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

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
See also: Norwegian cuisine
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 adyfingers 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
Verdens Beste / Kvæfjordkake Cake flavored with almonds and custard
Wreath cake rods (Kransekakestenger) Small sticks of kransekake with a chocolate or icing sugar coating
  • Serinakaker cookies topped with pearled sugar
    Serinakaker cookies topped with pearled sugar
  • Decorated pepperkaker cookies
    Decorated pepperkaker cookies
  • Sandkaker
    Sandkaker
  • Jødekake
    Jødekake
  • Kransekake
    Kransekake
  • Bondepiker topped with bread crumbs and almond slivers
    Bondepiker topped with bread crumbs and almond slivers
  • Karamellpudding served in a dish
    Karamellpudding served in a dish
  • Julebrød with berries
    Julebrød with berries

See also

References
  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.
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