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.

Fried Apple Rings Title Card.

German Potato Dumplings 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!

Flammkuchen German Pizza

German Käse-Sahne Torte on a cake stand.

Wurstsalat or Sausage salad title card.

Bee Sting Cake Title Card

German style Gingerbread hearts

Red Currant Crumble Cakes

Quarkbällchen German Donut Holes title card.

Peaches and Cream Cake

German Sauerbraten recipe card.

German Butter Cake or Butterkuchen Title Card

Eierlikör Linzer Cookies Title Card.

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

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

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

Nusszopf or German Braided Nut Bread title card.

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

Red Currant Crumble Cake

Homemade marzipan title card.

Classic German Cheesecake käsekuchen with fresh fruit

Bavarian Potato Salad

Blueberry Streusel Cake Title Card.

German Cinnamon Star Cookies zimtsterne.

Black Forest Cherry Cake

Authentic German Apple Strudel

Spinach and Ricotta Dumplings

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

Speculaas Dutch Spice Cookies

German Braised Red Cabbage title card.

German Nut Corners Nussecken Title Card.

Real Bavarian Roast Pork

Homemade Bavarian Pretzels Title Card.

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

Real Bavarian Pork Schnitzel Title Card

Authentic German Beef Rouladen title card.

Easy German Apple Cake

German Christmas Stollen Title card showing two pictures of Stollen.

Asparagus with Sauce Hollandaise

Marillenknödel Apricot Dumplings Title Card.

Plum Cinnamon Streusel Cake

Eierlikörtorte Advocaat Cake

German Dominosteine Chocolates Title Card.