Norwegian crepes without eggs, flavored with cardamom

Eggless Norwegian cardamom pancakes

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Norwegian-style crepes without eggs: milk, rolled oats, sugar, cardamom, baking powder, and melted margarine, with just enough flour to create a smooth ba…

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These pancakes don’t require eggs: their success depends on a well-heated frying pan and the correct consistency of the batter. In Norway, they are typically eaten with blueberry jam, sugar, bacon, or brunost (a type of brown cheese).

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time10 min
  • Cook time30 min
  • Total40 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfrying pan
  • Estimated cost$2.54 $0.64 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.16
  • $0.02
  • $0.16
  • $0.79
  • $0.13
  • $0.09
  • $1.06
  • $0.13

Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. In a bowl, combine the sugar, cardamom, baking powder, melted margarine, rolled oats, and milk. ≈ 4 min
  2. Add 100 to 150g of flour, then add the remaining flour gradually until the dough is thick enough. ≈ 3 min
  3. Make sure to heat a frying pan well, and grease it with margarine.
  4. Pour each crepe, pour a spoonful of batter onto the pan and cook it on both sides, adjusting the heat if it sticks.

The bill

Eggless Norwegian cardamom pancakes

  • 2 to 3 tablespoons of rolled oats (12 to 18 grams)$0.16
  • 35 grams of sugar$0.02
  • 45 g of melted margarine$0.16
  • 800 ml of milk$0.79
  • approximately 250g of wheat flour (start with 100-150g)$0.13
  • 2 teaspoons of baking powder$0.09
  • 2 teaspoons of cardamom$1.06
  • Margarine for frying$0.13

Total$2.54

that's $0.64 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 2 to 3 tablespoons of rolled oats (12 to 18 grams)
  • 35 grams of sugar
  • 45 g of melted margarine
  • 800 ml of milk
  • approximately 250g of wheat flour (start with 100-150g)
  • 2 teaspoons of baking powder
  • 2 teaspoons of cardamom
  • Margarine for frying

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