Danish Desserts Recipes

"My Auntie Barbara made this all through my childhood and it's a sure family favourite. Finally I got the recipe from her and now hubby and family and our friends ask for it all the time. :) Looks impressive, easy to make, and yummy, what more needs saying? Enjoy! P.S. I have added step-by-step photos for this recipe to help people know how the Danish..."

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Ingredients: eggs, warm water, icing sugar...

"Another Danish/Scandinavian recipe. Cardamom is in the ginger family and has a pungent flavor. These cookies will disappear quickly (Unless you don't like cardamom!)"

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Ingredients: ground cardamom, sliced almonds...

"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...

"Serve this nut-filled pastry made with refrigerated pie crust with a compote of fruit for an easy breakfast worthy of company. A kringle is a thin pastry developed over 100 years ago in Denmark. Kringles are hand-rolled from Weinerbrod dough. Many layers of the flaky dough are made, stacked then shaped in an oval. After filling with fruit, nut, or..."

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Ingredients: refrigerated pie crusts, margarine...

"Great holiday treats to take to work or share with friends and neighbors. Now a tradition in this family."

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Ingredients: confectioners' sugar, evaporated milk...

"Another recipe being submitted for ZWT III. I found this on allrecipes.com and it was submitted by YAC2004. The recipes introduction states: These cookies are like little bites of Christmas. Cinnamon and cardamom flavor these little shortbread nuggets.""

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Ingredients: ground cardamom, eggs, sugar...

"I love making bars because they don't require all the work of shaping of cookies. Just press the dough in a pan, bake, and cut into bars. A delicious holiday treat and can be made ahead and frozen."

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Ingredients: cinnamon, eggs...

"Making almond paste is so simple and to me it tastes fresher than any you can buy"

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Ingredients: egg whites, icing sugar...

"Excellent Christmas recipe. I have made these every year since 1992 when I found the recipe in BC Woman to Woman Magazine it was credited to Mrs M.H. Wilkinson. I have not changed anything in the recipe it is excellent the way it is. For variety add a 1/2 tsp Almond extract orfresh ground nutmeg or finely grated orange peel. Try the original first..."

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Ingredients: eggs, granulated sugar, salt...

"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...

"For ZWT6. From Larousse Treasury of Country Cooking. Denmark."

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Ingredients: eggs, graham cracker crumbs...