List of Norwegian desserts

This is a list of Norwegian sweets and desserts. The cuisine of Norway refers to food preparation originating from Norway or having a played a great historic part in Norwegian cuisine. Norway also shares many dishes and influences with surrounding Scandinavian countries, such as Sweden, Finland, and Denmark.

Krumkake is a Norwegian waffle cookie

Characteristics

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Norwegian desserts mainly feature small, tart fruits, such as strawberries, blueberries, lingonberries, gooseberries, and cloudberries, due to their ability to grow in colder climates. [1] Rye flour is a very common ingredient in bread-based recipes, as well as almonds and almond flavoring.

Holidays in Norway feature particularly decadent and intricate desserts, as Christmas is an important holiday in Norwegian culture.[2]

Norwegian desserts

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Name Image Description
Almond cake   Moist, sweet cake flavored and topped with almonds, typically featuring layers of cream in between cake layers
Berlinerkrans   Known as Berlin wreaths. A butter cookie curled into a wreath formation, typically served during Christmas
Bløtkake   Cream cake topped with a mixture of berries and frequently served during Constitution Day
Brødpudding   Pudding made from day-old bread, cream, eggs, syrup, and occasionally fruit or other toppings
Brune pinnar   Spiced, stick-shaped almond cookies made with syrup. Translates to brown pins
Byggrynskrem   Barley-based cream dessert, usually served with berries
Delfiakake   Uncooked flat, square or bar-shaped chocolate snack/dessert, similar to a fudgey chocolate brownie but with alternating lighter and darker areas
Dessertsuppe   Sweet soup made from sugar and fruit
Diplomatpudding Pudding made in a mold, featuring ladyfingers soaked in rum or Kirsch flavored syrup, layered with candied fruit, apricot jam, and an egg custard or Bavarian cream
Dronning Mauds pudding   Pudding dessert that predominantly consists of cream, kogel mogel and chocolate
Eggedosis   Dessert made from sugar and eggs, whipped into a fluffy cream
Fastelavnsbolle   Traditional sweet roll filled with cream
Fattigmannsbakkels   Otherwise known as angel wings. Deep-fried and served during Christmas
Fruktkake   Cake made with candied or dried fruit, nuts, and spices, and optionally soaked in spirits
Fruktsuppe   Dessert soup made from pureed fruit
Fyrstekake   Cake filled with almond, rum, and other fillings
Gløgg   Alcoholic drink usually made with red wine, along with various mulling spices and sometimes raisins, served hot or warm
Goro Cookie similar to a cracker or thin waffle, made in a press
Havreflarn   Traditional oatmeal cookies
Ingefærkaker   Cake made with ginger, cardamom, cinnamon, allspice, and nutmeg, as well as molasses
Julekake / Julebrød   Christmas bread filled with raisins and candied fruit and scented with cardamom
Jødekake   Round shortbread biscuit
Kalvedans (Råmjølkspudding)   Classic Scandinavian dessert. It is a pudding made from unpasteurized colostrum milk, the first milk produced by a cow after giving birth
Kanelstenger   Stick shaped cookies rolled in cinnamon
Karamellpudding   Pudding made with caramel and vanilla flavoring
Kokosmakroner   Coconut macaroons made of eggs, sugar, wheat flour and coconut
Kompott   Whole or pieces of fruit in sugar syrup. Whole fruits are cooked in water with sugar and spices
Kransekake   Rings of cakes stacked together with layers of vanilla icing in between
Norsk Kringle   Soft pastry typically topped with melted sugar
Krumkake   Thin waffle cookie rolled in a cone
Lefse   Thin pastry topped with different additives. Incarnations of it includeTynnlefse, Tjukklefse / Tykklefse, Nordlandslefse, and Anislefse
Marmorkake / Tigerkake   Cake with different flavors, usually chocolate and vanilla, mixed into one cake to create a marble texture
Marsipan   Confection consisting primarily of sugar, honey, and almond meal, sometimes augmented with almond oil or extract
Marsipankake   Sponge cake filled with jam or cream, topped with marzipan
Multekrem   Dessert made by mixing cloudberries with whipped cream and sugar
Munker   Fluffy fried pastry, rolled in a ball shape
Ostekake   Cake made from cream cheese and featuring a graham-cracker crust
Pepperkake   Crispy cookie made from ginger, cinnamon, and other spices
Peppernøtt   Small anise-flavored cookies
Pikekyss (marengs)   Cream dessert made from whipped egg whites and sugar, and occasionally an acidic ingredient such as lemon, vinegar, or cream of tartar
Pleskener   Thick cookie made from sugar, butter, and flour.
Rabarbrapai   Pie stuffed with rhubarb and sugar, to balance out the tartness of the fruit
Riskrem   Dessert made of rice pudding mixed with whipped cream, sugar, vanilla, and chopped almonds
Russedessert   Sweet, wheat semolina dessert porridge made with berries, usually lingonberries
Rosettes (Rosettbakkels)   Thin, cookie-like fritters made with iron molds
Saftsuppe   Dessert soup made from various juices, water, and a thickening agent, usually either potato flour or cornstarch
Sago pudding   Sweet pudding made by combining sago pearls with either water or milk and adding sugar and sometimes additional flavourings
Sandbakelse   Butter cookies flavored with almond extract
Serinakaker   Almond-flavored butter cookies with sliced almonds and pearled sugar on top
Skolebrød   Buns filled with custard and topped with powdered sugar
Smultring   Traditional Norwegian doughnut
Spice cake   Moist cake spiced with various flavorings, usually cinnamon or allspice
Svele   Thick, pancake-like dessert served with brunost
Tilslørte bondepiker   Apple and cream trifle served in glasses
Troikakake[3]   Layered chocolate cake
Trollkrem Mousse made from lingonberries
Verdens Beste / Kvæfjordkake   Cake flavored with almonds and custard
Wreath cake rods (Kransekakestenger) Small sticks of kransekake with a chocolate or icing sugar coating
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "All About Traditional Norwegian Food • FamilySearch". FamilySearch. 23 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Enjoy Christmas in Norway". www.visitnorway.com.
  3. ^ Ilstad, Kristine (2018-04-30). "Troikakake". Det søte liv (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2018-05-31.