One of my favorite family traditions are Aebleskivers also known as Æbleskivers, Ebleskivers or Pancake Puffs or Pancake Balls. We love these tasty round pancake/doughnuts. We always eat Aebleskivers at my parent’s house on Christmas Day. My mom would also make tons of these for the youth in my church after they had been to the temple for an activity.

This family recipe was passed down from my Danish Mormon Pioneer Ancestors. It truly is a family tradition for many generations. My grandmother always gave her grandkids an aebleskiver pan as a wedding gift so they could continue the tradition in their family.

Over the years, our family has come up with some great tips to help the process of making so many aebleskivers easier. Read on for some great tips.

First, there are a few different types of Aebleskiver Pans you can buy and not all pans are created equal. We have collected a few different types over the years and can tell you exactly which one is better than the rest.

First, you want to buy a cast iron pan. Not an aluminum pan! Cast iron pans will cook more evenly, and the aebleskivers don’t stick to it as much.

Next, look for an aebleskiver pan with a lip around the edge (see the pictures below). The first picture is of a cast iron pan with a lip. The middle two pictures are of the same cast iron pan with no lip. The last picture is an aluminum pan with no lip. The lip helps control the heat so much better and will help with uniform heat throughout the pan.

This Camp Chef Aebleskiver Pan from Amazon is exactly what I would recommend.

Once you have a great pan, there are a couple other tools that we like that you may want to get but aren’t necessary.

The Pancake Batter Dispenser has made making aebleskivers so much easier! Just put the batter into the dispenser and squeeze a little out over each hole in the pan. No more messes! We also use ours for pancakes, crepes, and cupcakes!

The next useful tool we use are little water bottles with handles. We fill them with oil so we can easily pour the right amount of oil into each hole. These are useful but not necessary.

Here’s a similar water bottle I found on Amazon that you could try.

Another useful tool is a no contact thermometer gun. My brother usually brings his. But didn’t this year. It’s great to check to make sure the oil it hot enough and not too hot. If you want to go high tech, give it a try.

Now that you have all the right tools, let’s get to making some aebleskivers.

This is our family set up for Christmas Day. My mom makes 6 times this recipe for about 30 people. We always have a few leftovers. My oldest brother is the Aebleskiver maker extraordinaire every year. We all bring our own pans and have 5 pans cooking at once. (We did not use the aluminum pan.)

Start to heat the pans on medium high heat. Add a little oil to each hole. You don’t want the heat to be too hot or too low. It may take a little bit to find just the right temperature so you don’t burn them and so they cook nicely. We find that cooking on a gas stove works better than an electric. But use what you have.

For an expert turn, you only should turn the aebleskivers 1/4th of the way then a little more and then all the way over. When we are making so many, we don’t take the time to make them perfectly round. So some have a little ring around them. But that’s all okay, they still taste delicious.

Adding fresh fruit or fruit puree/jam is optional. We like our with raspberries and blueberries.

I hope you give these tasty aebleskivers a try. They are so delicious and a family favorite. I’d love to see your post or pictures if you try them. Tag me @thejellohome or leave a comment below.