This is by far my personal most favorite category page of course this is the dessert page. Here you can find all my best dessert recipes. You can find several fantastic and mouthwatering cake recipes which are perfect when having guest or family over. Do not hold back - go and exploring some of my favorite dessert recipes. If you are looking for some traditional Nordic dessert recipes then I have a separate category for that.
Lemon curd is kind of dessert spreading or topping for your favorite food. Lemon curd is, as the name applies, normally made from citrus fruit like lemons, oranges and lime. However, it is also sometimes made from other fruit and different berries like straw- and raspberries.
In this recipe we have used lemons which gives a fresh and very delicious taste. The taste is a great balance between [Read more...]
We believe that most people think that rhubarb is a fruit because it is often used in desserts and drinks - that is not entirely correct. Rhubarb is actually a vegetable but that does not make this pie less good. This rhubarb pie with crumb topping is super delicious and has a fresh taste. Rhubarb has a great sour [Read more...]
When we made this recipe, it was the first time we tried chocolate fudge - our question was: why haven't we made it before? It taste wonderful!
Chocolate fudge is a kind of American confectionery, which is normally soft, sweet and made from butter, milk and sugar. From our Danish point of view, we think it tastes like a mix of chocolate and caramel. This fudge has a nice and rich taste of chocolate and a great soft consistency. We decided to add some chopped nuts to our fudge. However, this can easily be left out if you prefer. [Read more...]
This is one of our most popular recipes. These caramels are just wonderful and it only takes about 10 minutes to cook up a batch of these small treats. Normally when we have made homemade caramel we would use a large saucepan to boil the caramel mixture. This process is messy, you need a thermometer and it does takes a bit of time. This recipe for microwave caramel are so much easier! From start to finish it only takes about 20 minutes.
Homemade caramel can be made in several different ways. This recipe for caramels are made in a microwave oven and you only need four different ingredients; heavy cream, light- and dark corn syrup and some sugar. The dark corn syrup gives the caramel a nice and golden color. When you have cooked and cut these caramels into small bite-sized pieces then you have some delicious homemade candy. You can also try to wrap each caramel in some parchment paper which makes them look really good.
The last time we were having a birthday party we wanted to make something delicious. We have tried a lot of delicious recipes and some of them will you be able to find on this blog. However, as food bloggers we don't like to make the same dessert too many times, even though how delicious it is. It is just funnier to make something new and be able to make some new and great recipes for the blog. [Read more...]
Churros are also sometimes referred to as Spanish doughnut. In Danish we both refer to them as Churros or Spanskrør, which translated means Spanish tubs . The origin of the Churros is a bit unclear, however, some people believe the first Churros where made by Spanish shepherds, as an easy substitute for fresh bread and other bakeries.
Today they are very popular in most European countries, the Philippines and the US. Churros are made from a dough mixture of flour, water, eggs, sugar, butter and salt, and then they are fried until they become [Read more...]
We have several recipes for apple pie on our blog - this recipe for apple pie is made with marzipan and is very delicious. We think that an apple pie is best in the fall where the apples are freshly picked and full of tasteful apple juice. However, it is still very delicious all year around.
This apple pie is very simple to make. You simply just mix together the five ingredients for the pie dough, put it in a pie pan, cover it with apple wedges and finally sprinkle with a mix of cinnamon and cane sugar. Then it is baked for about 25 minutes and it is done. We normally serve it warm with sour cream or some homemade vanilla ice cream.
The recipe for Drømmekage is one of the most traditional and famous Danish cakes. Translated, Drømmekage simply means Dream cake probably because some people think it taste like a dream :-) [Read more...]
Dulce De Leche is a snack or dessert which is originally from South American, but is now served all over the world. Directly translated Dulce De Leche means candy of milk or milk candy. In this recipe the Dulce De Leche is prepared by slowly boiling a can of condensed milk for some hours. When the condensed milk has cooked from some time it starts to thicken and caramelize and after 3 hours of slowly cooking the milk is turned into a very delicious and thick caramelized milk. The consistency of the caramel is very similar to the [Read more...]
This recipe is another healthy cake without sugar, flour and milk. The first healthy cake we made was this healthy chocolate cake, which made us realize that you actually can make a very delicious cake without using any white sugar or flour and at the same time without compromise on the taste.
As said, this recipe for a banana cake with chocolate and dates doesn't contain any flour and milk which makes it gluten- and lactose-free. Another important factor is that it doesn't contain any refined sugar - we did use chocolate with sugar, however, if you want a completely sugar-free cake it's possible to buy sugar-free chocolate. The sweetness in this cake comes from dates and bananas which are natural sweet and are therefore a great substitute for white refined sugar. Of course dates contain a certain amount of fructose (fruit sugar). However, it's supposed to be better compared to white sugar. If you have some frozen bananas you can use them in this recipe. Instead of using regular all-purpose flour, this cake has ground almonds.
The cake is very easy and quick to make and we've tested it on friends and colleges with great success :-)
Are you one of the people who buy the small bags with vanilla cream powder - the vanilla powder that only needs to be mixed with milk and then you have a vanilla cream? If you normally make your vanilla cream from this pre-made powder you should differently continue reading :-) [Read more...]
This recipe for banana cake with chocolate is very delicious and easy to make. The cake is one of our most favorite and we have made it several times for both birthday parties and other special occasions. The mashed bananas, in the cake, makes the cake very moist and gives it a wonderful taste. If you have a couple of extra bananas, which are starting to get a bit overripe, you can easily use them to make this cake.
See also: Recipe for traditional Danish Butter Cake
Normally if we have some overripe bananas, we use them to make this banana cake, a banana-chocolate shake or some delicious healthy banana pancakes. However, if we can't figure out what to use the bananas for, we simply just bag them and save them in the freezer - we have made a very simple guide how to do this - this way we never have to throw out bad bananas.
We would start saying that this is our top-1 ice cream - it's just super delicious! Actually we have always thought that a stracciatella ice cream was kind of boring - it's just vanilla ice cream with chocolate - and that's what it is. This ice cream can both be tasteless and boring, however, we have realized that this is only the case when you buy the mass-produced ice cream at the grocery store. When you make a homemade stracciatella ice cream based on heavy cream and using only fresh ingredients this ice cream can be so delicious. A homemade version also doesn't contain any artificial sweeteners and flavors but only pure sugar and vanilla from a vanilla bean - simple is the key word! [Read more...]
and this super easy crumble dough apple pie. We have now also tried this very delicious apple pie which you can find the recipe for in this page. [Read more...]
We really love apple pie and especially when it is freshly baked from the oven and it is still a little hot. In Denmark the apple season is in the autumn - this is the time of year where the apples have spent the entire summer licking sun and growing big and juicy. [Read more...]
Summer time is equal ice cream time! All kinds of ice cream are amazing but in the summer time a strawberry sorbet can be a great and refreshing alternative to regular ice cream. This sorbet has a wonderful taste and has a strong and natural taste of the fresh strawberries. At the same time this sorbet has the most amazing color which makes it both tasteful and visually beautiful.
The portion of sorbet I made was not that large but it can be scaled easily to fit you needs. I made my sorbet using my ice cream maker which is able to make 1 liter of sorbet – But you can also use your freezer. This sorbet has an amazing taste and is perfect for the hot periods and is a healthy alternative to regular ice cream. If you are looking for other ice cream recipes you can take a look at our recipe archive.
In Denmark, and the Nordic countries for that matter, the nature is a real paradise in the fall if you are looking for ingredients. It's this time of the year where the apples, pears and all kinds of different berries are ripe and ready to be picked. Every year, in the fall, we go to the forest and spent hours enjoying the nature, the last sun and the nice weather before the cold winter takes over. And then we pick all kinds of fruit and berries which we later love turning into delicious food back home in our kitchen.
We normally pick elderflowers and elderberries which we use to make elderflower juice and elderberry juice both which are very delicious. If you want to be inspired with other delicious recipes, which are made based on ingredients found in the nature, then we suggest that you take a look at our recipe archive.
We absolutely recommend everybody to spend some time in the nature - if you have kids it's also a great way to spend time with them and maybe teach them about the nature.
We normally pick several buckets of apples which we use to make all kinds of different delicious food. With most of the apples we either make this apple pie with crumble dough or this great apple cake with cinnamon.
This recipe for apple cake with cinnamon is perfect for the fall where the weather sometimes makes you stay inside with a blanket, a hot cocoa and a warm pieces of this cake. The cake is just real delicious and super easy to make. We have serve it for friend and family and they all like it. If you have some extra apples we'll recommend you to find inspiration on our page with recipes with apples.
Today many people are talking about cutting down on fat and carbs, and the fitness centers are packed with people working out and trying to get in shape.
See also: The best Nordic recipes
We have several times said that it's sad to take some good food and replace a few ingredients with healthy choices. Most of the times you risk to replace some ingredients that was there for an important purpose - and by that changes the specific dish to something bad.
We believe that food should taste good, and if it's unhealthy we just eat less of it. The first time we came across this recipe for a healthy chocolate cake without sugar and flour we had our strong doubts whether it was any good. We have always thought a chocolate cake should at least contain sugar and flour - we couldn't be more wrong! [Read more...]
Chocolate chip cookies are just the best kind of cookies you can get! Of cause we have cookies in Denmark, the rest of the Scandinavia and Europe as well, however we are not getting any close on the cookie-scale compared to the US. In the US cookies are a big thing, you can basically get them everywhere. It is even almost impossible to buy chocolate chips at the grocery stores in Denmark, you would have to buy them from special online stores - and they are really expensive. That is also why we have added an option between chocolate chips and chopped chocolate in this recipe.
As we have mentioned several times on this blog, we love to travel in the US and we always reserve an entire day just to browse the major supermarkets like Walmart. We can literally spent hours going thru all the groceries that we can find on the shelf in Denmark. And we always bring back a ton of stuff like chocolate chips. This recipe for real American chocolate chip cookies is our all-time favorite and we have made it so many times.
The cookies are crisp on the outside and has a nice soft inner core - they are absolutely super delicious! When we make the dough for these cookies we always make some extra and then save some it in the fridge or in the freezer. When you are hungry for some freshly baked cookies, then you can easily make a couple of them in almost no time.
As we have mentioned in many of our recipes on this blog, we love desserts and especially homemade ice cream. This recipe for homemade chocolate sauce is super easy to make and is the perfect topping for so many different desserts. We have used, with great success, this chocolate sauce as topping for our grilled bananas with vanilla ice cream, our coffee ice cream or our old fashioned pancakes.
It only takes two ingredients to make this delicious sauce, some chopped dark chocolate and some heavy cream. You simply just heat up the heavy cream in a sauce pan and add the chocolate and let it melt while stirring - it's that simple and it only takes about 15 minutes! We always try to avoid buying processed food at the supermarket, especially when the homemade version is simple to make like this chocolate sauce. Processed food normally contains a long list of different additives that are used to enhance taste and extend shelf life, which in some cases can be necessary, however, we always try to avoid it.
Next time you are at the supermarket try flip over the chocolate sauce and check out the ingredients list and keep in mind this recipe for chocolate sauce only has two different ingredients.
This dessert recipe for grilled banana with vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce is super easy to make and has a really great taste. The hot bananas get real soft so they can be eaten with a teaspoon, and together with some ice cream and chocolate sauce you have a nice dessert. The recipe for grilled bananas with brown sugar and vanilla ice cream only requires those three ingredients and they are super simple to prepare.
This recipe for chocolate and nougat cake with whole hazelnuts is super delicious and easy to make. We have made it several times and served it for friends and family. It's our believe that most people find this cake very special and delicious. The cake is very moist and has whole hazelnuts in it which gives a nice and crunchy taste to the cake. The hazelnuts also gives a great look to the cake - a simple thing but still kind of special. This recipe contains nougat with gives a soft and creamy consistency to the cake. Nougat is made from sugar and honey roasted nuts mostly almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts and pistachios and has a great taste. We normally serve this cake with some homemade vanilla ice cream. [Read more...]
When it comes to dessert we normally like to make some kind of cake or some homemade ice cream. However, when we want to make something special we make a fruit salad with all kinds of different fruit, the more the better. This recipe for a simple fruit salad with vanilla cream and chocolate pieces is one of our all-time favorites. It is easy to make and super delicious! We have never met anybody who does not like it. Because it is possible to clean and cut out some of the fruit, and store it in the fridge for some time, it is very convenient when you are having guests - in this case we are always busy with all kinds of different work, then it is nice to be able to prepare the dessert in due time. [Read more...]
