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Easy German Recipes

Authentic recipes for the German Food Lover! Whether you're new to German cuisine or grew up with it, you'll find a dish you'll love.

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Refreshing Summer Salads

  • German Gurkensalat Recipe with Oil and sugar
    Traditional Gurkensalat straight from Oma's Kitchen
  • Sauerkraut Salad
    Effortless Sauerkraut Salad - Superfood Magic
  • A plate with Bohnensalat (green beans and onion)
    Authentic German Bohnensalat Recipe: The Ultimate Green Bean Salad
  • German Apple Carrot Salad with lemons and carrots in the background
    Traditional German Carrot Salad (Karottensalat)

Popular Recipes

  • Raclette Square
    Raclette Ideas: Your Guide to the Perfect Raclette Menu
  • Hunter Sauce - Jager Sauce
    Homemade Jager Sauce – German Hunter Sauce (Jägersoße)
  • A German apple streusel cake on a glass plate. One of the slices is being lifted out with a cake slice. In the background there are some red apples. One red apple is sliced.
    Easy German Apple Streusel Cake (Apfelstreuselkuchen)
  • Rahmsauce in a saucepan. A wooden spoon is dipping in
    Basic Recipe for Rahmsauce – German Cream Sauce
  • German Meatloaf on a blue and white dish
    Traditional German Meatloaf (Hackbraten)
  • a pot of German red cabbage
    Traditional German Red Cabbage and Apple (Apfelrotkohl)
  • Potato Dumplings
    Easy German Potato Dumplings (Kartoffelklöße / Kartoffelknödel)
  • German Creamed Spinach- Rahmwirsing
    Easy German Creamed Cabbage (Rahmwirsing)

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Hi I'm Marita

Food enthusiast & home cook. I returned to Germany after living in the UK for 20 years. I love making German recipes and exploring the cultural history behind each dish.

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German Dessert Recipes

Feed your sweet tooth with these delicious desserts for any season

  • three glasses of chocolate puddings with red currants
    Authentic German Chocolate Pudding (Make My Oma's Beloved Recipe)
  • Black Forest Eis Cream dessert with cherry sauce, ice cream and whipped cream
    The Ultimate Black Forest Sundae: Your Easy 15-Min German Dessert
  • A strawberry sundae with whipped cream and strawberries.
    Easy Strawberry Sundae –A 5-Minute Refreshing Summer Dessert You’ll Love
  • Rhubarb Streusel Cake Slice
    Rhubarb Streusel Cake (Rhabarberkuchen)

See more dessert recipes →

German Side Dish Recipes

A great side dish can complement a meal. German cooking is full of side dishes. Take your pick:

  • German Rye Bread Recipe
    Easy German Rye Bread with Yeast (Roggenbrot)
  • German Vanilla Sauce in a Saucier. In the Background there is a bowl of fruits
    Easy German Vanilla Sauce Recipe (Vanillesoße)
  • German Bread Dumplings with cutlery
    Classic Semmelknödel – (German Bread Dumplings)
  • rhubarb compote
    Simple Rhubarb Compote

See more German side dish recipes →

Recent Recipes

  • German Kräuterbutter rolled into a log and cut into slices.
    Kräuterbutter (German Garlic Herb Butter)
  • Whats a typical German Breakfast (Recipes & Frühstücks Culture)
  • Poruing German Apfelschorle
    How to Make Apfelschorle: Easy German Apple Spritzer Recipe
  • Oven Baked Schnitzel with lemon slices
    Simple Oven Baked Schnitzel

Recently Updated

I tweak my recipes all the time. Here are the latest updates.

  • a blue and white bowl with green bean soup with sausages
    Fresh German Green Bean Soup (Grüne Bohnen Eintopf)
  • A frying pan with schinken noodles
    Authentic Schinkennudeln: Delicious German Ham Egg Noodles
  • Chanterelle Mushroom Pasta with a creamy sauce
    How to make the best creamy chanterelle mushroom pasta in 30 mins
  • Chocolate Pear Cake.
    Amazing German Chocolate Pear Cake (Easy and Moist!)

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