The Best Cheese Blintzes!

The Best Cheese Blintzes

A crispy, cheesy blintz has to be one of the world's best comfort foods. Once you make these yourself, I promise you will prepare them again and again.

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Here are the ingredients you need for the blintz pancakes. Be sure you cool down the melted butter before adding it to the filling ingredients.

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Here are the ingredients you need for the blintz filling. You can adjust the cheeses you use based on what you like or what you find at the store.

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First, prepare the blintz pancake batter in a blender. Chill the batter for at least an hour or longer. Very important!

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Prepare the cheese filling - whisk vigorously in a bowl or use a food processor. It comes together easily.

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Make your blintz crepes using an 8" pan, medium heat and about a scant 1/4 cup of batter. Practice makes perfect!

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Fill & fold the blintzes after all the crepes are ready to go. Layer the pancakes and keep them covered until ready to fill & fold.

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Add about a tablespoon of filling to the non-smooth side of the pancake then fold as shown in the video below.

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Pan fry the blintzes in butter until they brown on both sides. If frozen, do the same, but for just a minute or two longer.

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For detailed instructions, step-by-step photos and a printable recipe card! click on the link below.

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