Scandinavian Sweet Recipes

"Midsummer would not be Midsummer without strawberries, and this is a simple Swedish recipe to make, to celebrate Midsummer, wherever you may be! In Scandinavia, the summer solstice is a magical time. The lavender twilight lasts until 11 p.m. and the day breaks again at about 2 a.m.; above the Arctic Circle, the sun doesn't sink below the horizon for..."

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Ingredients: cornflour, cornstarch...

"Sweet berry shakes. Made with or with the boose. Kijafa is Danish a cherry wine."

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Ingredients: strawberry ice cream, milk...

"This is for the Scandinavian Portion of the World Tour. This is from the cooking show New Scandinavian Cooking."

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Ingredients: eggs, honey, 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...

"This very old-fashioned, traditional Scandinavian recipe, which is claimed by both Denmark and Norway! Wherever it came from originally, it does not alter the fact that this is a delicious apple, nut and cream layered dessert, which looks very pretty, served in individual glasses. If you can get hold of rye bread to make your breadcrumbs, it will be..."

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Ingredients: cooking apples, creme fraiche...

"I'm posting this for ZWT III. I found this gem on Allrecipes.com. It was submitted by in da wings who states: "My Norwegian grandmother made this for us as a treat, and it continues to be a favorite my mother makes for my kids. Very easy and versatile. Serve rolled like a crepe with syrup or jam. Can also be a dessert stuffed with a sweetened..."

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Ingredients: eggs, milk, salt...

"In this recipe a really sweet wine should be used, such as a Muscatel from Italy. It will also work wonders to serve it with the lovely strawberry dessert. found this at scandcook.com!"

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Ingredients: corn syrup, creme fraiche...

"This is a yummy and very pretty dish to serve at Christmas and other holidays. Great for potlucks too. The 20 minutes cooking time is for cooking the rice."

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Ingredients: crushed pineapple, heavy cream...

"From Breads of the World. Posted for ZWT6."

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Ingredients: cinnamon, marzipan...

"This delicious, tangy fruit topping goes with almost any fruit. Try it with chilled fresh apricots, sliced bananas with red cherries, etc. From Best of Scandinavian Cooking. I haven't tried this yet so the cooking time for the crumbs is an estimate. If you get to this before I do, let me know how long it took to brown."

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Ingredients: red cherries, raw sugar...

"This is a wonderful almond paste to use in recipes like scones, pizzelles, almond cookies, and other pastries but is optimal for those itty bitty Danish almond cakes. I got this from a cooking magazine a few years ago. My version calls for 2 tbsp butter but you might want to up it to 3 if you find that it's not a good consistency or almond-to-butter..."

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Ingredients: sugar, almond extract, almonds...