Blackberry Cheese Blintz Recipe

Upgrade your standard pancakes to a fancier meal that’s worthy of a special occasion! Blintzes are an elevated twist on crepes that are stuffed with a filling and rolled into perfect packages of deliciousness. Our healthy cheese blintz recipe is filled with a sweet ricotta cream cheese and topped with a homemade blackberry sauce. It’s perfect for springtime festivities like Easter brunch or Mother’s Day!

A Healthy Blackberry Cheese Blintz Recipe

Make your mornings extra special with our Blackberry Cheese Blintz recipe. The first step to making these cheese blintzes is preparing the three-ingredient blackberry sauce. Place blackberries and sugar in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce the heat to low to a simmer. Simmer the sauce for five minutes, then crush half of the berries with a spoon. Stir in cornstarch to thicken the sauce and set it aside.

To make the blintz batter, whisk together the batter ingredients in a large bowl. We make our blintz batter healthy with a few simple swaps, including whole wheat pastry flour and nonfat milk. We also add eggs, a small amount of white sugar, vanilla extract and melted coconut oil.

Finally, it’s time to make the creamy, dreamy ricotta filling that’s stuffed inside these tender blintzes. Simply blend together ricotta cheese, cream cheese, one teaspoon of white sugar, lemon juice and lemon zest.

Now it’s time to get cooking! Heat a large nonstick skillet to medium heat and spray it with nonstick spray. Pour a quarter-cup of batter onto the hot pan. Swirl the batter to form a large circle. Cook the blintz for two to three minutes, carefully flip it and continue cooking for another minute. Remove it from the heat, then spoon about two to three tablespoons of the ricotta filling over the warm blintz. Roll it up and repeat this process with the remaining batter. Top your blintzes with the blackberry sauce before serving. 

Healthy Hacks

This recipe makes six servings, so it’s great for serving up to the whole family! These Blackberry Cheese Blintzes make a wonderful Easter Brunch or Mother’s Day meal. Each serving is 278 calories, so you can rest assured that it fits into your weight loss plan.

Losing weight on Nutrisystem? Log this fruity Flex breakfast as one SmartCarb, one PowerFuel and three Extras in your NuMi app journal.

You can add another PowerFuel to this dish by topping your cheese blintzes with chopped nuts like almonds, cashews or walnuts. It would also be tasty with a side of low-fat yogurt or a glass of skim milk. The choice is yours!

If you can’t find blackberries or happen to have another berry on hand, feel free to swap it in! This recipe would be delicious with strawberries, blueberries or raspberries. You could even do a combination of all four types!

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