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Freshly baked æbleskiver served with chocolate cream and icing sugar
Fluffy, spherical Æbleskiver pancakes hiding a rich chocolate centre

Æbleskiver with Chocolate Filling

Author: Flavelo
Recipes
Although the name means 'apple slices', modern Æbleskiver are more like spherical, light pancake doughnuts. In Denmark, they are the unmistakable scent of Christmas markets. Baked in a special pan with indentations, the art of turning creates the perfect spherical shape. Soft as a cloud, with molten chocolate in the middle as a real surprise.
🕒 Prep Time 20 mins
🍳 Cook Time 20 mins
⌛ Total Time 40 mins
🍽️ Servings 4 servings
🔥 Calories 340 kcal
🌍 Cuisine Danish

Ingredients

Equipment Needed

  • Æbleskiver pan (or small muffin tin if trying in the oven, but it won't be authentic)
  • Knitting needle or skewer for turning
  • Whisk

Allergen Information

⚠️ Eggs
⚠️ Milk
⚠️ Cereals containing gluten
⚠️ Nuts

Instructions

1 ✓

Beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form. Mix the yolks with the buttermilk/milk and melted butter.

Tip: The air bubbles in the egg white foam make the batter extra light.
2 ✓

Mix the dry ingredients (flour, sugar, baking powder, soda, salt). Fold into the egg yolk mixture.

Tip: Do not mix too smoothly; it's fine if it's slightly lumpy, otherwise it will become rubbery (gluten development).
3 ✓

Gently fold the egg whites into the batter.

Tip: Work with large movements so as not to break the foam.
4 ✓

Heat the pan over medium heat, put a little butter in each hollow. Fill the hollows 3/4 full with batter.

Tip: If the pan is too hot, the outside burns but the inside remains raw.
5 ✓

When the bottom starts to crust, place a dab of hazelnut spread in the centre, then use a skewer to turn 90 degrees. Pour a little more batter on top, and keep turning until the sphere closes.

Tip: The turning technique requires a little practice: the still runny batter flows to the bottom of the mould, forming the sphere.
6 ✓

Fry until golden brown on all sides, then serve with icing sugar.

Tip: Check with a skewer (the chocolate will of course remain runny).

Recipe FAQ

I don't have a special pan.
Unfortunately, the spherical shape is only achievable with one. You can substitute with a waffle iron; the taste will be the same, just not the shape.
When should I turn them?
When the edge is solid but the centre is still runny. The flowing batter fills out the other half of the sphere.

Ingredients

  • 200 g Plain flour
  • 2 whole Eggs (separated)
  • 250 ml Buttermilk or milk
  • 1 tbsp Sugar
  • 1 tsp Baking powder
  • 0.5 tsp Bicarbonate of soda
  • 1 pinch Salt
  • 50 g Melted butter
  • 100 g Hazelnut spread or chocolate squares