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
I did not add the raisins, instead I topped the blintzes with assorted fruit and whipped cream. It made a delicious late morning meal.
I’ve made this twice now. Great, simple delicious!