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[–] wetsoggybread@lemmy.world 16 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Buttered toast with sprinkles? Sounds like something a 5 year old invent - sounds delicious though. Buttered toast is already pretty good

[–] DontTreadOnBigfoot@lemmy.world 13 points 3 months ago (2 children)

As I understand it, the bread isn't toasted. It's literally butter on plain white bread with chocolate sprinkles

[–] burgersc12@mander.xyz 1 points 3 months ago

wetsoggybread is right, we should toast the sprinkles!

[–] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 3 months ago

It probably was, but one notable feature of most 5 year olds (in the last 100 years) is that they grow up.

[–] JadenSmith@sh.itjust.works 9 points 3 months ago

Hagelslag, rather different to sprinkles I've had anywhere else. They are far more chocolate tasting, less sugary.

I brought some back with me on a trip to Amsterdam, and I'm now going to bring back a few boxes each time I go!

[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

Hmmmm. I should help increase that number but I don't eat breakfast.

[–] RebekahWSD@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

We had this as kids when we visited. The bnb hosts were shocked we, kids, had never had it. And they were delighted we loved it.

And mother made sure we knew we'd never have it at home XD

And yet, frozen waffles with chocolate chips was fine at home...

[–] Psaldorn@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Aren't they called fairy bread or fairy sandwiches in Australia? Didn't know they were popular elsewhere

[–] Grobot@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago

Yep, fairy bread here - made with 100’s and 1000’s, white bread and margarine. I’m sure butter would be great but that was never an option at any parties I went to.

[–] badbytes@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Untoasted bread, cold butter, and sweet candy sprinkles. That's a no, no and no. I'd rather eat Hawaiian Pizza. 🤦‍♂️

[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Hagelslag

It's high cocoa low sugar much much less wax, so probably not very sweet and more like bakers chocolate then a candy. I don't think it's very common knowledge but dessert sprinkles are basically just a frosted wax ball.

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 3 months ago

yeah thinking of it as a simpler version of chocolate-filled croissants makes it a lot more sensible as breakfast

[–] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 months ago

This sounds wicked, I'm gonna make some for my kids tomorrow morning!