Traditional Swedish Desserts

Desserts and sweet dishes may not solve all the problems in your life but they can certainly help to bring a smile to your face when things are going topsy-turvy.

As a dessert lover, we are always on the venture to find new desserts or bring back the traditional ones. In this article, we are about to discuss with you some marvelous Swedish desserts that are enough to drool over.

But before we land on the list, let's see what are the tips and tricks to get them right.

Understanding the concept of Swedish dessert_ Swedish Apple pie

Well, to understand the genre of making Swedish desserts, you need to first understand how a particular dessert is prepared.

In this article, for instance, we are going to discuss Apple's Swedish pie and see how it is baked.

Let us tell you the specialty of this apple pie first! It is crustless, a pie that only contains the gooey filling and the warm cinnamon essence enough to make one drool harder and harder every time it is placed on the table.

As a beginner, this is a pie that you will find the easiest to make. Sometimes it can get messy to make a crust but in this pie, you do not even have to worry about that either. With a thick and gooey filling packed with the essence of cinnamon, we cannot deny, that if you try this once, you will be left tempted for more.

Apples that are ideal for making a pie

This is a common question we often end up having because we do not know what could be the right choice when it comes to making apple pies at home. In fact, for baking, there are several varieties of pies that you will come across. So it could get confusing to choose which is the right apple for the pie to indulge in.

For example, you can try out Braeburn, Honeycrisp, Winesap and so much more. To make a typical Swedish Apple pie, you are likely to need about five to six apples for this pie. Based on the depth of your pie plate you can select the amount of apple crumbs that can fit. A shallow pie plate may not be able to accommodate all while a deep pie plate is good to fill several apples in the filling.

Ingredients that you need for making a typical Swedish pie at home

Coming to the ingredients that you are likely to need for making a typical Swedish Apple pie. There are several recipes that you will come across and each will have its own set of ingredients, but more or less the things shall remain the same.

• Apples- Of course, you cannot make an apple pie in the absence of apples, can you?

• Sugar- White sugar dust is the best as it blends very easily.

• Butter- The gooey butter will give a sense of richness to the pie and make it even more crumbly and juicy.

• Eggs- This is used as a leavening agent when it comes to making a pie.

• Flour- One can use simple all-purpose flour to make the pie.

• Cinnamon- The presence of ground cinnamon gives a warm hint to the pie.

With only just a few ingredients you can make this lovely pie come alive in no time. Let's quickly go through the steps as well.

Steps to make a delicious Swedish pie at home

Being a popular Swedish dessert recipe, this pie is very popular among dessert lovers. Often prepared during winter, at gatherings and events, let's find out the steps to do so.

Tips to make the perfect Swedish pie at home

To make a perfect pie, here are some tips for the beginner. This way you will make no blunders and the pies will also turn out fine.

• While serving apple pies make sure you cut the slices evenly! There is a style of serving and one should follow it for better representation. 

• Both butter and eggs should be at room temperature when you add them to the batter. Cold eggs will never be able to act as a leavening agent and hard butter is difficult to blend, creating lumps.

Preheat the oven to 325°F when you are making a Swedish Apple pie. The apples are sliced and then seasoned with cinnamon.

Once that is done, you can spread the ingredients for the crust on the baking dish and bake for about one hour. And your delicious Swedish dessert will be ready in no time.

Delectable and hearty, pies like these are marvelous and leave one with a sense of ultimate satisfaction. If you are fond of desserts as well, we have a whole list of Swedish dessert recipes for you right here.

Explore Traditional Swedish Desserts for Every Occasion

1. Kanelkakor: Swedish Cinnamon Cookies

2. Delightful Swedish Saffron Buns

3. Toscakaka - Swedish Tosca cake

4. Finska Pinnar Swedish Almond Shortbread Cookies

5. Warm and Cozy Swedish Apple Cake

6. Lussekatter - Swedish Saffron Buns

7. Swedish Coconut Bites

8. Semlor (Swedish Cream Buns)

9. Swedish Visiting Cake

10. Swedish Apple Cake Recipe

11. Traditional Swedish Almond Cake

12. Swedish Christmas Cookies Traditional

13. Swedish Butter Cookies

14. Swedish Visiting Cake

15. Swedish Drömmar (Dream) Cookies

16. Swedish Visiting Cake

17. Bake Swedish Walnut Delightful Cake

18. Traditional Krokan Dessert

19. Traditional Swedish Meatballs

20. Delightful Swedish Tea Ring with Almond Glaze

21. Swedish Cinnamon Buns

22. Swedish Tosca Cake

23. Swedish Cardamom Cream Cake (Semmeltårta)

24. Swedish Sticky Chocolate Cake Recipe (Kladdkaka)

25. Swedish Dream cookies "Drömmar"

26. Swedish Cream

27. Swedish Princess Cake (Prinsesstårta)

28. Swedish Chocolate Balls (Chokladbollar)

29. Perfect Swedish Meatballs

30. Swedish Cardamom Cream Cake (Semmeltårta)

31. Snickerdoodle Cheesecake Cookies