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= Scandinavian sweets = There are many sweet dishes of Scandinavian origin that I like. Among my favorites there are Danish and Swedish sweets as well.

Semla
Semla is a Swedish pastry that is served with almond paste and whipped cream. It is consumed traditionally in the Lent period before Easter in Sweden. It resembles a Hungarian zsömle at first glance. Indeed, the words zsömle and semla have a shared linguistic origin. The main difference is that zsömle can be consumed with many different kinds of toppings, some of them sweet, some of them salty, while semla always signifies a special sweet pastry with almond paste and whipped cream.

Risalamande
Risalamande is also a festive dish, just like semla, but it is eaten traditionally on Christmas Eve as a holiday dessert after Christmas dinner. It is similar to risengröd, rice cooked in milk, but it has a lot of added whipped cream and also chopped almonds in it. It is served most often with a kind of cherry sauce prepared just for the occasion.

Apple Charlotte
An Apple Charlotte is basically a layered sweet dish that is served in a glass. It has layers of cooked apple, whipped cream, and fried breadcrumbs. It can be alternatively made with other cooked fruits like pears or plums.