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.

German Potato Dumplings Title Card.
Blueberry Streusel Cake 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!
A plate of Vanillekipferl or Vanilla crescent cookies surrounded by Christmas decorations, walnuts, clementines and a candle.
German Christmas Stollen Title card showing two pictures of Stollen.
Asparagus with Sauce Hollandaise
Quarkbällchen German Donut Holes title card.
Red Currant Crumble Cake
German Dominosteine Chocolates Title Card.
Bee Sting Cake Title Card
Flammkuchen German Pizza
Title card for Spitzbuben, showing cut out unbaked spitzbuben cookies on a tray and completed spitzbuben.
Fried Apple Rings Title Card.
Authentic German Apple Strudel
Home made Bavarian Pretzels.
German Sauerbraten recipe card.
German Braised Red Cabbage title card.
Red Currant Crumble Cakes
Peaches and Cream Cake
Zigeuner Schnitzel or Gypsy Schnitzel on a plate served with french fries and a glass of beer
Eierlikörtorte Advocaat Cake
Homemade marzipan title card.
Real Bavarian Roast Pork
Spinach and Ricotta Dumplings
Eierlikör Linzer Cookies Title Card.
Bavarian Potato Salad
German Cinnamon Star Cookies zimtsterne.
Classic German Cheesecake käsekuchen with fresh fruit
Black Forest Cherry Cake
Buchteln German Sweet Dumplings filled with fresh cherries and served with vanilla sauce
German Strawberry Cake or Erdbeerkuchen is made from a heavenly combination of soft sponge cake, creamy vanilla custard, and fresh spring strawberries,
Authentic German Beef Rouladen title card.
The best oktoberfest recipes title card showing Oktoberfest roast Chicken and Bavarian pretzels.
German Nut Plait Nusszopf Nußzopf
Plum Cinnamon Streusel Cake
Easy German Apple Cake
German Butter Cake or Butterkuchen Title Card
Speculaas Dutch Spice Cookies
German style Gingerbread hearts
German Nut Corners Nussecken Title Card.