Mr. Frugalista has fond childhood memories of this decadent Swedish Aeggekage Breakfast being served on the family farm Christmas morning. It is a Danish oven pancake but similar to a sweet version of Yorkshire pudding.

Don't let that intimidate you because it is quite easy to make. It is a great recipe to serve for holiday brunch or a large group Christmas morning. His family's version of this traditional Swedish recipe has a yummy layer of bacon.


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Family Favorite Swedish Aeggekage Christmas Breakfast

The fluffy Yorkshire base is topped with cranberry sauce and whipped cream but I added my own twist by sprinkling orange zest on top. If you're looking for a healthy low-fat breakfast recipe, THIS IS NOT IT!


I'd never tried this recipe before but I often heard my husband speak of it fondly over the years. I'm not going to lie, I may have done some moaning and groaning while eating it. Oh my goodness, where has this decadent breakfast been all my life!

We enjoyed it so much that it's on the menu for our family brunch this weekend, so now our kids will be tasting it for the first time too. I've included the printable recipe card further down in the post.


The motivation for finally making the traditional family Aeggekage breakfast is to honor my late mother-in-law who sadly we lost in September. This Christmas, our first without her, we are serving her favorite family recipes. Earlier this week I shared her mouth-watering Swedish Pepparkaka Cookie recipe.

Can you make this recipe ahead of time?

This is not a make-ahead recipe and best served right from the oven. You can cook the bacon ahead of time and have it ready in the fridge to save some time.

Aeggekage recipe ingredients

These are the ingredients needed to make the recipe.

Aeggekage layers

The first layer is cooked bacon in a buttered baking pan.


Making the batter is similar to making crepes. You whisk the eggs, milk, sugar, and salt together.


Then you whisk in the flour in small increments and let stand in the fridge for 30 minutes.


Like Yorkshire pudding, you pour the batter into a hot greased baking dish and bake in the oven until it rises and is nice and fluffy.


Sprinkle with a dusting of icing sugar. Cut into 12 portions and top with whole cranberry sauce, a dollop of whipped cream, and a sprinkle of orange zest.

What we'll do differently next time

You can see in the photo above that there is a lot of butter resting on the top of the cooked Yorkshire base. Next time we'll reduce the butter from 1/2 cup to 1/3 of a cup.

This recipe is very filling and it's unlikely your guests will be asking for seconds. Ask me how I know!

As promised here is the printable recipe card should you want to make this Swedish Aeggekage Christmas Breakfast.




If you make this Swedish Christmas Breakfast recipe, I'd love to hear what you and your guests thought about it. Or if you have any questions about the recipe, please leave them in the comment section below or press the Contact Me button at the top of the blog to drop me an email. I love hearing from you!

I'd be so thankful if you pinned this recipe or shared it with a friend. With gratitude! -Marie