I am at IKEA in Australia! Is this an authentic Swedish sweet? It’s yummy!

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  1. Yes! We call them “dammsugare” (vacuum cleaner) because they’re shaped like old-time vacuum cleaners.

    One of my personal favourites

  2. Had one yesterday, they are even better if you have it together with a cup of coffee.

  3. Yeah it’s one of my two go tos. I like the other one, Arraksboll, more.

    Arrak is what is used for flavour in them (the more common Swedish variant called Punsch is basically Arrak watered down to 25% with sugar added).

  4. Traditional_Fee_1965 on

    Ah dammsugare, one of my absolute favorites. Quality can vary a lot, so unsure how the ikea variant taste though.

  5. Yeah, they are very authentic and common. Called punschrullar (punsch rolls) or dammsugare (vacuum cleaners). Traditionally the filling is made from various cookie crumb leftovers at the bakery with some added butter, cacao and punsch (a Swedish arrak based liqueur) but the IKEA ones are probably using a recipe more suitable for mass production.

  6. Pretty authentic. Among the most common Swedish “fika” (coffee snack) in Sweden. There are multiple brands in different price categories in every grocery store. But it’s not even close to grandmas home made dammsugare. That is what I call Swedish fika at its finest

  7. Original name is punschrulle (the liqeur punsch is used in the recipe) gets a nickname Dammsugare (vacuum cleaner) because it looks like an old vacuum cleaner from the 80’s

  8. It is Yummy! While the IKEA version is okaaay… getting a fresh one from a local bakery can be heavenly good. Depends on the bakery.

  9. You better grab one from a fine “konditori” instead. IKEAS is kind of the lowest quality on the scale. Still good, but yeah…fresh is best! =)