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Vafler

Heart-shaped cardamom waffles served soft, with sour cream, brown cheese or strawberry jam.

30 minEasy
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Cultural Context & History

The heart-shaped waffle is the warmest ritual in Norwegian life — served soft, never crisp, at cabins, church basements and offices alike. With brown cheese and jam, it is edible hospitality.

Ingredients

  • 2 eggs571 kcal · 3.6 g protein · 35.7 g fat · 57.1 g carbs per 100 g
  • 50 g caster sugar399 kcal · 0 g protein · 0.3 g fat · 99.4 g carbs per 100 g
  • 200 g plain flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder0 kcal · 0 g protein · 0 g fat · 0 g carbs per 100 g
  • 1/2 tsp ground cardamom0 kcal · 0 g protein · 0 g fat · 0 g carbs per 100 g
  • 300 ml milk or buttermilk
  • 50 g butter, melted714 kcal · 0 g protein · 78.6 g fat · 0 g carbs per 100 g
  • Sour cream, strawberry jam and brown cheese, to serve200 kcal · 3.3 g protein · 16.7 g fat · 6.7 g carbs per 100 g

Per-100 g values shown for ingredients verified against Nutrition data: USDA FoodData Central (snapshot 2026-09-11). Ingredients not yet verified show no nutrition line.

Recommended Tools

  • Heart-shaped waffle ironCasts the traditional five-heart shape and even crust.
  • Balloon whiskBeats the batter smooth and free of lumps.
  • Wire cooling rackKeeps stacked waffles crisp rather than steamy.

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Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. 1

    Whisk the eggs and sugar until pale, then beat in the baking powder, cardamom and flour, adding the milk a little at a time so the batter stays smooth.

  2. 2

    Stir in the melted butter and leave the batter to rest for 20 to 30 minutes.

  3. 3

    Heat a Norwegian heart-shaped waffle iron until hot.

  4. 4

    Ladle in the batter, close the iron, and cook for 2 to 3 minutes until golden brown.

  5. 5

    Stack the waffles on a wire rack and serve warm with sour cream and strawberry jam.

Chef's Tip

Don't skip the rest — it lets the flour hydrate and the cardamom bloom, giving lighter waffles that release cleanly from the iron.

Chef's Tip

Grind cardamom fresh from the pods; pre-ground loses its perfume within weeks, and that scent is what makes these unmistakably Norwegian.

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