🇳🇴 Norwegian Cuisine

Vafler

Norwegian Waffles

Prep Time 20 min
Servings 6
Difficulty Easy
Calories 280 kcal

Heart-shaped waffles made with cardamom-scented batter, served with sour cream, jam, and brunost. A beloved Norwegian comfort food.

Ingredients

  • 3 eggs
  • 150g sugar
  • 200g flour
  • 1 tsp cardamom
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 250ml buttermilk
  • 100g butter, melted
  • sour cream for serving
  • strawberry jam for serving

Instructions

  1. 1 Beat eggs and sugar until light. Mix flour, cardamom, and baking powder separately.
  2. 2 Alternate adding dry ingredients and buttermilk to egg mixture. Stir in melted butter.
  3. 3 Heat a heart-shaped waffle iron. Pour batter and cook until golden, about 3 minutes.
  4. 4 Serve warm with sour cream, strawberry jam, or thin slices of brunost.

Did You Know?

March 25th is Vaffel Day in Norway, celebrating waffles with a day that sounds like 'vaffel' in Norwegian (Vaffeldagen).

From The Culinary Codex — http://theculinarycodex.com/dish/norwegian/vafler/