Desserts · German

German dessert recipes

5 German dessert recipes, in a suggested order.

These are the 5 German recipes filed under desserts: 5 of the 583 desserts on the site, and 5 of its 97 German recipes. None of them is ready in 30 minutes or less, start to finish. For every one, the method times a wait such as rising, chilling or marinating, and the time at the top of the recipe includes it. By difficulty: 1 easy, 2 medium and 2 hard.

As written, 5 are vegetarian, 1 vegan and 1 dairy-free.

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German desserts

Black Forest Cake
German
Prep
45m
Cook
35m
Serves
12
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Black Forest Cake

Chocolate sponge soaked in kirsch, layered with sour cherries and unsweetened whipped cream, finished with chocolate…

5.5 hr+ · Hard
Black Forest Gateau
German
Prep
40m
Cook
35m
Serves
10
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Black Forest Gateau

Chocolate sponge soaked in kirsch, layered with cherries and cream. The kirsch is not optional and never was.

2.5 hr+ · Hard
Dampfnudeln
German
Prep
25m
Cook
25m
Serves
6
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Dampfnudeln

Steamed yeast dumplings with a crisp golden base, cooked in milk and butter for 25 minutes and served with vanilla…

2 hr · Medium
Kasekuchen
German
Prep
30m
Cook
70m
Serves
12
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Kasekuchen

A tall German baked cheesecake of quark, eggs and lemon in a short pastry case, baked for 70 minutes and cooled…

7 hr+ · Medium
Rote Grutze
German
Prep
10m
Cook
15m
Serves
6
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Rote Grutze

A German pudding of red berries thickened with cornflour and served cold with vanilla sauce or cream, ready in 25…

2.5 hr · Easy