With my 5 year service anniversary present from work, I recently ordered this. This has been on my wishlist for a couple years, I have been wishing for ever since I had some of those Poffertjes  at my visit to the Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm.

I know Poffertjes and Ebelskivers (pronounced “able-skeevers”, also written Æbleskiver, but I am not typing that over and over) are not the same…

For one thing Poffertjes are Dutch (thus, the presence at the tulip farm) vs Ebelskivers which are Danish. They are snacks or desserts traditionally served during winter holidays and celebrations, and don’t require much besides milk, eggs, flour (yes gluten free flours are fine to substitute in as well!) and fillings of your choice as well as some sort of welled pan. Ebelskiver pans are sold at Amazon, Walmart, Target and Sur La Table, etc. Getting the temperature right in the pan is difficult, which is why I’ve had this electric version on my wishlist.

Also, IMHO Ebelskivers are better because they are a little bigger so you can fill them with more goodness… say sweet fruits, chocolates, or cheese!!! I plan to test all of these fillings. Example recipes I have bookmarked include

• Maple-nut ebelskivers (serve on the side with sausage and pork for breakfast! Or as dessert with bourbon whipped cream)
• Spiced apple filled ebelskivers
• Banana rum (reminiscent of bananas Foster)
• Salted caramel-pecan ebelskivers
• Molten chocolate ebelskivers
• Walnut, pear, and blue cheese
• Marionberry jam and brie
• Spicy corn ebelskivers
• Potato and green onion (can be topped with caviar, ketchup, or sour cream)

Anxiously awaiting a package!!! Denmark is often ranked the happiest country in the world- do you think these ebelskivers contribute to that? Which of these ebelskiver combinations do you think sound good!?? Have you had ebelskivers or poffertjes before?