Limburg Cherry Vlaai

How many calories are in vlaai?

In Limburg, there is no birthday or celebration without vlaai 🍒 It is a large tart with a thin yeast-dough base, filled with black cherries. There are 245 calories per 100 g, and a slice (about 100 g) has roughly the same, with about 6 g of fat. And the good news? It is lighter than appeltaart (285 calories per 100 g). Read also: Dutch Apple Pie (Appeltaart)

Does vlaai raise blood sugar?

There is no published measurement of its glycemic index, so we will not give you a number of our own. But its available carbohydrate is high (42 g per slice), coming from the white dough and the sweetened filling, so it certainly affects blood sugar like any slice of cake.

Why it is lighter than others

• The dough is thin, not layers of butter like puff pastry.
• The filling is fruit, not cream.
• But watch out for the "cream" kinds (rijstevlaai or with whipped cream on top), because they are much heavier.

How to eat it smartly

• One slice with coffee is enough.
• No whipped cream on top (zonder slagroom).
• You can eat it after a meal, not as a meal on its own.
• If you are choosing between kinds: cherry or apricot are lighter than rice or cream vlaai.

Lighter alternatives

• Instead of a slice of appeltaart with cream: a slice of cherry vlaai without cream.
• Instead of two slices: one slice with a cup of tea without sugar.