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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.

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Norwegian desserts

Name Image Description
Almond cake Almond cake from the Czech Republic.JPG Moist, sweet cake flavored and topped with almonds, typically featuring layers of cream in between cake layers
Berlinerkrans Berlinerkranser.jpg Known as Berlin wreaths. A butter cookie curled into a wreath formation, typically served during Christmas
Bløtkake Bløtkake.jpg Cream cake topped with a mixture of berries and frequently served during Constitution Day
Brødpudding Rew13c05-745a Bread Pudding.JPG Pudding made from day-old bread, cream, eggs, syrup, and occasionally fruit or other toppings
Brune pinnar Cinnamon crisps. on a dish, closeup, August 2009.jpg Spiced, stick-shaped almond cookies made with syrup. Translates to brown pins
Byggrynskrem Oatmeal with berries (26253030424).jpg Barley-based cream dessert, usually served with berries
Delfiakake Kalter Hund 2010 1775.JPG Uncooked flat, square or bar-shaped chocolate snack/dessert, similar to a fudgey chocolate brownie but with alternating lighter and darker areas
Dessertsuppe Coconut soup with tropical fruit.jpg Sweet soup made from sugar and fruit
Diplomatpudding Pudding made in a mold, featuring ladyfingers soaked in rum or Kirsch flavored syrup, layered with candied fruit, apricot jam, and an egg custard or Bavarian cream
Dronning Mauds pudding Dronnig Maud-dessert.jpg Pudding dessert that predominantly consists of cream, kogel mogel and chocolate
Eggedosis Kogel mogel.JPG Dessert made from sugar and eggs, whipped into a fluffy cream
Fastelavnsbolle SemlaFlickr.jpg Traditional sweet roll filled with cream
Fattigmannsbakkels Klejner yaz.jpg Otherwise known as angel wings. Deep-fried and served during Christmas
Fruktkake Traditional English Fruitcake.jpg Cake made with candied or dried fruit, nuts, and spices, and optionally soaked in spirits
Fruktsuppe Chinese fruit soup 1.jpg Dessert soup made from pureed fruit
Fyrstekake Fyrstekake, stykke, på hvit tallerken.jpg Cake filled with almond, rum, and other fillings
Gløgg Mulled wine 1.jpg 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 Florentine Lace Vegan Cookies (3754771295).jpg Traditional oatmeal cookies
Ingefærkaker Mjuk pepparkaka med lingon.jpg Cake made with ginger, cardamom, cinnamon, allspice, and nutmeg, as well as molasses
Julekake / Julebrød Julekake - panoramio.jpg Christmas bread filled with raisins and candied fruit and scented with cardamom
Jødekake Jodekake.jpg Round shortbread biscuit
Kalvedans (Råmjølkspudding) Kalvdans.jpg Classic Scandinavian dessert. It is a pudding made from unpasteurized colostrum milk, the first milk produced by a cow after giving birth
Kanelstenger Ceylon Cinnamon sticks.jpg Stick shaped cookies rolled in cinnamon
Karamellpudding Caramel custard PK020.jpg Pudding made with caramel and vanilla flavoring
Kokosmakroner Sofra Coconut macaroon, October 2009.jpg Coconut macaroons made of eggs, sugar, wheat flour and coconut
Kompott Compote macédonienne.jpg Whole or pieces of fruit in sugar syrup. Whole fruits are cooked in water with sugar and spices
Kransekake Kransekage (wreath cake).jpg Rings of cakes stacked together with layers of vanilla icing in between
Norsk Kringle Kringle 2.JPG Soft pastry typically topped with melted sugar
Krumkake Krumkaker.JPG Thin waffle cookie rolled in a cone
Lefse Lefse with lingonberries.jpg Thin pastry topped with different additives. Incarnations of it includeTynnlefse, Tjukklefse / Tykklefse, Nordlandslefse, and Anislefse
Marmorkake / Tigerkake Cortado and marble cake (6836431945) (2).jpg Cake with different flavors, usually chocolate and vanilla, mixed into one cake to create a marble texture
Marsipan Badem ezmesi 2.JPG Confection consisting primarily of sugar, honey, and almond meal, sometimes augmented with almond oil or extract
Marsipankake Simnel cake (17057525962).jpg Sponge cake filled with jam or cream, topped with marzipan
Multekrem Moltekrem.jpg Dessert made by mixing cloudberries with whipped cream and sugar
Munker Aebleskiver.jpg Fluffy fried pastry, rolled in a ball shape
Ostekake Baked cheesecake with raspberries and blueberries.jpg Cake made from cream cheese and featuring a graham-cracker crust
Pepperkake Arnott's Ginger Nut 04.jpg Crispy cookie made from ginger, cinnamon, and other spices
Peppernøtt Pepernoten001.jpg Small anise-flavored cookies
Pikekyss (marengs) Meringues 9027.jpg Cream dessert made from whipped egg whites and sugar, and occasionally an acidic ingredient such as lemon, vinegar, or cream of tartar
Pleskener Grannie Gilbert's Sugar Cookies.jpg Thick cookie made from sugar, butter, and flour.
Rabarbrapai RhubarbPie.jpg Pie stuffed with rhubarb and sugar, to balance out the tartness of the fruit
Riskrem Rice pudding cinnamon.jpg Dessert made of rice pudding mixed with whipped cream, sugar, vanilla, and chopped almonds
Russedessert Vispipuuro.jpg Sweet, wheat semolina dessert porridge made with berries, usually lingonberries
Rosettes (Rosettbakkels) Rosette(cookie).JPG Thin, cookie-like fritters made with iron molds
Saftsuppe Walnut soup with bread.jpg Dessert soup made from various juices, water, and a thickening agent, usually either potato flour or cornstarch
Sago pudding Baked Sago Pudding.jpg Sweet pudding made by combining sago pearls with either water or milk and adding sugar and sometimes additional flavourings
Sandbakelse Sandbakelse.jpg Butter cookies flavored with almond extract
Serinakaker Serinakaker (4. desember 2018).jpg Almond-flavored butter cookies with sliced almonds and pearled sugar on top
Skolebrød Skolebroed.jpg Buns filled with custard and topped with powdered sugar
Smultring Munkinpaisto.jpg Traditional Norwegian doughnut
Spice cake Pumpkin spice cake with almonds.jpg Moist cake spiced with various flavorings, usually cinnamon or allspice
Svele Svele Aug 2014.jpg Thick, pancake-like dessert served with brunost
Tilslørte bondepiker Verschleiertes Bauernmädchen.jpg Apple and cream trifle served in glasses
Troikakake Piece of chocolate cake on a white plate decorated with chocolate sauce.jpg Layered chocolate cake
Trollkrem Mousse made from lingonberries
Verdens Beste / Kvæfjordkake Kvæfjordkake.jpg Cake flavored with almonds and custard
Wreath cake rods (Kransekakestenger) Small sticks of kransekake with a chocolate or icing sugar coating

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