While I love and appreciate authentic food from around the world, especially street food, it can become a bit difficult to recreate all the foods I want to try. I like trying foods from around the world and honing in on specific cultural foods.
This week, we are taking a tour around Germany and enjoying traditional German recipes. I’ve rounded up 19 traditional or authentic German Recipes that you can try at home this week! Of course, some of these may have some modern-day adaptations or small twists to make them easier to make.
Enjoy!
German Chocolate Bundt Cake
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This German Chocolate Bundt Cake is a rich and indulgent dessert featuring layers of flavor and texture. A moist chocolate cake serves as the base, topped with a decadent coconut-pecan frosting and a chocolate ganache drizzle.
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Easy German Beet Salad (Rote Beete Salad)
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This easy German beet salad is a perfect side dish for any meal. Depending on the main dish you are serving, you can make it with a tangy or creamy dressing.
Get the Recipe: Easy German Beet Salad (Rote Beete Salad)
German Potato Pancakes (Kartoffelpuffer)
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These irresistible German Potato Pancakes are perfect when craving a crispy potato dish with a fluffy inside that is also simple to make! Kartoffelpuffers are golden brown, deliciously fried potato fritters for any time of the day made with only a couple of staple pantry ingredients. This traditional dish can be served with applesauce or sour cream.
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Zimtsterne (Zimmerstern) (German Cinnamon Star Cookies)
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Zimmerstern (German Cinnamon Star Cookies) are delicious Christmas cookies! This gluten-free recipe uses almonds, lemon, cinnamon, powdered sugar, and egg whites.
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Pfannkuchen (German Pancakes)
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This pfannkuchen recipe makes for the perfect light & airy German pancakes, similar to crepes. They are enjoyed as a light breakfast in Germany, often sprinkled with cinnamon sugar and rolled up to make an on-the-go snack! You can serve them with mulberry jam or lemon curd.
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Franzbrötchen – German Cinnamon Rolls
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Franzbrötchen is a sweet cinnamon sugar-filled pastry roll native to Hamburg, Germany. Think of it as a cross between a croissant and a cinnamon bun. Traditionally, it’s made using a laminated pastry dough (called Plunderteig in German), but this one uses store-bought puff pastry to make it a bit easier.
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Poppy seed pie
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This poppy seed pie recipe is a traditional German recipe known as kuchen, a well-known representative of German pastry, and this poppy seed pie is a delicious example. Its crispy crust is crowned with a smooth filling made from milk and cornstarch, similar to raspberry german kuchen, but instead of raspberries, it incorporates poppy seeds.
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German Pancake Muffins
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Light, fluffy, and super delicious, these German Pancake Muffins are a delightful spin on your classic breakfast pancakes. Think of them as a cross between a souffle and an omelet, packing in the perfect sweetness of your favorite pancakes. You only need a few minutes and a handful of pantry staples to put them together; they’re customizable too!
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Bratwurst Recipe
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This Bratwurst recipe is quick, easy, hearty and savory! It takes only 30 minutes in one skillet. This family-friendly dinner is great for dinners, meal prep, and leftovers. The Brats become juicy and flavorful, while the onions are caramelized and delicious! This classic German recipe is excellent for any occasion.
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German Apple Cake (Kuchen)
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This recipe for German Apple Cake is just like Oma’s Apple Cake. Also known as Versunkener Apfelkuchen or German Kuchen, this is an easy and sweet rustic treat to make from scratch.
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Homemade German Pretzel Buns
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German pretzel buns, also known as “Brezelbrötchen” or “Laugenbrötchen” in German, are a delicious and popular type of bread roll in Germany. They are made from a dough similar to traditional pretzels, giving them their distinctive flavor and texture.
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German Sourdough Rye Beer Dutch Oven Bread
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This recipe makes one large loaf of beautifully crusty, malty, and moist German Sourdough Rye Beer Dutch Oven Bread, similar to what you find in German bakeries, which goes well with anything from cheese over charcuterie to even sweet toppings, as it cuts through them with its slightly tangy flavor.
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Sourdough Stollen | Traditional German Christmas Bread
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Stollen is a classic German yeasted bread traditionally made for Christmas. Originally the “food of German kings,” it is now enjoyed all over the world and can be bought in most shops during the festive period but… you can make it in your kitchen all year long.
Get the Recipe: Sourdough Stollen | Traditional German Christmas Bread
Bauerntopf German One-Pot Mince and Potato Dish
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Bauerntopf (German one-pot mince and potato) is a classic dish that is comfortingly tasty, easy to make, and requires just about 30 minutes to cook. Hearty, comforting dishes like Bauerntopf warm you up from the inside and truly capture the essence of German home cooking.
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German Goulash
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German Goulash will become your new favorite. Beef chunks simmer for hours in a wine-enhanced broth, along with a few special ingredients that take it way beyond your basic beef stew. Known locally as rindergulasch, it’s a cousin to Hungarian Goulash but has its own unique character.
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Smoked German Pork Knuckle: Roasted Schweinshaxe
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This smoked schweinshaxe, or German pork knuckle, is the perfect centerpiece for your Oktoberfest dinner. This roasted pork dish is smoked until the meat is fall-apart tender, with a perfectly crispy pork skin exterior.
Get the Recipe: Smoked German Pork Knuckle: Roasted Schweinshaxe
Berliner – German Jam Doughnuts
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These soft, fluffy, and incredibly delicious German Jam Doughnuts, also known as Berliner, are fried to a crisp, filled with jam, and dusted with icing sugar. Yum!
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Spaetzle
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Homemade Spaetzle (German: Spätzle) is one of Germany’s most popular and cherished side dishes. It’s an easy, hearty egg noodle dish that goes beautifully with other classic German recipes.
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Pork and Sauerkraut
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Deeply rooted in centuries of German culinary legacy, Pork and Sauerkraut is a dish that has graced many family tables with its robust flavors for generations. Whether you’re relishing the nostalgia of a longstanding tradition or discovering the allure of this Old-World gem for the first time, Pork and Sauerkraut will be the perfect addition to your family feast, creating a culinary bridge between the past and the present.
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