Danish Aebleskivers are traditionally as dessert during Christmas. They are crispy on the outside and airy in the inside.
For the final day of this week’s Blogging Marathon under ‘Scandinavian Recipes’, I made these fluffy and delicious Danish Aebleskivers. These are basically pancake balls cooked in a special Aebleskiver pan. They are crispy on the outside, fluffy and airy in the inside.
Aebleskiver literally means ‘apple slices’ in Danish but it is not a requirement to have apples in the pancakes. These are very popular in Denmark during Christmas time and are traditionally served as dessert. These pancakes taste like a combination of donuts and pancakes.
Luckily I didn’t have to buy the special pan because I have a paniyaram pan. We make savory dishes in appam pan in South India. I love making these whole wheat kuzhi paniyaram or these mixed vegetable paniyaram in my pan. This is the first time I made a Western style dish in the paniyaram pan.
Batter used to make Danish Aebleskivers is almost like pancake batter. Apple slices or applesauce can be added as filling. By kids love chocolate, so I added chocolate chips to the pancakes. Once cooked, the chocolate is melted and oozes out when cut into it. My kids LOVED these Danish Aebleskivers and I’m sure I’ll be making these often now.
Lets check out what my fellow marathoners have cooked today for BM# 86.
Vegan Danish Aebleskivers
Ingredients
- ½ cup all purpose flour
- ½ cup Wholewheat Pastry Flour
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 cup Unsweetened Almond Milk (or other non-dairy milk)
- 3 tbsp Canola Oil or melted Coconut Oil
- 2 tbsp Egg replacer powder whisked in 6tbsp water
- As needed Dark or Semisweet Chocolate chips (optional)
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, combine flours, baking powder, salt and sugar. Whisk to combine.
- In a measuring cup, stir together almond milk, oil and egg replacer mixture.
- Stir in the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix until just combined.
- Heat the aebleskiver pan on medium-high heat. Lightly grease the pan with cooking spray.
- Pour about 1tbsp batter into each of the cavity and quickly place 2~3 chocolate chips in the center of the batter. Use a spoon or knife to gently push the chocolate chips into the batter. Cover and cook for 2~3 minutes or until golden on the bottom. Gently flip the aebleskivers using chop sticks or a butter knife and cook the other side for another 2~3 minutes or until golden.
- Remove from the pan and keep them warm until ready to serve. Repeat with the remaining batter. Serve warm with maple syrup and fruit.
Vaishali
Very interesting version of pancakes and specialty when they are stuffed with chocolate . Lovely clicks , the first click looks gorgeous .
Usha
I like the addition of chocolate chips. The lighting on the second pictures near the window is amazing.
harini
Same pinch! I made these too for this theme. Interesting idea to have a chocolate chip inside the aebelskiver.
Renu
Wow they look so so tempting………Just want to grab one from the pic and eat it right away………and yes the addition of chocolate chips makes it interesting.
Sowmya
That looks stunning Pavani. Love how you used our traditional appam pan to make these. Bookmarking!
Gayathri Kumar
Filling the pancakes with chocolate is an amazing idea. They look so good. Want to grab one off screen..
Bhawana
I am loving baking items on your blog. awesome breads bakes you have tried fom different cusines. Loved this danish bun…. just want to grab this plate.
sapana
I love the chocolate peeking from the center of ableskivers. They look so tempting Pavano.
Priya Suresh
How puffy and cute those aebleskivers looks, they just prefect to enjoy for a sunday brunch or breakfast, just drooling here.
Priya Srinivasan
That looks fab pavani!! love how big and fluffy they are!!! want to gobble few from your pics!!!
Jyoti Babel
Such cute looking balls. I think I should also try these. it will make for a great tiffin snack for the little one.
Srivalli
These Aebleskivers are looking so sinful Pavani love your setup! enjoyed your treats this week!
Sushma Pinjala
Wow they looks so puffy and delicious. Yummy
Manjula Bharath
Aebleskivers are looks so delicious pavani.. I even add some berry filling to mine. They look so perfect and wonderfully captured !!
Srividhya Gopalakrishnan
Was reading about them yesterday and I liked your idea of making it vegan and needless to say about the idea of adding chocolate chips.
Chef Mireille
love that photo by the winter – this makes a great day after Christmas breakfast for sure!
Stephanie
I look forward to try to make vegan æbleskiver. However, I need to say that as a Dane – we do NOT eat them with any of those toppings above.. You dip them in marmelade (usually strawberry or raspberry) and then dip them in powdered sugar – that’s it. Maple syrup is not as common in Denmark as in the US.