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Æbleskive med kardemomme (Danish Fritters with Cardamom)

Æbleskive med kardemomme (Danish Fritters with Cardamom) is a traditional Danish recipe for a classic dessert of flour cream and egg fritters flavoured with ground cardamom. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Danish version of: Danish Fritters with Cardamom (Æbleskive med kardemomme).

prep time

10 minutes

cook time

10 minutes

Total Time:

20 minutes

Additional Time:

(+30 minutes resting)

Serves:

4

Rating: 4.5 star rating

Tags : Spice RecipesDenmark Recipes

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This is a classic Danish snack or dessert that are essentially pancakes that are cooked in a special moulded pan with 7 or 9 holes (known as a Æbleskivepande i støbejern) so that the fritters come out as small balls. They can be cooked in small tart tins (but will not come out round). Originally a small sliver of apple was placed in the centre of the dough before cooking (which is where the name Æbleskiver originates from). You can add other fruit, a little jam or nuts, or you can leave them plain. Rather than being plain these are flavoured with cardamom.

Ingredients:

200g plain flour
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp granulated sugar
1/2 tsp ground cardamom
250ml cream
4 eggs
50g butter, melted and cooled

Method:

Sift together the flour, salt, sugar and cardamom into a bowl. Beat the eggs, form a well in the centre, add the eggs and cream then mix into a smooth batter. Set aside to rest for 30 minutes.

Place a little butter in each well of your pan (or tart tin) and heat on the hob or in your oven until melted. Pour the batter into the wells until about 3/4 full then place back on the heat. After about 1 minutes, when the batter is lightly golden you can add your pieces of fruit, nuts or jam (if you choose). At this point turn the fritters over and return to the heat. Cook for about 6 minutes, turning the fritters over frequently during this time.

Keep the fritters warm in the oven as you finish cooking the remaining batter (because there is butter in the batter you do not need to place any butter in the wells for the second and successive batches). Serve warm accompanied by jam and icing sugar.