Danish Desserts Recipes

"What an unusual use for this glorious summer fruit! A Danish recipe that I thoroughly enjoyed. Though the original recipe called for vanilla, I found that the lemon zest did more to perk up the flavor of the berries. Cooking time does not include cooling time."

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Ingredients: cornstarch, lemon zest...

"These pancakes are served as a dessert in Denmark and the traditional filling is jam and sugar; but you can really add anything to your liking. We also eat them for breakfast. They freeze well for up to 3 months, I place parchment paper between the pancakes and you can easily remove them from the bag even when frozen"

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Ingredients: ground cardamom, eggs...

"Found this on-line requested by a fellow Zarrie needed for my Lekvar (LEHK-vahr) Kugel recipe #53841( I was able to find it canned. A thick, soft spread made of fruit (usually prunes or apricots) cooked with sugar. This Hungarian specialty is used to fill a variety of pastries and cookies. Lekvar can be purchased in cans or jars in most supermarkets."

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Ingredients: lemon juice, lemon rind...

"This is a traditional, Danish summer dessert, slightly adapted. Very cooling and refeshing."

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Ingredients: cornstarch, heavy cream...

"This was in the latest edition of Womens Weekly just in time for the Scandinvian leg of ZWT III."

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Ingredients: cinnamon, eggs, milk...

"You can use your choice of fillings for each layer , such as almond paste; pie filling; or a mixture of raisins, nuts, cinnamon and sugar."

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Ingredients: cornstarch, egg whites...

"A sweet Scandinavian recipe adapted from Moosewood Cookbook. Enjoy!"

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Ingredients: cornstarch, lemon juice...

"Traditionally these were served in Denmark during carnival celebrations and are usually served with nuts and raisins. I edited the recipe to include apples (which I love) and omitted the nuts. Don't exceed the amount of filling though because they may burst when baking."

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Ingredients: cinnamon, hot roll mix...

"Excellent in it's own right with a chocolate mousse, or fruit and whipped cream, this is also perfect for making a gluten-free layered cake."

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Ingredients: cornstarch, almond meal...

"A flavoursome Danish apple pudding with hazelnuts, honey and lemon. This dessert can be made well ahead of serving time as it is served chilled. Hazelnuts although high in fat contain mostly monosaturated fat which helps to lower levels of blood cholesterol in the body. I found this recipe on an International Masters '1001 recipes for pan or wok'..."

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Ingredients: clear honey, cooking apples...

"Danes eat more ice cream per capita than any other nation in the world. And we have the shortest summers! This yummy topping is a tradition for ice cream cones."

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Ingredients: confectioners' sugar, egg whites...