German Recipes

All the recipes on this page are either classic German recipes or inspired by the German kitchen. I’ve lived in beautiful Bavaria for many years, and love to cook and eat good German food.

Eierlikörtorte Advocaat Cake

Nusszopf or German Braided Nut Bread title card.

Homemade marzipan title card.

Zigeuner Schnitzel or Gypsy Schnitzel on a plate served with french fries and a glass of beer

German Strawberry Cake or Erdbeerkuchen is made from a heavenly combination of soft sponge cake, creamy vanilla custard, and fresh spring strawberries,

Real Bavarian Pork Schnitzel Title Card

German Käse-Sahne Torte on a cake stand.

German Sauerbraten recipe card.

Eierlikör Linzer Cookies Title Card.

Bee Sting Cake Title Card

Peaches and Cream Cake

Bavarian Potato Salad

Red Currant Crumble Cake

Red Currant Crumble Cakes

Flammkuchen German Pizza

Black Forest Cherry Cake

Authentic German Beef Rouladen title card.

The best oktoberfest recipes title card showing Oktoberfest roast Chicken and Bavarian pretzels.

Wurstsalat or Sausage salad title card.

Obaztda is a delicious Bavarian Beer and Cheese Spread, perfect for picnics, the beer garden, or for lining your stomach before you start on that litre of beer - and it is super easy to make at home!

Title card for Spitzbuben, showing cut out unbaked spitzbuben cookies on a tray and completed spitzbuben.

German Plum Streusel Cake title card.

Blueberry Streusel Cake Title Card.

German Braised Red Cabbage title card.

German Dominosteine Chocolates Title Card.

Classic German Cheesecake käsekuchen with fresh fruit

Marillenknödel Apricot Dumplings Title Card.

Quarkbällchen German Donut Holes title card.

Buchteln German Sweet Dumplings filled with fresh cherries and served with vanilla sauce

Fried Apple Rings Title Card.

German Potato Dumplings Title Card.

German Christmas Stollen Title card showing two pictures of Stollen.

Real Bavarian Roast Pork

Asparagus with Sauce Hollandaise

German Butter Cake or Butterkuchen Title Card

Speculaas Dutch Spice Cookies

German style Gingerbread hearts

A plate of Vanillekipferl or Vanilla crescent cookies surrounded by Christmas decorations, walnuts, clementines and a candle.

German Cinnamon Star Cookies zimtsterne.

Authentic German Apple Strudel

German Nut Corners Nussecken Title Card.

Easy German Apple Cake

Homemade Bavarian Pretzels Title Card.

Spinach and Ricotta Dumplings