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Kaiserschmarrn
Fluffy Austrian pancake torn into pieces, caramelised with sugar and finished with icing sugar and cinnamon.
About Kaiserschmarrn
Kaiserschmarrn is Austria's fluffy torn pancake, eaten as a sweet main course or dessert. This profile follows Renate Wagner's Austria Tourism recipe, with optional rum-soaked raisins and a caramelised sugar finish.
Egg, milk and butter give the pancake a rich, mellow base, lifted by vanilla sugar and lemon zest. Caramelised granulated sugar adds toasted sweetness, while icing sugar and cinnamon form a fragrant finish; optional raisins and rum bring concentrated fruit and warmth.
The pancake arrives as irregular golden pieces rather than a single round, with browned, lightly caramelised edges under a pale sugar dusting. Whipped egg whites keep the centres soft, airy and tender against the slightly crisp exterior.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Egg, Wheat (gluten), Milk.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Kaiserschmarrn
Renate Wagner's Austrian Kaiserschmarrn.
- EggsRich batter and whipped lift
- Wheat flourPancake structure
- MilkTender dairy batter
- Granulated sugarWhipped-batter sweetness and caramelised finish
- RaisinsOptional chewy fruit · Optional
- Vanilla sugarVanilla sweetness
- RumOptional aromatic soak for the raisins · Optional
- Lemon zestBright citrus aroma
- SaltSeasoning
- ButterRich frying and caramelising fat
- Icing sugarSweet finishing dust
- CinnamonWarm finishing spice
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Eggs:
- Wheat flour: . The source's flour maps to the established wheat-flour route
- Milk:
- Granulated sugar:
- Raisins (optional):
- Vanilla sugar: . The source does not provide a commercial vanilla-sugar formula; the exact formulation remains product-dependent
- Rum (optional):
- Lemon zest:
- Salt:
- Butter:
- Icing sugar:
- Cinnamon:
Origins & food traditions
Austria Tourism supplies Renate Wagner's complete recipe selected here and calls the chopped pancake a longstanding Austrian favourite. The Austrian Press and Information Service independently corroborates the Austrian identity and the rum-raisin, fluffy pancake and powdered-sugar presentation.
Cuisines & regions
- Austrian Cuisine
- Austrian CuisineCatalogue link pending review
- Viennese CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.