Aebleskiver Danish Pancakes – Little Danish pancake puffs, absolutely gorgeous and a delight in your mouth, with or without Nutella stuffing. 
These Aebleskiver Danish Pancakes have been on my mind lately, ever since I got this Vitumbua pan. I can’t tell you how much and I’m hoping you NEVER find out, cause you’re going to think I’m nuts. Really crazzzzy. Although I have been called that a few times. Hmmmmm. Give a sweet tooth gal a new gadget and see what happens. Remember this Vitumbua recipe here, that’s what started it all. So I quickly caved in and have been busy experimenting, researching and trying out new recipes, using this gadget. Man! It’s a difficult job but someone has to do it! 
And I’m glad it’s me. So is my sous-chef, you should see him all covered in nutella. We became besties over this, wished it lasted forever, nah. Nothing good last forever. After his last bite he quietly moved on to his real bestie. Video games. At least I tried; we got to bond over these nutella stuffed pancakes. This is at the top of Denmark’s most popular pastry list, make them and you will certainly understand why. They are freaking delicious! Light, melt-in-your-mouth and chocolatey, that’s if you stuff them with chocolate. A cross between pancakes and donuts -perfect for those days that you can’t decide. Can I get a woohoo!!! 
Oh, did I tell you the cool part? It can be stuffed with a variety of fillings, cream cheese, jam, fruit and whatever you may dream up. Try asking a few kids and hear what they come up with – No money back guarantee on the outcome, but you’ll be inspired. “Aebleskiver” in Danish means “apple slices.” Traditionally it was made with apple slices inside. The only down side is the pan, which you can easily get on Amazon for less than twenty bucks here, if you do not possess it already. However, if you can’t get your hands on a pan just use your frying pan, it’s still going to be tasty. 
Now if you want a gluten free and vegan option you might want to take a look at this recipe here. After making both, I can truly say this is easier to flip around in the pan, no special training needed. I don’t use two chopsticks, just one. Really easy and tasty. Give it a try! And do let me know how it works for you. Enjoy!
Watch How to Make It
Aebleskiver Danish Pancakes
Ingredients
- 1 cup flour all purpose
- 3 Tablespoons Sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg or cinnamon spice
- 1/2 teaspoon grated orange zest optional
- 2 Large eggs
- 3/4 cup Whole Milk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 Tablespoon melted butter
- Nutella (about ½ cup or more)
Instructions
- Combine all dry ingredients; flour, sugar, baking powder nutmeg and grated orange rind in a bowl. Set aside
- Whisk egg for about a minute, then gradually add milk and vanilla until fully combined
- Pour liquid mixture with dry ingredients, a little at a time. Mix until thoroughly combined
- Finally add melted butter and fold in. Mix is going to be a little runny but that’s ok.
- Heat aebleskiver or fry pan on medium heat, add about a ½ or more teaspoon of oil, and brush the holes with the oil.
- Make sure pan is warm enough before adding batter about ½ full. Then quickly add about ¾ of Nutella over the batter in each hole
- Add more pancake mixture over the Nutella and cover each hole.
- Cook for about 1 or 2 until bottom is golden brown - on each side, you should see the batter bubbly,then push to the side of the pan, gently and quickly flip using chopstick or fork. You may use 2 chopsticks. Continue cooking on the other side untiil golden brown
- Repeat this process until all the batter is finished.
- Let it cool slightly, dust with confectioner’s sugar and serve
Nutrition Information:
Combine all dry ingredients; flour, sugar, salt, baking powder nutmeg and grated orange rind in a bowl. Set aside. 
Whisk egg for about a minute, then gradually add milk until fully combined 
Pour liquid mixture with dry ingredients, a little at a time. Mix until thoroughly combined 
Finally Add melted butter and Mix 
Pan cake batter should be a little runny 
Heat aebleskiver or fry pan on medium heat, add about a ½ or more teaspoon of oil, and brush the holes with the oil. Make sure pan is warm enough before adding batter about ½ full. 
Then quickly add about ¾ of Nutella over the batter in each hole 
Add more pancake mixture over the Nutella and cover each hole. 
Cook for about 2 minutes until bottom is golden brown – on each side, then quickly flip using chopstick. Continue cooking on the other side until brown 
Finished Product
Victor Agbor says
This recipe is awesome.
Am thinking of producing pancakes and packaging to deliver to interested people.
How long will this pancakes last before it goes bad?
How can I improve its shelf life?
Immaculate Bites says
Hi Victor! To store it, transfer it to an airtight container and refrigerate for 5 days or freeze them for 1 month. Hope this helps! 🙂
Anonymous says
Is there something you could substitute for nutella?
imma africanbites says
Hi. You could go for jam, custard filling, caramel or apple slices. Or you may leave out the filling completely.
josefine andersen says
i am a danish person and this is not pancakes. it is æbleskiver (appleslices )
Melinda says
Hi – how much salt do you add as it is not listed in your ingredients? Thanks
ImmaculateBites says
about a 1/4 teaspoon
Sarah says
Let me just say, I have an obsession with donuts..my now husband (who is Tanzanian) told me about vitumbuas..he said if I like donuts, I will love these and sure enough when I went to meet the family in Arusha last year, I could not get ENOUGH of these! Instant love! lol! We ordered a vitumbua pan this week which arrives tomorrow, and will be making these over the weekend! Thank you thank you for posting this recipe! We are so excited to make these!
Sarah says
oops, this comment was meant for your other post 🙂 But now that we are getting our pan, we want to make these little guys too! 😀
ImmaculateBites says
You will love this too!
Oskar says
Hey Im making these for a school project and I just wanted to know how many aebleskiver this makes
ImmaculateBites says
It makes about 18-20 or more. I haven’t really counted it out. Too busy eating it -LoL
ImmaculateBites says
I know what you mean … they are Soooo addictive! Do let me know how it works out for you.
Michelle says
Hey I see you wrote that we can use a fry pan and I’m wondering how it’s gonna turn out? Are they gonna be round like yours or just flat? 🙂
ImmaculateBites says
They are going to be flat not round. But same great taste
Eci says
Hi Imma, i’m from Indonesia…Great recipe Imma…so far I’ve tried your donut, plaintain pancake and this ableskiver recipe…first attempt was the ableskiver not round…after a few tries they became rounder :).
Thank you so much for making so many recipes…
ImmaculateBites says
You are Welcome! Just so excited that you are giving them a go. Thank you for taking the time to let me know.
Amanda says
I’m from Denmark and i just want to say, that i have never heard of or seen æbleskiver with nutella, but it looks amazing. Originally they are made with a slice of apple inside, but today, we just make them without stuffing. Æbleskiver are actually something we eat when it’s christmas – it’s a tradition. We serve them with powder sugar and jam. However, why not eat æbleskiver all year? They are delicious! Nutella is a great idea 😉