Fastelavn buns (Fastelavnsboller) are Scandinavian cream-filled buns made every year to celebrate Fastelavn Season in February (also known as Carnival Season).
Danish bakery Ole & Steen is gearing up to celebrate Fastelavn Season with its own Fastelavn buns, available at all five of its New York City locations beginning February 1 and throughout the month. For Fastelavn Day (February 11), the bakery will be giving away free buns to children 10 and younger with any purchase on February 10-11.
Ole & Steen’s selections include its first-ever vegan Fastelavn Bun among others:
- Vanilla – Danish pastry bun filled with vanilla cream and topped with whipped cream, white chocolate, and icing sugar
- Blueberry Hazelnut – Danish pastry bun filled with blueberry mousse, fresh blueberries, hazelnut praline cream, hazelnut praline topping
- Coffee Caramel – Danish pastry bun filled and topped with mocha and salted caramel cream, finished with a dark chocolate shard
- Vegan Raspberry – Danish pastry bun filled with vegan raspberry cream, topped with pink icing, vegan raspberry cream and freeze-dried raspberries
Ole & Steen was founded in Copenhagen in 1991 by Ole Kristofferson and Steen Skallebaek. The bakery is seen as a pioneer in the resurgence of artisanal and handcrafted baking practices in Denmark, and that’s reflected in the bread and pastry quality.
