811 german recipes

Make this German chocolate cake with natural sweeter or sugar replacement, it's still chocolaty, rich and delicious and even your diabetic family member or friend can enjoy one slice or two.

This version of bratwurt (German sausage) contains just pork.

German cabbage rolls (kohlrouladen) stuffed with ground beef, rice, and onion in a sweet-tart tomato sauce thickened with gingersnap crumbs. The Old World comfort dish.

It all began in a small village in the Black Forest of Germany, where a group of mischievous elves tried creating a cookie to make people dance joyfully. They stumbled upon anise, a magical spice with a sweet and licorice-like flavor, and decided to use it in their cookie recipe.

German frikadellen burgers blend ground beef with minced onion, parsley, eggs, and a whisper of nutmeg, then pan-fry in butter for a tender, juicy patty that beats any backyard burger.

German Christmas cookies (Anisplaetzchen style) flavored with anise seeds and rolled thin for cutting into shapes. A heritage holiday recipe that scales generously for a large cookie tray.

A rich version of German apple pancake. Half and half adds the richness, using more apples than usual really highlights the apple flavor, and cinnamon gives the extra warmness. An ideal and delicious breakfast.

German bacon potato soup slow-cooks bacon, potatoes, leeks, cabbage, and carrots in beef broth scented with caraway and nutmeg, then thickens with mashed potato and sour cream. Hearty Bavarian comfort.

A classic German style potato salad that is served warm. Perfect for Octoberfest.

Fudgy brownies made with unsweetened German chocolate and real butter, delivering intense cocoa flavor and a dense, moist crumb that stays fresh for days.

German oven pancake (Dutch baby) with a dramatic puffed shell, golden edges, and a fruit-filled center. Made with skim milk and egg substitute for a lighter version of the classic.

This was a common meal in German blue collar working class families. It is still very popular on buffets, and even used to become "hip" recently for people who got bored with mussels, salmon or caviar on buffets. People in old times often did not use ground meat, but ground cheap meat leftovers. This used to be pub food in the very old times in Germany as you could store it for a long time - no fridge was around at that time, only a pantry. It is perfect as a cold snack for long road trips.

Hanz's Swiss-German bratwurst: a homemade pork and veal sausage seasoned with white wine and freshly ground spices, double-ground for a fine texture and stuffed into hog casings. An old family recipe.

The buttery crepes were soft and warm with caramelized brown sugar-cinnamon mixture on top and juicy-tender apple slices inside coated with more brown sugar, cinnamon and butter. We served these yummy pancakes with maple syrup and a drizzle of fresh lemon juice, absolutely to die for!

Creamy German potato soup with leeks, ham bone, and pureed potatoes finished with cream. Rich, comforting soup ready in 45 minutes with croutons.

Celebrate Christmas with this gum drop filled German fruit cake that kids love.