Celebrate Valentine’s Day with a Danish Twist

“A Kringle is happiness with icing on top.”

Kringle is a buttery Danish pastry made with 36 flaky layers of dough traditionally shaped into an oval. For Valentine’s Day, the O & H Danish Bakery is offering a romantic heart-shaped Kringle decorated with a red sugar frosting and cherry filling. It is delicious served chilled, at room temperature, or warm.

After a romantic Valentine’s Day dinner, one can serve this tasty pastry in many ways:

Top each slice with a sprinkling of toasted walnuts to add crunchy texture.
Heat the Kringle in the oven or microwave and serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Add dark chocolate shavings for a delectable bittersweet contrast to the sweet cherry filling.
Add lemon zest on top to create citrusy contrast with the rich sweetness of the cherry filling.

The cherry-filled Kringle has turned me into a fan of this centuries-old Danish pastry tradition. I will be back for more!

O & H also holds a weekly “Win a Kringle Contest.” Enter online.

Rachelle Nones

Staff Lifestyle and Wellness Writer

Rachelle is a New York–born lifestyle writer specializing in beauty, food, fashion and accessories, wine and spirits, and home and garden trending news and reviews. An English literature honors graduate, she brings a sharp editorial voice and storytelling sensibility to every project. Beyond journalism, she writes short fiction and 15-minute mysteries. Her novella The Morse Code Murderer has twice ranked on Amazon’s Top 100 in the Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Short Reads category, reflecting her flair for suspenseful, tightly crafted narratives. Before establishing her writing career, Rachelle worked at diverse gigs, including high-end textile color approval (colorist) and wholesale fashion accessory marketer/public relations associate in NYC's fashion district.