Traditional Risalamande (Danish Rice Pudding) with Cherry Sauce is a creamy and delicious rice pudding laced with sherry and almonds, served with a sweet, warm cherry sauce. The History of Risalamande Risalamande finds it origins in the French Ris à l’amande and has been served on Christmas Eve in Denmark since around 1900. A Personal…
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Cheat’s Danish Apple Cake (Gammeldags Æblekage)
Cheat’s Danish Apple Cake (Gammeldags Æblekage) comprises of layers of stewed apple & crushed oat cookies topped with whipped cream & grated dark chocolate. My easy twist on this traditional Danish dessert! Why I Developed Cheat’s Danish Apple Cake Today I’m sharing my delicious Cheat’s Danish Apple Cake (Gammeldags Æblekage) with you which despite the…
Rødgrød med Fløde (Danish Red Berry Compote with Cream)
Rødgrød med Fløde (Danish Red Berry Compote with Cream) a traditional dessert made with strawberries & flavoured with vanilla! Perfect for using up a glut of strawberries! Today I’m sharing Rødgrød med Fløde (Danish Red Berry Compote with Cream) although the literal translation is red groats with cream! This is a recipe I have been…
Danish Fedtebrød – Coconut Cookie Slices with Rum Glaze
Traditional Danish Fedtebrød – Coconut Cookie Slices with Rum Glaze – beautifully short buttery cookies packed with desiccated coconut and topped with a rum glaze. I’m so excited to share these Danish Fedtebrød – Coconut Cookie Slices with Rum Glaze with you today! My mum found my Danish grandmother’s Saffir Mel (flour) collection of cookie…
Danish Vanilla Wreaths (Vanille Kranse)
Danish Vanilla Wreaths (Vanille Kranse) are traditional Danish butter cookies made with chopped almonds. Every tin of Danish Butter Cookies has Danish Vanilla Wreaths (Vanille Kranse) in it but homemade ones taste so much better. My mother used to make these cookies every Christmas using a special star shaped disc on her meat mincer. She’d…
Spelt Danish Apple Ring
Spelt Danish Apple Ring is a delicious yeasted tea bread! Filled with apples, cinnamon and almonds then topped with chopped almonds and vanilla icing you might not want to share! I was flicking through my mother’s old recipe folder the other day when a recipe I’d never made had caught my eye (it translated to…
Danish Apple Cake (Æblekage)
Danish Apple Cake (Æblekage) is not actually a cake but a traditional Danish dessert comprising layers of stewed apples, caramelised toasted oats, and finished off with whipped cream. This is my mum’s version and she always tops it with a delicious grating of dark chocolate! So it’s officially Autumn and my mind automatically turns to…
Hallon Cookies from Scandinavian Christmas by Trine Hahnemann
Scandinavian Hallon Cookies from Trine Hahnemann. Vanilla infused, buttery cookies which are filled with raspberry jam – simply delicious! My daughter and I recently had a lovely afternoon making Hallon Cookies from Danish food writer, Trine Hahnemann’s new book Scandinavian Christmas. This particular recipe was given to Trine by a Swedish friend called Alice Brax…
Leverpostej (Danish Liver Pate)
Leverpostej (Danish Liver Pate) is a wonderful pork liver pate that is lighter in texture than normal pate and is served hot on rye bread for the most exquisite of eating experiences. If you’ve never tried it then you have seriously been missing out! What is Leverpostej? Leverpostej, pronounced Liwer-po-stigh is a traditional Danish pork…
Frikadeller (Danish Meatballs)
Frikadeller (Danish Meatballs) is a traditional dish that every Dane grows up with. Unlike an Italian meatball, these are light and fluffy by comparison and made with pork. They’re utterly delicious and great hot or cold! Having a Danish mother I have eaten more than my fair share of Frikadeller, but you never tire of…