Danish sweets
In Denmark, many associate hygge with good Danish sweets. Is there anything better than serving some delicious sweets with coffee for a birthday or a Friday night snuggle on the couch?
Danish sweets – A sweet and cozy part of Danish culture
Danes love sweets, and sweets are an important part of the Danish hygge culture. Whether it’s Friday night or a get-together with friends, there’s almost always a bowl of sweets on the table.
Typical Danish sweets
Chocolate, mix bags and licorice are the most popular candies in Denmark. Toms’ Turtle, Gold Bar, Marzipan Bread and Yankie Bar are among the best-selling chocolate products. While mix bags like Matadormix, Click Mix, Familieguf, Pingvinblanding, Stjerne Mix and Supermix are typical Danish candy in the candy bowl.
Licorice is also a popular Danish candy variant, and we are known to love the salty taste. We are also one of the few countries that eat salted licorice, and it’s a flavor that has become part of the Danish candy tradition.
Danes hold on to traditions, and the old classics are still popular. Friday candy is a firm tradition in many families with children, where they gather to enjoy their favorite candy and a good movie after a long week of work and school.
So if you’re looking for a sweet and cozy part of Danish culture, Danish sweets are definitely worth ordering. You can buy Danish sweets directly from the webshop and have them shipped worldwide.
How much candy do Danes eat?
DTU report reveals that Danes are the biggest candy buyers in the world. We buy an average of 6.6 kg of sweets per year. That’s more than the Swedes and twice as much as the British and Americans.
- Each Dane buys an average of 12.3 kg of sweets and chocolate per year, when chocolate purchases of 5.7 kg are added to sweets
- Danish children eat sweets and chocolate twice a week on average. Adults eat it almost three times a week.
- The big Danish candy brands, including Toms, Anthon Berg, Nørregade Bolcher, Malaco, Kims and Haribo, produce the majority of the sweets eaten in Denmark. Many of these brands have their origins in Denmark. Haribo is not Danish, but still one of the brands we associate with Danish sweets due to its popularity in our childhood.
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