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two bowls with danish cold strawberry buttermilk soup with fresh strawberries and kammerjunkere

Cold strawberry buttermilk soup (strawberry koldskål)

Recipe for cold strawberry buttermilk soup
Danish cold buttermilk soup is a classic danish dessert, and this is a version with strawberries, which makes it even better. In this recipe, Danish tykmælk is used, but you can't get that outside Denmark. If you live abroad then you can substitute with plain youghurt 3,5 % fat.
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine Danish
Servings 4 people
Calories 247 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 250 g strawberries fresh or thawed
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 40 g sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla paste
  • ½ l tykmælk or plain yogurt 3.5% fat
  • ½ l buttermilk
  • ½ lemon juice + zest

For serving:

  • Kammerjunkere
  • Fresh strawberries

Instructions
 

  • Put the strawberries in a blender, and blend them to a fine puree.
  • Whisk egg yolks and sugar together until white and fluffy.
  • Add the vanilla paste, buttermilk, and tykmælk to the eggnog (tykmælk can be substituted with plain yogurt 3.5% fat). Then add the strawberry puree and stir it all together into an even mixture.
  • Finely grate the lemon zest and squeeze out the juice. Gradually add lemon zest and juice while tasting. How much you need depends on how sweet the strawberries are, so taste it.
  • When you are satisfied with the taste, the cold strawberry buttermilk soup is ready to serve. Cold buttermilk soup should be stored in the refrigerator until it is to be served cold.
  • Serve with danish kammerjunkere and fresh strawberries or topping of your choice.

Nutrition

Calories: 247kcal
Keyword Cold soup, Danish dessert, danish strawberry dessert, danish summer food, Kids friendly dessert, Summer dessert, Traditional danish food
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