Ebelskivers (Danish Pancakes)

Traditional ebelskivers feature a buttermilk batter pan-fried into balls until crispy and golden on the outside and perfectly fluffy on the inside. Serve this classic Danish breakfast with your choice of sugar, maple syrup, or jam!

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Traditional ebelskivers feature a buttermilk batter pan-fried into balls until crispy and golden on the outside and perfectly fluffy on the inside. Serve this classic Danish breakfast with your choice of sugar, maple syrup, or jam!

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Total Time 30

Servings servings

Calories 371kcal

Ingredients

2 large eggs
2 cups buttermilk
1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled
2 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt
Vegetable oil for cooking
Powdered sugar, cinnamon sugar, jam, or maple syrup for serving

Instructions

In a large bowl, whisk eggs well then mix in buttermilk and melted butter until smooth.
In a separate medium bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Fold flour mixture into buttermilk mixture until batter is just combined.
Preheat an ebelskiver pan over medium heat and grease each well very good with vegetable oil. Don't go light on the vegetable oil for this part, you want a good couple teaspoons of oil per well. This will make flipping the ebelskivers during cooking much easier.
Once pan is hot, begin ladling batter into wells, filling each just below the brim. Once all the wells are full, use an ebelskiver nut hook or toothpick to begin carefully rotating balls so they cook on all sides. Keep flipping balls occasionally 5-8 minutes until a deep golden-brown and a toothpick inserted in center of balls comes out clean.
Repeat cooking process with remaining batter, greasing each well with vegetable oil in between batches (adjust heat as needed throughout cooking process to keep pan hot but not so hot that it gets to the point of excessive smoking). If you have more than one ebelskiver pan and have a partner to help, feel free to get another pan going as well for faster cooking.
Serve ebelskivers with your choice of sweetener hot. We particularly love these dipped in maple syrup or jam or with a sprinkle of powdered sugar or cinnamon sugar on top. Enjoy!

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