List of Norwegian desserts facts for kids

Krumkake is a Norwegian waffle cookie

This is a list of Norwegian sweets and desserts. The cuisine of Norway refers to food preparation originating from Norway or having a played a great historic part in Norwegian cuisine. Norway also shares many dishes and influences with surrounding Scandinavian countries, such as Sweden, Finland, and Denmark.

Characteristics

Norwegian desserts mainly feature small, tart fruits, such as strawberries, blueberries, lingonberries, gooseberries, and cloudberries, due to their ability to grow in colder climates. Rye flour is a very common ingredient in bread-based recipes, as well as almonds and almond flavoring.

Holidays in Norway feature particularly decadent and intricate desserts, as Christmas is an important holiday in Norwegian culture.

Norwegian desserts

Name	Image	Description
Almond cake		Moist, sweet cake flavored and topped with almonds, typically featuring layers of cream in between cake layers
Berlinerkrans		Known as Berlin wreaths. A butter cookie curled into a wreath formation, typically served during Christmas
Bløtkake		Cream cake topped with a mixture of berries and frequently served during Constitution Day
Bordstabelbakkels		Stick-shaped cookies arranged in a table-like structure
Brødpudding		Pudding made from day-old bread, cream, eggs, syrup, and occasionally fruit or other toppings
Brune pinnar		Spiced, stick-shaped almond cookies made with syrup. Translates to brown pins
Delfiakake		Uncooked flat, square or bar-shaped chocolate snack/dessert, similar to a fudgey chocolate brownie but with alternating lighter and darker areas
Dessertsuppe		Sweet soup made from sugar and fruit
Diplomatpudding		Pudding made in a mold, featuring adyfingers soaked in rum or Kirsch flavored syrup, layered with candied fruit, apricot jam, and an egg custard or Bavarian cream.
Dronning Mauds pudding		Pudding dessert that predominantly consists of cream, kogel mogel and chocolate.
Fastelavnsbolle		Traditional sweet roll filled with cream
Fattigmannsbakkels		Otherwise known as angel wings. Deep-fried and served during Christmas
Finske pinner		Thick, stick-shaped almond cookie topped with pearled sugar and slivered almonds
Fruktkake		Cake made with candied or dried fruit, nuts, and spices, and optionally soaked in spirits
Fruktsuppe		Dessert soup made from pureed fruit
Fyrstekake		Cake filled with almond, rum, and other fillings.
Gløgg		Alcoholic drink usually made with red wine, along with various mulling spices and sometimes raisins, served hot or warm.
Goro		Cookie similar to a cracker or thin waffle, made in a press.
Havreflarn		Traditional oatmeal cookies
Ingefærkaker		Cake made with ginger, cardamom, cinnamon, allspice, and nutmeg, as well as molasses
Julekake / Julebrød		Christmas bread filled with raisins and candied fruit and scented with cardamom.
Jødekake		Round shortbread biscuit
Kalvedans (Råmjølkspudding)		Classic Scandinavian dessert. It is a pudding made from unpasteurized colostrum milk, the first milk produced by a cow after giving birth
Kanelstenger		Stick shaped cookies rolled in cinnamon
Karamellpudding		Pudding made with caramel and vanilla flavoring
Kokosmakroner		Coconut macaroons made of eggs, sugar, wheat flour and coconut
Kompott		Whole or pieces of fruit in sugar syrup. Whole fruits are cooked in water with sugar and spices
Koriandernøtter	Cookies coated or flavored in coriander
Kransekake		Rings of cakes stacked together with layers of vanilla icing in between
Norsk Kringle		Soft pastry typically topped with melted sugar
Krumkake		Thin waffle cookie rolled in a cone
Lefse		Thin pastry topped with different additives. Incarnations of it includeTynnlefse, Tjukklefse / Tykklefse, Nordlandslefse, and Anislefse
Marmorkake / Tigerkake		Cake with different flavors, usually chocolate and vanilla, mixed into one cake to create a marble texture
Marsipan		Confection consisting primarily of sugar, honey, and almond meal, sometimes augmented with almond oil or extract.
Marsipankake		Sponge cake filled with jam or cream, topped with marzipan
Marvpostei
Multekrem		Dessert made by mixing cloudberries with whipped cream and sugar.
Munker		Fluffy fried pastry, rolled in a ball shape
Nøttebrød		Traditional nut bread
Ostekake		Cake made from cream cheese and featuring a graham-cracker crust
Pepperkake		Crispy cookie made from ginger, cinnamon, and other spices
Peppernøtt		Small anise-flavored cookies
Pikekyss (marengs)		Cream dessert made from whipped egg whites and sugar, and occasionally an acidic ingredient such as lemon, vinegar, or cream of tartar.
Pleskener		Thick cookie made from sugar, butter, and flour
Prinsessepudding (Semulepudding)		Pudding made with a vanilla custard, sweet raspberry jam and a marshmallowy meringue topping.
Rabarbrapai		Pie stuffed with rhubarb and sugar, to balance out the tartness of the fruit
Riskrem		Dessert made of rice pudding mixed with whipped cream, sugar, vanilla, and chopped almonds.
Russedessert		Sweet, wheat semolina dessert porridge made with berries, usually lingonberries.
Rød saus		Sauce made from berry juice and flour
Rosettes (Rosettbakkels)		Thin, cookie-like fritters made with iron molds
Saftsuppe		Dessert soup made from various juices, water, and a thickening agent, usually either potato flour or cornstarch
Sago pudding		Sweet pudding made by combining sago pearls with either water or milk and adding sugar and sometimes additional flavourings.
Sandbakelse		Butter cookies flavored with almond extract
Sandnøtter		Small, vanilla-flavored sugar cookie
Sarah Bernard cookie		Almond macaroon cookie topped with melted chocolate
Serinakaker		Almond-flavored butter cookies with sliced almonds and pearled sugar on top
Sjakkruter / Silkekaker		Checkerboard cookies served during Christmas
Sjokoladekuler		Chocolate oatmeal balls rolled in coconut
Skolebrød		Buns filled with custard and topped with powdered sugar
Smultring		Traditional Norwegian donut
Spice cake		Moist cake spiced with various flavorings, usually cinnamon or allspice
Suksessterte		Almond cake with vanilla custard
Svele		Thick, pancake-like dessert served with brunost
Søsterkake		Traditional cake filled with dried fruit
Tilslørte bondepiker		Apple and cream trifle served in glasses
Troikakake		Layered chocolate cake
Trollkrem		Mousse made from lingonberries
Verdens Beste / Kvæfjordkake		Cake flavored with almonds and custard
Wreath cake rods (Kransekakestenger)		Small sticks of kransekake with a chocolate or icing sugar coating

Gallery

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  Serinakaker cookies topped with pearled sugar

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  Decorated pepperkaker cookies

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  Sandkaker

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  Jødekake

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  Kransekaka

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  Bondepiker topped with bread crumbs and almond slivers

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  Karamellpudding served in a dish

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  Julebrød with berries