Warm milk with bitter biscuits (bitterkoekjesmelk)

Warm milk with bitter biscuits (bitterkoekjesmelk)

Drinks

A traditional Dutch hot milk, sweet and almond-flavored, made with crushed bitter biscuits and a touch of honey, perfect for St. Nicholas' Day.

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This typical Dutch drink is traditionally served during the St. Nicholas evening. It consists of warm milk mixed with crushed, bitter biscuits, which thicken the mixture and give it a nutty flavor. Honey is added to sweeten it.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time5 min
  • Cook time25 min
  • Total30 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • Cooking methodsaucepan
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.99
  • $0.38

Directions

  1. Bring the milk to a boil, stirring in the crumbled bitter biscuits.
  2. Bring to a gentle simmer until the milk thickens.
  3. Melt the honey in it. ≈ 3 min
  4. Serve hot. ≈ 2 min

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 liter of milk
  • 75 g of bitter biscuits
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons of honey

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