🇳🇴 Norwegian Cuisine

Brunost

Brown Cheese

Prep Time 5 min
Servings 4
Difficulty Easy
Calories 225 kcal

Sweet, caramelized whey cheese with a distinctive brown color and fudge-like flavor, sliced thin and served on bread or waffles.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Slice brunost very thinly using a cheese slicer (ostehevel). The slices should be almost translucent.
  2. 2 Butter bread or toast lightly.
  3. 3 Layer thin slices of brunost on the bread. Serve open-faced.
  4. 4 Alternatively, serve on warm Norwegian waffles with a dollop of sour cream and jam.

Did You Know?

Norwegians consume about 10,000 tonnes of brunost annually. A truck carrying brunost once caused a tunnel fire that burned for five days due to the sugar content.