German Dessert Recipes

Bratapfeln – German Baked Apples

Cooking Time: 51m

Bratapfeln – German Baked Apples are a traditional treat when the weather starts to cool off. This easy recipe features all the delicious flavors of a classic apple pie but in a single-serving, healthy-ish style. Crisp apples stuffed with butter, sugar, raisins, walnuts, and cinnamon, then baked in the oven...

October 10, 2022

German Zwieback

Cooking Time: 3h 30m

Make four dozen Zwieback sweetened toasts at home and enjoy them as a delightful addition to any snack or meal. Soft wheat bread enriched with egg, baked in the oven, then cut into slices and baked for the second time until golden and toasted. These are just like teething cookies...

May 12, 2022

Bavarian Apple Tart

Cooking Time: 1h 10m

This Bavarian Apple Tart is a super tasty take on a classic German dessert. I love to make this tasty when there are lots of apples in season. It is a great way to use up an apple harvest and a perfect way to welcome fall. Start by making pastry...

September 17, 2021

Kaiserschmarrn – Austrian Pancakes

Cooking Time: 38m

These Kaiserschmarrn (Emperor’s Mess Pancakes)– Austrian Pancakes are my take on the classic Alpine dessert. Kaiserschmarrn get their name from the words Kaiser meaning emperor and Schmarren which is a word to describe shredded or scrambled food. These pancakes are light and caramelized and are made from a sweet batter...

October 15, 2020

10 Must-Try German Desserts & Sweet Treats

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1. Christmas Stollen with Marzipan Ah Stollen! One of my favorite things about Christmas and it always brings back such happy memories of visiting my grandmother around the holiday season moja web stranica. She would always have a traditional ‘Christstollen’ – a yeasty, bready cake with almond paste and dried...

October 14, 2020

German Chocolate Sheet Cake

Cooking Time: 50m

This German Chocolate Sheet Cake reminds me of childhood memories that I spent in Germany with my cousins. When I was a teenager, I traveled every summer to a small town close to Frankfurt in Germany. One of my favourite things about those summer holidays were the delicious baked goods,...

October 14, 2020

Cranberry German Cookies

Cooking Time: 1h 5m

These Cranberry German Cookies are my favorite things to make in winter. They are so easy to make and they taste absolutely delicious. They remind me of my childhood spent sitting in my German grandmother’s kitchen, while she would tell me stories about her childhood, growing up in Germany. Happy...

October 8, 2020

Plum Strudel with Cinnamon Streusel

Cooking Time: 1h 28m

This Plum Strudel With Cinnamon Streusel is a really great baked plum recipe which combines super thin dough with plums and a cinnamon almond streusel. There is a bit of prep and resting time in this recipe, but I guarantee it is worth it. Start this strudel by making a...

September 4, 2020

German Damson Plum Cake

Cooking Time: 55m

This German Damson Plum Cake is a delicious tray bake topped with a buttery nutty streusel. There is a bit of work involved in washing, drying and pitting the plums, but the prep time is worth it! Remove the stone from the plums using a sharp knife. To do this,...

September 4, 2020

Cherry Kuchen Bars

Cooking Time: 1h 40m

I love these Cherry Kuchen Bars which are really easy to make and taste delicious too. I cheat a little when I make these bars because I use a can of cherry pie filling. I find I can never make the pie filling as good as it tastes from the...

June 26, 2020

Christmas Stollen with Marzipan

Cooking Time: 7h 20m

Ah Stollen! One of my favorite things about Christmas and it always brings back such happy memories of visiting my grandmother around the holiday season. She would always have a traditional ‘Christstollen’ – a yeasty, bready cake with almond paste and dried fruits and coated with fine powdered sugar. Traditionally,...

December 20, 2019

German Cinnamon Star Christmas Cookies

Cooking Time: 9h 54m

These German Cinnamon Star Christmas Cookies are part of the Germans traditional array of Christmas biscuits that are baked once a year. Also known as Zimtsterne, this little star shaped cookie looks and tastes delightful. One side biscuit and one side white icing, they really do look special when arranged...

November 20, 2019

German Christmas Cardamom Cookies (Kardamon Plaetzchen)

Cooking Time: 2h

These German Christmas Cardamom Cookies (Kardamon Plaetzchen) recipe creates a delicate biscuit with a warm and comforting flavor, especially made and eaten during the winter months. Cardamom has a wonderful floral smell and incidentally is a very good medical plant used to treat the stomach. These particular biscuits are sweet...

November 18, 2019

German Apple Cake (Versunkener Apfelkuchen)

Cooking Time: 1h 20m

What is different about our German Apple Cake? We use giant slices of quartered apples to fill the center of the cake. Most recipes use thinly sliced apples or tiny chopped cubes but we’ve left ours bigger for double the sweetness! Place the awesome apples on top of a soft,...

October 7, 2019

Peach Kuchen

Cooking Time: 1h 15m

This Peach Kuchen recipe is one of my favorite things that my German grandmother, my Oma makes. Sadly I don’t get to visit her so often now that I live far away, but she kindly sent a letter and included this recipe. I make this cake now whenever I miss...

July 29, 2019

Bavarian Mint Fudge

Cooking Time: 8h

This is a moreish Bavarian Mint Fudge recipe which makes a delicious sweet treat or homemade gift. This is one of my family’s oldest and most treasured recipes. It has been loved through the generations and now I am passing it on to you. I make batches of this every...

June 19, 2019

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