9 Easy German Dessert Recipes (2024)

FAQs

What is Germany's most popular dessert? ›

Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte is Germany's most famous dessert. It's also known as Black Forrest Cake.

Kuchen is the German word for cake, and is used in other languages as the name for several different types of sweet desserts, pastries, and gateaux. Often sold at Christmas fairs and Carnival.

Apple strudel is a classic dessert from Eastern Europe. The German word strudel literally means "whirlpool," and it refers to the technique and effect of rolling up a generous fruit filling in a paper-thin unleavened dough.

Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte (known as Black Forest gâteau or Black Forest cake in other parts of the world) is something for which we can never thank the Germans enough.

A nickname of the Baumkuchen is also “king of cakes”. The reason for this is that baking a Baumkuchen is very elaborate and technically challenging.

Käsekuchen (cheese cake)

Cheese cake may also be famous in New York, but it's a standard favorite in German bakeries - albeit with an entirely different recipe. Here, a German dairy product called Quark is used, which is thicker than yogurt but not as thick or sweet as cream cheese.

Lebkuchen is the general name for a variety of different cookies and pastries that are made with this combination of ingredients. Lebkuchen can be round or square or rectangular. The cookies can be glazed or not glazed. And if they are glazed it can be white or chocolate.

"Backe, backe Kuchen" (Bake, Bake, a Cake!) The exact origin of "Backe, backe Kuchen" is unknown, yet most sources date it to around 1840. It's also said that this nursery rhyme came from eastern Germany, in the Saxony and Thuringia area. Unlike the English "Pat-a-Cake," this is more of a song than a chant or game.

Lebkuchen refers to German gingerbread, while herzen means heart! These hearts are adorned with names or sweet sayings similar to Valentine's cookies, and given to loved ones. For even more fun, the cookies are strung with ribbon and can be used as decoration or worn around the neck.

Leipziger Lerche (pastry delicacy)

A special treat is the Leipziger Lerche, which in the 18th/19th century first made its appearance on the international menu. As the name suggests, real skylarks were originally part of the dish.

What is the favorite dessert in German? ›

German Apple Strudel

Originally from Austria, it's one of the most popular desserts in Germany, especially in the south. With its flaky crust and tender sliced apple filling, you'll enjoy the cinnamon, apple, raisin goodness, especially when paired with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.

[ˈpeɪstrɪ] noun. Teig m ; (= cake etc) Gebäck(stück) nt.

A common misconception is that German Chocolate Cake comes from Germany. In fact, the name comes from American baker, Samuel German, who developed a type of dark baking chocolate in 1852. The baking chocolate was then named Baker's German's Sweet Chocolate in honor of German.

Of all these regional and national dishes, Germany is most famous for Currywurst, sausages, pretzels and Black Forest Gateau, but as you can see, there is plenty more to German cuisine than just these.

In Germany, living in a food desert is more of an individual experience than a spatial distinct phenomenon. Mobility is the deceisive factor determining if one lives in a food desert or not.

Although Germany is usually known for beer and sausages, pastries are also popular in Germany. In fact, there are two types of German bakeries, one for bread (Backerei) and one for cakes and pastries (Konditorei).