Sweet Cherry Vareniki Recipe
These homemade Sweet Cherry Vareniki are so delicious and a classic Ukrainian dish! Sweet dumplings filled with a cream cheese and cherry filling. They are boiled and tossed in butter, so so good!
Ingredients
filling-
- 8 oz ricotta cheese
- 4 oz cream cheese room temp
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 21 oz cherry pie filling
- 6 oz blueberries
Instructions
Making the Pierogi Dough-
- Prepare one portion of our Classic Pierogi Dough.
Filling-
- In a bowl, beat together the ricotta cheese, cream cheese, and granulated sugar until combined.
Assemble the Pierogies-
- Flour the working space with flour and divide the dough into three equal balls.
- Roll out the first ball and with a cup create circles all over the dough.
- Add the cream cheese filling into the center of the created circles, top with the filling of choice.
- Fold over the edges of the circles and pinch to seal the vareniki to avoid them from oozing out. Repeat with all the vareniki and add to a flour dusted plate or tray.
How to Cook Vareniki
- Fill a large pot with water and bring to a boil.
- Once the water is boiling, add in vareniki into the waterand allow to cook until they begin to float to the top.
- With a large strainer spatula, remove the vareniki and add to a bowl. Toss with unsalted butter and serve!