How many calories in a semla
One semla has about 450 kcal, with 8 g of protein.
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To burn it off
A semla is a soft cardamom bun with the top cut off, filled with almond paste and a tall swirl of whipped cream, then dusted with icing sugar. Swedes eat them around Fat Tuesday, and bakeries sell them for weeks before.
One is 450 kcal, with 50 g of carbs, 24 g of fat and 8 g of protein. The bun and the almond paste are the carbs, the cream is most of the fat.
In Finland it's laskiaispulla, often with jam instead of almond paste. Same bun, same cream, same cream moustache.
Tips
- 1Share one, they're bigger than they look.
- 2Buy the mini semlor some bakeries make.
- 3Have it with black coffee rather than a sweet latte.
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Questions
When do you eat semla?
Traditionally on Fat Tuesday, the day before Lent starts. These days most bakeries sell them for weeks before that.
What is in a semla?
A wheat bun with cardamom, almond paste, whipped cream and icing sugar on top.
What is hetvägg?
A semla served in a bowl of hot milk. It's the old way to eat it.
Did a Swedish king really die from eating semlor?
King Adolf Frederick died in 1771 after a huge dinner that ended with semlor in hot milk. The story says fourteen of them, the real number is anyone's guess.
How many calories in two semlor?
About 900 kcal.
