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Finnish Easter dessert with Mämmi

Published: Mar 30, 2022 · by Cecilia Hoikka · Affiliate links are marked with an *asterisk

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This is a light, fluffy and easy mousse dessert made with mämmi.

This dessert is perfect for those who have not tasted mämmi before since the rye is more subtle, and you have flavors of vanilla in this dessert.

Read also my post about common foods on the Finnish Easter table.

mämmi dessert in three glasses with spoons.

What is mämmi?

Mämmi is a traditional Finnish dessert eaten usually around Easter. It is actually a rye porridge made from rye flour and malted rye that sweetens naturally in the making process; this is called imellytys. In history, mämmi was made in small birch bark boxes.

Typically mämmi is eaten cold with some heavy cream or full-fat milk. Nowadays, the trend is to include mämmi in different desserts during Easter.

Ingredients

mämmi-mousse-ingredients
  • Mämmi
  • Whippable vanilla sauce
  • Decorations

Not all vanilla custards can be whipped to a foam. If you have a hard time finding whippable vanilla sauce, you can use whipped heavy cream. With the heavy cream, add 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or ½ cup of vanilla custard powder with the cream.

Finnish stores have various vanilla sauces since we love to eat them with all pies and desserts; this might be hard to find in the USA. One brand you can try out for this recipe is Oatly. They have an oat-based milk-free whippable vanilla custard.

Decorations

Some decoration ideas

  • Small chocolate eggs
  • Chocolate birds nest
  • Strawberries
  • Raspberries
  • Pineapple cherries
  • Conserved peaches
  • Cookie crumble

Other Finnish dessert ideas

  • Korvapuusti cinnamon rolls
  • Finnish flat pancakes with cream and strawberry jam
  • Pannukakku oven pancake
  • Rhubarb soup
  • Caramel cake
easter dessert in tall ikea shampagne glasses with berries.

Mämmi dessert

Whipped mousse with mämmi and vanilla
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Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine Finnish
Servings 6
Calories 150 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup whippable vanilla sauce
  • 1½ cup mämmi rye porridge

Decoration

  • 1 package pineapple cherries

Instructions
 

  • Make sure both your mämmi and vanilla sauce are chilled in the fridge.
  • Whip your vanilla sauce to a firm consistency.
  • Add in your mämmi and stir it to be even.
  • Serve in glasses and decorate with pineapple cherries, chocolate, berries or small chocolate eggs.

Video

Notes

Vanilla sauce can be replaced with heavy cream and some vanilla extract.
For a milk-free version, you can use Oatly oat-based whippable vanilla custard.
 

Nutrition

Calories: 150kcal
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