Cloudberry Pie
Cloudberry Pie is a traditional Nordic dessert featuring the rare, amber-colored cloudberry as its star ingredient. It typically consists of a sweet, jam-like filling made from cloudberries, sugar, and sometimes cream or eggs, all encased in a flaky pastry crust. This pie is particularly popular in Finland, Sweden, and Norway, where cloudberries are foraged from wild bogs.
🍽️ Nutrition at a glance
The pie is moderately high in carbohydrates, primarily from the sugar in the filling and the flour in the crust. It provides a good source of Vitamin C and antioxidants from the cloudberries, with a typical slice containing roughly 300-350 calories.
Nutrition breakdown
| Calories | 320 kcal |
| Protein | 4 g |
| Carbs | 48 g |
| Fat | 13 g |
| Fiber | 2 g |
| Sugar | 28 g |
| Sodium | 180 mg |
| Vitamin C | 18 mg |
| Manganese | 0.4 mg |
| Potassium | 120 mg |
| Vitamin A | 15 µg |
| Iron | 1.2 mg |
| Calcium | 25 mg |
| Magnesium | 15 mg |
| Phosphorus | 40 mg |
Per 1 slice (120 g) · estimated, varies by recipe
💡 What's interesting
Cloudberries are often called 'Arctic gold' due to their rarity and high value in Nordic cultures, where they are traditionally foraged. Nutritionally, they are exceptionally rich in Vitamin C—containing more per gram than oranges—and are packed with ellagic acid, a potent antioxidant.
