Hello my little colorful confetti! Now that we finished the argument about perfect Christmas turkey with aunt Emma, got (or gave) all the presents and burnt down the Christmas tree, it’s time to get on with things like New Year’s Eve. New Year new me never really worked, that’s why we shall do the best dessert and, somehow, survive the next year! Check out our guide to the perfect New Year’s Eve dessert recipes! They are deeply engraved in our heart, and let those desserts make your year a little better (and sweeter)!
The „between the river strudel” (međimurska gibanica)
The traditional name of this strudel is “Međimurska gibanica” (the name of the region is roughly translated like “between the river”, so let’s call it “between the river strudel”). With this strudel you’ll have your foodgasm moment and not only that, but every guest on the party will be envious about your perfect New Year’s Eve dessert recipe. It is made from 4 layers where every layer is separated by basic strudel dough.
The layers are made of walnuts, poppy seeds, fresh cottage cheese and cinnamon apples. It is really a prominent region dessert, but only a handful of people in the world know about it, yet even tasted it (so you are one lucky buttercup). The ingredients are widely available by locals, and they are very commonly used in a lot of desserts in the region.
The top and bottom layer of the “between the river strudel” is made from basic puff pastry dough. You can also buy all of it in the store, but my buttercup, you know me, we cook everything at home, because we can (and we’re gorgeous, of course)! You can find this yummy-yummy-put-it-in-my-tummy recipe here!
What are fritule?
Fritule are fried rum balls and our second choice for your perfect New Year’s Eve dessert recipe, (but why the rum, captain Jack?), on top of that, they are really quick and easy to make. The perfect fritule need to be golden-brown from the outside and warm and soft from the inside, with a nice sweet rum smell. The secret to good fritule is the basic dough which needs to be compact yet elastic.
A good recipe is therefore a must have, and we’ll gladly help with this one. The best thing with fritule dough is that it can be kept in the fridge for a few days with ease! When you’re in the mood for traditional fritule, just take out your dough and you’re easy 10 minute dessert recipe is ready to go (click here for the recipe) …
Zlevanka – Europe’s best secret dessert!
Except that it sounds like Trump’s daughter, it’s one of our favorite desserts! Why? Because it’s really easy to make and, believe me, it’s really ready in 5 minutes (except you need to bake it). Traditional zlevanka is a dessert recipe originating from Eastern Europe where it’s often made (okey, it’s again from Croatia but it’s great, and who cares really?). In past times farmers had only cows and a lot of milk, that often got sour! So as not to throw away the milk, they made this recipe from things they had like corn flour, sour milk and eggs.
Zlevanka was born, and this happened even before Ivanka Trump was in sight! Maybe Trump’s now somewhere writing a food blog with our topic on this easy 5 minute dessert recipe, naming it traditional Ivanka (zlevanka)! Let us take you to the recipe!
Let’s start the year with something different – the original Zebra Rolls!
For sure you heard of cinnamon rolls, they’re literally everywhere, but on the other side, they are getting sort of tedious. That’s why we designed this zebra rolls recipe, to be the little bad brother of cinnamon rolls. Zebra rolls are made with a specific technique of blending two doughs together, making the recognizable zebra pattern. And on top of that, just to keep you drooling, they’re filled with a delicious homemade chocolate-hazelnut cream. Sounds like a blessing and tastes like heaven! Let us blast you away with this delish recipe!
Now it’s time to thank you for everything you do (whatever it is, well not the bad stuff though …)! We believe in you, yes you can and you will! Therefore, we are wishing you not just another new year, but let it be full of joy, great recipes, even better wine, new ideas and memories you can put in your happy drawer! All the very best! XOXO!
