Danish Aebleskiver (Pancake Balls)
- Number of Servings: 6
Ingredients
2 cups low-fat buttermilk1 1/2 cups white flour1/2 cup whole wheat flour2 eggs (I use an egg substitute)2 tsp baking powder1/2 tsp salt1/4 tsp baking soda2 tbsp sugar (or Splenda)Light cooking spary
If using regular eggs -
Seperate eggs. Beat whites until stiff.
Mix all other ingredients together. Then add eggs to mixture.
Spray your Abelskiver pan (can be found on Slovang website) with cooking spray. Turn burner on medium. (You'll have to keep a *very* close eye on the heat for the first two batches.)
Put 1 tbsp of batter in each hole. When the edges of each Abelskiver starts to bubble, carefully turn 1/4 of the way over with a fork. Let cook approximately 1 minute. Finish turning over and cook till middle is done. (Approximately 1 minute).
Optional: Before turning over, add a small piece of apple to each Abelskiver. (Hence the name - Aeble - Apple). Other variations could be chocolate chips (not so healthy though), etc.
Traditional way of serving: Butter and powdered sugar sprinkled on top.
My family's way: Split it in half, and dip one half into sugar, and the other half into jelly.
Yields: Approximately 36 balls.
Serving size: 6 balls
** Best eaten warm to hot and fresh. They taste okay if you have leftovers and warm in the microwave, but its better to just make enough batter for what you'll actually eat.
Number of Servings: 6
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LANEERG.
Seperate eggs. Beat whites until stiff.
Mix all other ingredients together. Then add eggs to mixture.
Spray your Abelskiver pan (can be found on Slovang website) with cooking spray. Turn burner on medium. (You'll have to keep a *very* close eye on the heat for the first two batches.)
Put 1 tbsp of batter in each hole. When the edges of each Abelskiver starts to bubble, carefully turn 1/4 of the way over with a fork. Let cook approximately 1 minute. Finish turning over and cook till middle is done. (Approximately 1 minute).
Optional: Before turning over, add a small piece of apple to each Abelskiver. (Hence the name - Aeble - Apple). Other variations could be chocolate chips (not so healthy though), etc.
Traditional way of serving: Butter and powdered sugar sprinkled on top.
My family's way: Split it in half, and dip one half into sugar, and the other half into jelly.
Yields: Approximately 36 balls.
Serving size: 6 balls
** Best eaten warm to hot and fresh. They taste okay if you have leftovers and warm in the microwave, but its better to just make enough batter for what you'll actually eat.
Number of Servings: 6
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LANEERG.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 217.9
- Total Fat: 1.9 g
- Cholesterol: 3.4 mg
- Sodium: 475.7 mg
- Total Carbs: 40.9 g
- Dietary Fiber: 2.0 g
- Protein: 9.6 g
Member Reviews
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CHRISMAX1
Im wondering where the apples are in this recipe as "aeble" in Danish means "apple".
One could add a bit of shredded apples and 1-2 tablespoons of lemonjuice to change the flavour a bit (My mother in laws does this).
In Denmark we eat them with jam and a bit of icing sugar (not very healty). Yum - 3/23/08
Reply from NEWDAYNEWWAY75 (6/11/08)
In my family we always made it without the apples. Until this past Sunday at my mom's! It was SO yummy! I wish I'd had it that way before.
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LADYFOLDER
I never thought of using cooking spray instead of a dot of butter. I never use white flour and usually add 1/4 tsp cardamon (if I'm out I'll use allspice and/or nutmeg) to the batter and use honey for the sweetener. I like a coarse applesauce. I get to use Grandma's cast iron pan from about 1905. - 3/15/09
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PENFIELDKID
It sounds so delicious but I don't have a pan. Can it be made any other way? - 3/17/08
Reply from NEWDAYNEWWAY75 (6/11/08)
Not that I'm aware of. You can get a pan at a kitchen store usually, or order it online by doing a search for SOLvang (I misspelled it in my recipe!) or Aebleskever. There are pans for less than $20.
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GRAMMAALI
We love these! I grew up in California and we usually made an annual pilgrimage to Solvang. Such a great tourist town and good food! The kids grew up wanting these for birthdays and holidays, at the very least! I make them with cardamon, but have never tried the apple or almond flavoring. Great! - 2/2/10
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VAROGERS
My grandmother was Danish and this was always a favorite in our house growing up. I fixed them as a young mother with the family recipe, but because of the amount of fat (our recipe used lard!) I haven't made them in years, but kept my pan. What a joy to have a healthy version recipe. Thanks. - 3/17/08
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CARNEY8
You can find the pan in specialty shops and catalogs as well as online. I add flax and blueberries and use Stevia. To give it a Norwegian flavor, use almondextract and cardamom. MMMMMMmmmmm...... - 3/17/08
Reply from NEWDAYNEWWAY75 (6/11/08)
Adding flax is a great idea to make them even more healthy! I tried that myself recently, and they turned out great.
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CD2527964
I am so happy to see this here! I grew up by Solvang, Calif. and used to get these whenever we were there. At one time I even had a pan I had bought at a garage sale. It's been years. Thanks for the memory. I'll have to give the recipe a try. I don't think my kids even know what they are. - 3/17/08