In this video I will show you how to make an amazing moist German Pastry named Nussschnecken. “Nuss” means nuts and “Schnecken” is German for snails. But no worries this chewy pastry has no snails in it. The name is inspired by the spiral look of the rolled-up cinnamon bun …

Dark Chocolate Salted Almond Caramel Bars Vegan, Homemade, Gluten free, healthier and easy to make! RECIPE Serves: 8 Prep time: 15 mins Cook/setting time: 6 hours Equipment: Silicone moulds or baking dish lined with parchment paper INGREDIENTS BASE 1 cup flaked or blanched almonds 1 cup raw cashews 1/4 tsp …

These Pecan Bars are similar to the traditional German Nussecken, with a shortbread type crust covered with a yummy nut topping. Cover in chocolate and these are ready for Christmas or any time of the year. This yummy pecan bar recipe comes from my German cousin, Ingrid. Once she immigrated …

Spiessbraten is a specialty dish from the small German town of Idar-Oberstein. I was lucky enough to visit the town and try it once. To this day, I crave it regularly. Two flavor punches make Spiessbraten different from any other type of rotisserie pork: onions and beech wood. INGREDIENTS 1 pork …

Shortcrust: 150 grams of sugar 180 g butter, soft 3 egg yolks 1/2 area of rum aroma 1/2 teaspoon salt 275 g flour 250 g nut nougat (thought there are 200 g per pack, sorry for the misunderstanding in the video!) A handful of hazelnuts 150 g cake icing Make …

Dominosteine, aka domino stones, is that ONE treat that most Germans buy. Why? Because the process of making them is quite time-consuming and a bit tricky. But, if you can’t buy them, and you really want them, here’s my version of this traditional Christmas treat. PREP TIME 10 minutes COOK …

This Lebkuchen recipe is such an easy German Christmas recipe to make. It’s made in one bowl, baked, decorated, and then cut. But the results … the house smells like I’m back in Germany. PREP TIME 20 minutes BAKE TIME 23 minutes TOTAL TIME 43 minutes SERVINGS: Makes 32 bars INGREDIENTS: 1 …

The best Vanilla Crescent Cookie recipe for Christmas! Traditionally baked in December in Germany and loved by (almost) all. Almond flour and Vanilla give these cookies their specific and heavenly taste. And like always: Fresh tastes best! Ingredients 250 g Flour 120 g Almond Flour or Meal 125 g Sugar 1 tbsp Vanilla Sugar ¼ tsp Baking Powder 3 Egg Yolks …

Pecan nut cookies with caramel cream filling are one of my favourite Christmas Cookies. It uses Werther’s Original which is a traditional German cream candy as the filling and lots of pecan nuts in this recipe. Ingredients：30 portions 150g pecan nuts 125g butter 150g sugar 1 egg yolk 1 pack …

Kirschenmichel? Kirschenplotzer? Ofenschlupfer? Semmelauflauf? These are all various forms of German bread puddings. The first two are with cherries, the third with apples, and the last with just bread (although my Mutti would put raisins in hers) Kirschenmichel translates into “cherry Michael” Kirschenplotzer translates into “fallen cherries” Ofenschlupfer translates into “slide into the …