The BEST dessert recipes

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.

Coffee Ice Cream with Chocolate Pieces

Categories: Desserts/ Ice Cream

We have to confess - we are not the biggest fans of coffee. If we want an hot beverage we usually prefer tea or a hot chocolate. However, we love the taste and especially the smell of coffee - the coffee scent from a newly open bag of ground coffee is just fantastic. In the summer time we love to eat ice cream and we make a lot of it ourselves. Homemade ice cream is just much more delicious compared to the ice cream you buy from the grocery store. Ice cream from the store usually contains different additives in order to enhance the taste and make it more stable so that it does not melt that easily in the car on the way back to your home. This recipe for coffee ice cream with chocolate pieces only contains 4 different ingredients and are super easy to make and has the most delicious and creamy taste. This is absolutely one of our most simple ice cream recipes. You can make the coffee ice cream with or without the chocolate pieces - however we think the small pieces of dark chocolate goes perfectly with the creamy coffee ice cream. We would also like to recommend our recipe for rich chocolate ice cream with cocoa which has a great taste of chocolate and cocoa, and our creamy hazelnut ice cream with chocolate. [Read more...]

Delicious Date Balls with Licorice

Categories: Desserts/ Nordic Christmas/ Snacks

Homemade Delicious Date Balls with Liquorice

We have to confess - we are in love with candy and especially in the Holiday seasons we eat a lot of it. For many people, the Christmas holidays are associated with delicious, and often fat, food and candy in large amounts. And we are absolutely no excuse! In Denmark the candy are mostly chocolate, wine gum and different cakes. Sometimes all this sugar and calories can be just enough. This recipe for delicious candy balls are based on dates and nuts, and do not contain any sugar at all. They are super simple and easy to make and a great and healthy alternative to the regular candy. We normally role the date balls in licorice powder, cocoa powder or coconut flakes, this gives a great taste to the candy and makes them very decorative. The recipe is kids friendly and it is super fun to roll and decorate your own candy balls. [Read more...]

Nordic Healthy Pancakes with Oats and Apples

Categories: Breakfast/ Desserts/ Healthy Food

Recipe for Homemade Healthy Pancakes with Oats and Apples 2

In the weekends we love to sleep in and wake up and make some delicious breakfast/brunch. We prefer if it is not too unhealthy and always end up making some healthy banana pancakes or these pancakes with oats and apples - both are super delicious! Then we usually serve the pancakes with some rye-bread or our healthy homemade stone-age-break which is full of nuts and free of sugar and flour. Together with some fresh fruit and maybe some scrambled eggs you have an great and healthy breakfast.

The recipe for these pancakes with oats and apples are easy to make and they can be used for both breakfast and lunch or maybe an afternoon snack. I you want to save time in the morning, when you wake up hungry, you can make the pancake dough the day before and then just fry them in the morning. If you want some even healthier pancakes you can leave out the sugar and then add some sweetener.

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Nordic Healthy Pancakes with Oats and Apples

Recipe for Nordic healthy pancakes with oats and apples. These pancakes are perfect as a breakfast or as a snack in the late afternoon. Serve with chopped nuts and fresh fruit.

Prep Time20

Cook Time10

Total Time30

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: Danish

Servings: pancakes

Author: NordicFoodLiving.com

Ingredients

1 dl oats
2 dl water
2 apples
2 eggs
1 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
3 tbsp whole-wheat flour (or spelt flour)
1 tbsp all-purpose flour
1/2 dl milk

Metric - US Customary

Instructions

Mix the oats and water in a bowl and use the microwave oven to make an oatmeal (about 2 minutes). I you do not have a microwave oven you can use a saucepan. Boil until you have a smooth porridge.
Peel the apples and grate them.
Mix the oatmeal with the rest of the ingredients.
Heat up a frying pan with some oil. Pour on some pancake dough and use a knife to even it out a bit. The thickness of the pancakes depends on your preferences.
When the surface of the pancakes starts to bubble flip them over and fry until they are done.

Notes

Serve the pancake as breakfast or just as an afternoon snack. They go great together with some fresh berries like raspberries and blueberries. Enjoy!

Nordic Strawberry Pie

Categories: All Recipes/ Desserts/ Pie

For us summer time is equal strawberry time. We have no idea how many strawberries we eat during the summer season but it is a lot! In the peak season, where the strawberries are cheapest due to the large quantity of ripe berries, we literately eat them for dessert every evening.

Most of the time we simply cut the berries in smaller pieces and eat them as topping for the famous Danish food tradition 'Koldskål'. Koldskål, directly translated means 'Cold bowl' and is basically chilled butter- and soured milk mixed together with some eggs, lemon juice and vanilla. [Read more...]

Hazelnut Ice Cream with Chocolate

Categories: Desserts/ Ice Cream

When we are eating ice cream at our local ice cream shop we often choose their hazelnut ice cream. So I decided I would try to make one myself. This ice cream is very soft and creamy and has a very delicious taste of hazelnuts. You actually only use the flavor from the hazelnuts - so you don't get all the bits and pieces from the nuts into the ice cream. In many recipes it says to throw the hazelnuts away when the taste is extracted, but that is such a shame! I ended up drying them in the oven and then used them for some homemade granola. That was just perfect and there was no waste!

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Hazelnut Chocolate Ice Cream

Recipe for a very delicious hazelnut and chocolate ice cream. This ice cream is super creamy and has a perfect rich taste.

Prep Time30

Cook Time5

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Danish

Keyword: Ice cream

Servings: liter

Author: NordicFoodLiving.com

Ingredients

200 g hazelnuts
2.5 dl milk
5 dl heavy cream
150 g sugar
100 g milk chocolate (30% or above)
6 egg yolks

Metric - US Customary

Instructions

Set the oven for 180 C (360 F) and roast the hazelnuts for about 5-8 minutes. Rub the hazelnuts in a kitchen towel to remove as much as the skin as possibly. Discard the skins. Chop the hazelnuts in a food processor or blender until finely chopped.
Heat the milk together with half of the cream (2.5 dl - 1 cup), 100 grams (3.5 oz) of sugar and the finely chopped hazelnuts in a saucepan. Let it boil for about 5 minutes. Take the saucepan of the heat, cover the saucepan and let it sit for at least 20-30 minutes.
Heat the rest of the cream in a saucepan and melt the chocolate in the warm cream. Take the saucepan of the heat again.
Pour the hazelnut milk you made in step 2 through a strainer into a saucepan. Make sure you get all of the good flavors out of it. (don’t throw away the nuts, you can dry them in the oven and use them for some homemade granola).
Reheat the hazelnut milk. In a separate bowl, whisk together the egg yolks and 50 grams of sugar. Slowly pour the warm hazelnut mixture into the egg yolks, whisking constantly. Then pour the mixture back in the saucepan.
Stir the mixture until it begins to thicken. Pour the mixture in the chocolate/cream mixture and mix it well. Let it cool.
Freeze in your ice cream maker for about 25 minutes depending on which machine you use. If you do not have an ice cream maker use your freezer but remember to stir the ice cream mix every second hour.
Serve the hazelnut ice cream immediately or place in a container and freeze it for later.

Chocolate Ice Cream with Cocoa

Categories: Desserts/ Ice Cream

Ice cream is a big thing at my home. We love ice cream! I have only had a real ice cream maker for about 8 months but I have used it so many times already. Even though I have my own ice cream maker I frequently go to my local ice cream shop, Manolo in Bronshoj Copenhagen, which is known for its creamy and original ice cream. One day I tried their chocolate ice cream which was the best I have had for a long time. It had the most beautiful brown color and had a very intense chocolate taste without overdoing it. I decided that I had to make my own chocolate ice cream similar to the one I loved so must from the ice cream shop.

When I am looking for something new I want to try out I normally browse around and gets inspired by different recipes. So on my hunt for the best chocolate ice cream I Googled around and collected elements from different ice cream recipes. The chocolate ice cream recipe I have presented on this page is today my all-time favorite and it is property the most rich and creamy chocolate ice cream I have ever made. It simply has the best consistency and the most wonderful taste. However, my hazelnut and chocolate ice cream is a very close competitor.

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Chocolate Ice Cream with Cocoa

A perfect and very delicious dark chocolate ice cream made with cocoa powder and dark chocolate. Easy-to-follow recipe which gives a creamy and tasteful result.

Prep Time30

Cook Time5

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Danish

Servings: liter

Author: NordicFoodLiving.com

Ingredients

6 dl whipping cream (heavy cream)
3 dl water
6 tbsp honey
200 g sugar
200 g bittersweet chocolate (dark chocolate 50-70 %)
80 g unsweetened cocoa powder
4 egg yolks (or whole eggs)

Metric - US Customary

Instructions

In a saucepan, heat up whipping cream, water, honey, sugar and cocoa and stir.
Add the chocolate and stir until the chocolate is dissolved.
Whip the egg yolks or whole eggs together in a bowl.
Pour the chocolate mixture into the bowl while continuing to whip.
Cool the mixture, and then pour the mixture into the ice cream maker. Let it churn for about 25 minutes – depending on which machine you have. You can also make the ice cream in your freezer. Just remember to stir the ice cream mix every second hour until it is frozen.

Vanilla Ice Cream

Categories: Desserts/ Ice Cream

This recipe for a simple vanilla ice cream is just really great and we have made it so many times now. This recipe only contains simple ingredients and the vanilla is from fresh vanilla beans - it's just super delicious and it's way better than the ice cream from the supermarket. We also like the fact that we know the ingredients that are used to make this ice cream, and that it doesn't contain artificial flavors and different additives and stabilizers.

See also: Recipe for strawberry sorbet

A vanilla ice cream is just really great as it is but we have also used it many times as a side dish for other great desserts like apple pie with cinnamon, grilled bananas or our very delicious chocolate cake with nougat.

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Vanilla Ice Cream

Recipe for a tasteful vanilla ice crema. Making a homemade ice cream is going to have a very rich and great taste compared to the ones from the supermarkets.

Prep Time30

Cook Time5

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Danish

Keyword: Ice cream

Servings: people

Author: NordicFoodLiving.com

Ingredients

1 vanilla bean
4 dl heavy cream
2 dl milk
2 tbsp corn syrup
5 egg yolks
1 dl sugar

Metric - US Customary

Instructions

Start by removing the vanilla from the vanilla bean. We have made a simple guide how to do this - click the link. Put both the vanilla and the empty bean in a saucepan.
Pour the milk, heavy cream, and corn syrup into the saucepan. Turn on the heat and let it boil for a couple of minutes.
While the milk/vanilla mixture is heating up, use a hand mixer to whisk the egg yolks and sugar in a large bowl. Whisk until the mixture is light and fluffy.
When the milk/vanilla mixture has boiled for a couple of minutes, slowly pour it into the bowl with the egg yolks while whisking.
Pour it all back into the saucepan and heat it up at medium heat while constantly stirring. Don't let the mixture get above 80 C (176 F) this will make the eggs coagulate - and we are not interesting in an ice cream that taste like scramble eggs.
When the temperature is closing in on 80 C (176 F) the ice cream mixture will start to thicken and you must remove the saucepan from the heat and quickly cool the mixture down. You can quickly cool down the mixture by pouring it into a bowl which you then place in a larger bowl filled with cold water.
When the ice cream mixture is cooled a bit pour it into an ice cream maker and start it. If you don't own an ice cream maker you can also just freeze it in your freezer - just remember to stir in the ice cream once every hour until it's frozen.

Notes

If you like this vanilla ice cream we can absolute recommend our Stracciatella ice cream which has the most wonderful taste of vanilla and chocolate.

Cinnamon Buns - with no dry edges

Categories: Desserts

Nordic Cinnamon buns (rolls) - with no dry edges!

I just love cinnamon buns but they can easily get a little dry at the edges. However, in this recipe I have baked these buns side-by-side in a baking tray so that the edges will stay soft. In this way you will get the most delicious cinnamon buns, I promise! [Read more...]

Danish Chocolate Cake - Very Moist and Easy to Bake

Categories: Cake/ Desserts/ Nordic Dessert

homemade chocolate cake Very Moist and Easy to Bake, recipe

This chocolate cake is very easy and quick to bake, and it is so moist and delicious. I am sure that everyone would like this cake, so it is perfect for throwing a party, baking for the kid’s school or maybe for your colleagues? I got this recipe from my grandmother.

I have baked it so many times, and it is always good and loved by everyone. It is actually not really a chocolate cake but more a cocoa cake. But that just makes it a lot easier – because everyone has cocoa in the kitchen, but not always chocolate. In my opinion this is the best chocolate cake ever!

If you are looking for a healthy alternative to this chocolate cake we can absolutely recommend this recipe for a chocolate cake with no sugar or flour added. [Read more...]

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