🇳🇴 Norwegian Cuisine

Svele

Norwegian Pancakes

Prep Time 25 min
Servings 6
Difficulty Easy
Calories 260 kcal

Thick, fluffy pancakes leavened with baking soda, traditionally sold on Norwegian ferries and served folded with butter and sugar.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Beat eggs and sugar until fluffy. Add buttermilk and mix well.
  2. 2 Combine flour, baking soda, and vanilla sugar. Fold into wet ingredients.
  3. 3 Heat a griddle or large pan. Pour batter to make thick pancakes about 15cm across. Cook until bubbles appear on surface, then flip.
  4. 4 Fold in half and serve warm with butter and sugar, or jam.

Did You Know?

Sveler are so associated with Norwegian ferry travel that many people cannot board a ferry without buying one from the onboard cafe.