Aebleskiver Recipe Danish Pancakes

I love æbleskiver because it tastes so good, but I also love it because it’s so easy! You can make it in under 30 minutes and you can do it with ingredients that you probably already have on hand. If you haven’t tried Aebleskiver yet, give them a shot! These are great for entertaining guests on game nights when you’re trying to be fancy but don’t have time to cook anything else.

The Authentic Danish Way

Traditionally, aebleskiver is served as a dessert. If you really want to be traditional, once you have the batter in the pan, place a little apple slice in the batter before flipping (so you have a hot apple center). Our favorite way of serving them is with raspberry jam and powdered sugar. When we started dating, my husband was so excited to make these for me. After I popped the first one, I was hooked. Once we got married, it quickly became one of our own family traditions to make aebleskiver on Christmas Eve and throughout the Christmas season.

Eggs – you’ll need to divide the egg whites and egg yolks in separate bowls Flour – regular all purpose flour works great. Sugar Baking powder Baking soda Salt Butter – melted. Set aside some for greasing the pan, and some for the recipe. Buttermilk – you can make your own buttermilk mixture by combining regular milk with a teaspoon of vinegar or lemon juice. Give it a good whisk and you have buttermilk!

Apple – fresh apple slices are the most traditional filling for aebleskiver. After all, as mentioned above, æbleskiver means “apple slices”. Just put a piece of apple into the batter after pouring it into the pan. You can also use a tiny bit of apple pie filling or applesauce. Jam (any kind of berry jam works great) Pie filling Lemon curd Fresh berries Chocolate chips Nutella or peanut butter Cream cheese (or any other cheese for a more savory filling)

Chocolate sauce Maple syrup Strayberry syrup Honey butter Fresh raspberries or strawberries Whipped cream Apple butter Pumpkin Butter Yogurt Syrup … or any of our other delicious homemade syrup recipes!