Recipe: Guf – Danish ice cream topping

In Denmark, we have this meringue-like ice cream topping called guf. It is really easy to make, and it tastes divine, so I’ve been meaning to share the recipe with you for a while.

The guf you get at the ice cream shops in Denmark is often pink and tastes like strawberry. You can get the same flavor by adding a spoonful of strawberry jam, but if you want a very pink color, you will need a few drops of food coloring:

Recipe: Guf – Danish ice cream topping

Recipe by Sanne – Yum Yum Octopus Course: Dessert

Servings

3-4

servings

Ingredients

• 4 tbsp (2.1 oz (60g)) pasteurized egg white

• 1/2 cup (1dL) sugar

• 1/4 (1/2dL) cup water

• 2 tbsp agave syrup (or corn syrup)

• Optional: Strawberries/raspberries/1 tbsp cherry syrup/fruit color/berry jam

Directions

• Heat sugar, syrup and water in a skillet until the sugar is completely dissolved.
• Whisk the egg whites.
• Pour in the sugar liquid and continue to whisk until you get a soft fluffy foam. It might take a while.
• Optional: Add raspberries/strawberries/jam/fruit syrup
• Serve on top of your favorite ice cream. It is also delicious as a topping for iced coffee or milkshake. 

Notes

• I’ve been making guf so many times, I thought I could do it on autopilot, but for the first batch I made, I forgot to add water to the sugar-mix and ended up with a dalgona-like fluff that tasted like caramelized almonds. Not bad at all. It is actually a really nice topping for more grown-up ice cream flavors such as coffee ice cream🙂