Do you want to make something tasty for Sinterklaas? Here you’ll find delicious recipes for a fun and cozy Sinterklaas celebration. Try making your own pepernoten, kruidnoten, taaitaai, or a scrumptious cheesecake. With these tasty recipes, your evening is sure to be both enjoyable and delicious!
Looking for traditional Dutch Sinterklaas recipes?
The “delicious evening” isn’t complete without speculaas, pepernoten, and kruidnoten! If you’d like to try baking these yourself, take a look at our recipes for kruidnoten, speculaas, and even homemade almond paste.
With our easy-to-follow recipes, you can prepare the most popular Sinterklaas treats all by yourself!
Unique Sinterklaas recipes: something different
Anyone who loves Sinterklaas probably knows all the classics, like kruidnoten, pepernoten, and speculaas. But this year, why not try something a little different?
Try one of our unique and delicious recipes, like a tangerine tart or a pear bundt cake.
What are you doing on December 5th?
All the Sinterklaas activities can really work up an appetite! Make the evening even more special with homemade treats.
Among these Sinterklaas recipes, you’re sure to find one of your favorites. Whatever you do on December 5th, get inspired here for a fun and cozy Sinterklaas celebration!
Who is Sinterklaas anyway?
The story of Sinterklaas goes back a long way. It has been adapted and retold many times, but its origins date back to the early years of the Common Era. The Sinterklaas celebration is based on Saint Nicholas of Myra, a bishop and patron saint who lived in what is now Turkey.
The Sinterklaas festivities we know today have evolved countless times. The modern celebration is largely based on the traditions from medieval Europe.
During the original Saint Nicholas festivities, the less fortunate would place their shoes out so that wealthier people could leave coins inside. Songs were sung, and speculaas figures were enjoyed.
We have different recipe ideas ready for you, so you can get inspiration for dinner. For the recipe of the day, we have chosen this delicious Dutch Sinterklaas pepernoten cake for you. This festive cake is delicious and creamy, with speculaas buttercream and kruidnoten biscuits. The perfect cake to serve on pakjesavond (the night Sinterklaas visits)! View full recipe
Preheat the oven to 165 degrees celsius. Grease the springform cake tin with butter and line the bottom with baking parchment.
Beat 300 grams of soft butter with the sugar until smooth. Add the eggs one at a time, beating continually until smooth.
Add the self-raising flour along with one and a half tablespoons of the speculaas spice mix. Spread the batter into the greased cake tin and bake for around an hour.
The exact baking time depends on the oven. Check if the cake is cooked with a skewer; if it comes out clean, the cake is done.
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