Danish Brunede Kartofler Caramelized Browned Potatoes

Brunede Kartofler or Caramelized Browned Potatoes is a delicious Danish side dish that my husband introduced me to. He lived in Denmark for a couple of years and fell in love with the food. We have this every year with our Traditional Danish Christmas dinner and I love it! This brunede kartofler also goes really well with pork chops or pork tenderloin. They end up tasting kind of like a sweet potato. They have a sweet caramelized coating on every potato.

Ingredients in Danish Potatoes

Small new potatoes (you can find these in a can with canned veggies, about 2 cans)SugarButterWater

Learn Some Danish Words While Cooking

Here is a list of some danish words you can work in while you cook this dish!

Brune kartofler- caramelized brown potatoesLækker- deliciousOpskrift- recipeKaramel- caramelSmag- tasteGod tid- good timeKartoflerne- the potatoesGlaedelig jul- Merry ChristmasJulemiddagen- Christmas dinnerSukker- sugar Smør- butterKog- boilPande- panVarme- heatGryde- pot Vandet- the water

Tips For Making Danish Caramelized Potatoes

It’s totally okay to use canned “new potatoes”. It is SO much easier than peeling all the little potatoes and then boiling them for just the right amount of time. Trust me, we have tried it all the ways.Leave the sugar alone. When cooking the sugar, you will want to let it caramelize without stirring it. If you mess with it too much, it will get clumpy.The recipe below is the authentic way of making these potatoes, however, if you read the notes below the recipe, you will find we have found an easier way that tastes the same. Either method works great, it’s totally up to you how you want to prepare it!

Frequently Asked Questions

Other Danish Recipes

We have a tradition of cooking a Danish dinner the night before Christmas Eve. It is a dinner that we look forward to every Holiday season because all the food is a special treat. This traditional side dish is always on the menu! Some of our other favorite Danish dishes we love to make are: