Semlor – Swedish lenten buns

semlor swedish lenten buns with cream and icing sugar on top

Have you heard of the Swedish lenten buns called Semlor? It is buns that are eaten from January up until the lent or fat Tuesday. So before the fasting starts we eat a lot of these delicious Swedish buns. They are soft cardamom buns with a layer of marzipan and almond cream and a lot … Read more

Danish burning love (brændende kærlighed)

recipe for danish burning love with mashed potatoes, sweet caramelized onions and cripsy bacon

Who does not love traditional Danish burning love? Delicious homemade mashed potatoes, soft sweet onions, and crispy bacon, it does not get much better than that. Burning love is a classic Danish dish that should be enjoyed in good company, and with an ice-cold beer. If you want to see the recipe for the best … Read more

Danish fastelavnsboller with cream (shrovetide buns)

danish fastelavnsboller with cream and jam

In the Danish bakeries, you can get the biggest and most amazing fastelavnsboller or shrovetide buns, starting after new years and until fastelavn which is usually mid or late February. They are quite expensive, and if you don’t live in Denmark, you probably can’t get them. But luckily you can make them yourself. Read along … Read more

Danish rhubarb pudding

traditional danish rhubarb pudding with cream and almonds

We have lots of nice rhubarb in our garden. Luckily, because we love to make rhubarb desserts. Today you get our recipe for a wonderful traditional danish rhubarb pudding, which is perfect as a good summer dessert. It tastes great with almonds on top and a dash of cream or milk. Summer dessert as grandma … Read more

Old-fashioned Danish Rhubarb Cake

Old-fashioned Danish Rhubarb cake served in glasses with whipped cream on top

At the beginning of summer, there is nothing better than making an Old-fashioned Danish rhubarb cake with the first fresh rhubarbs from the garden or local market. It consists of a rhubarb pudding, danish macaroons, crumble, and whipped cream on top. It is a traditional Danish dessert, and very quick to make. Read along here … Read more

Profiteroles with pastry cream

small profiteroles with pastry cream and icing

Are you familiar with profiteroles? The small French pastries are made from choux pastry filled with delicious airy vanilla cream. We make our profiteroles with cream inside, and decorate them with icing on top. Traditionally, they are eaten with chocolate sauce rather than icing. Read here and get our recipe for the best profiteroles with … Read more

Danish choux buns (vandbakkelser)

danish choux buns with whipped cream and jam

We are always making a lot of Shrovetide buns in spring, or fastelavnsboller as we call them. One of the easy kinds is those of choux pastry. They do not take very long to mix together, and then they just taste good. Here you get our recipe for perfect airy danish choux buns filled with … Read more

Danish vanilla cream pudding (fløderand)

Danish vanilla cream pudding with berries on top

It is one of the classic Danish desserts that most of us Danes have a memory of. Childhood memories of grandma’s vanilla cream pudding with berry coulis or canned fruit. Here you get the recipe for a danish vanilla cream pudding, that tastes completely classic of cream and vanilla. Just like the one from our … Read more

Orange mousse

danish recipe for orange mousse

We all know the classic danish lemon mousse, and orange mousse is the extremely tasty cousin. This mousse is mild and sweet in taste and is therefore always a hit with both children and adults. Read along here and get our recipe for an airy and creamy orange mousse served in a glass. Of course, … Read more