Home » Food » By Course » Dessert » Aebleskiver (Danish Pancake Balls) Aebleskiver (Danish Pancake Balls) December 3, 2023 by Kimberly @ The Daring Gourmet · No CommentsAs an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.See my disclosure policy.A traditional Aebleskiver recipe (aka ebelskivers) producing that delightfully crispy exterior and light and fluffy interior that make these Danish pancake balls so beloved!  Made the popular Danish way with cardamom and lemon zest.  Enjoy them year-round for breakfast, tea time, or a welcome treat any time of the day!  They are especially popular during the Christmas season and for birthdays and other special occasions.

Aebleskiver in one form or another are popular throughout Scandinavia and where I grew up in Germany.  In the Netherlands they’re known as Poffertjes.  In Norway they’re called Munker.  In Northern Germany they’re known as Pförtchen or Förtchen.  And where I’m from in Southern Germany, in Swabia, we have something similar called Nonnenfürzle, translated literally as “nun’s little farts” because they’re so light and delicate!  A funny parallel is that the Munker in Norway were also called munkboller, “monk’s balls” :)  All of these variations use yeast as the leavening agent while aebleskiver use baking soda and/or powder.  Earlier aeblesiver recipes used yeast as well but somewhere along the line the Danish shifted away from yeast and today the vast majority of Danes mak

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