Christmas Recipes

These Easy Roasted Chestnuts are so simple to make, mostly hands-off, and perfect for the holiday season!

If you’d like to make delicious marzipan you’ll love this super easy, eggless, uncooked version!

Making German Mulled Wine (aka Glühwein in German) is a delicious way to add a German tradition to your Christmas holidays!

You’ll never buy an egg nog latte again after making it at home from scratch! It’s super easy and only takes about 10 minutes. Delicious! You can also use this recipe to make plain homemade egg nog or spiked egg nog in a flash.

This fragrant spice mix is a popular component of Christmas in Europe.

It only takes a couple minutes to make and there are SO many delicious ways to use it throughout the holiday. Give it a try this season!

The best advent calendars to buy or DIY at home!

These mini mincemeat pies have a delicious flaky pastry crust and are the perfect size for Christmas Day dessert with family, for a holiday party or anytime Christmas season snacking.

Like Muddy Buddies? Want something a little different this holiday season? Try this easy Speculaas Spice Muddy Buddies recipe!

These German sweet rolls are soft and tender and couldn’t be easier to make at home. Perfect for breakfast, brunch or to enjoy with afternoon coffee or tea.

This Australian pavlova recipe is easy to make, looks beautiful, and is a delicious gluten-free dessert any time of year. Read on for tips and tricks on how to make the best Pavlova!

These soft, flourless cookies are a German Christmas favorite!

Made with fragrant Dutch Speculaas Spice, these delicious cookies deserve a spot on your holiday baking tray! Included in this recipe are two ways to make Speculaas Spice Cookies – thin and crispy or soft and chewy. Both are super easy. You’ll love them! A while back I shared how to make Dutch Speculaas Spice …

Served warm and rolled in cinnamon sugar, these German Quark Balls (called Quarkbällchen in German) are lightly crunchy on the outside and soft and tender on the inside. They might look like doughnut holes but their taste and texture is different due to the Quark cheese. Perfect for a special holiday breakfast, afternoon snack or …

These German Gebrannte Mandeln (almonds roasted in cinnamon and sugar) taste just like what you’d find at a German Christmas Market! They’re quick and pretty easy to make on your stove at home. Whether you miss the German Christmas markets or just want to make something new, try these almonds. You’ll love them!  When I …

If you want to Christmas like a German this year, you’re in the right place! Whether you’re planning a trip to Germany at Christmastime, are interested in how Christmas is celebrated in Germany or want to incorporate German Christmas traditions, decorations, and recipes into your own celebrations at home, this is for you! How to …

German Rum Balls (Rumkugeln) are an easy and delicious Christmas favorite! You’ll definitely want to add these no-bake treats to this year’s Christmas celebration. These no-bake treats couldn’t be easier to make and are perfect to bring to holiday parties, to add to your cookie tray or for delicious post-dinner snacking. You can make chocolate …

Yes, you CAN make traditional, delicious German Stollen bread at home. My recipe & tutorial show you how, step-by-step.

Since golden syrup is one of the IDB’s most popular recipes, I thought I’d share an easy dessert that uses golden syrup and is out of this world delicious: mini treacle tarts!  These individual treacle tarts are two bites of buttery, lemony deliciousness. The slightly salty almond shortbread crust pairs well with the sweet filling. …

Looking for Christmas inspiration? Want to kick your baking up a notch? Check out these mouthwatering European Christmas favorites! They’re easy to make at home using items you probably already have in your pantry. Your friends and family will love these European Christmas cookies, cakes, pies, and other scrumptious treats!

It’s just not Christmas without a big plate of cookies! Give one, two or all of these easy cookies a go this holiday season!

These easy German Hazelnut Cookies are delightfully light, buttery cookies packed with flavorful chopped hazelnuts. I always associate cookies with Christmas in Germany. The first year I lived in Hamburg, my German host mom made all kinds of delicious holiday cookies. I was always so happy when she’d bring out a selection of traditional German …

Wondering what to pick up during Aldi’s German Week and Christmas? This guide shows you what to add to your cart!

I’ve taken some time off this week and have been baking up a storm, making all sorts of new and delicious things – Icelandic Skyr, cultured European butter, quark, creme fraiche, dulce de leche, and 10+ different types of mini tarts for my new ebook (which you can download for free here). With all of the …

Bûche de Noël (Yule Log Cake) is my kind of dessert. It’s is a beautiful French Christmas cake that looks impressive but is actually very easy to make!  I’ve made made Bûche de Noël before but I’ve never made one with meringue mushrooms, so I decided to give it a try. It’s worth the effort …

These crunchy, caramel-flavored, nut-filled traditional Danish cookies are sure to become a staple on your Christmas cookie plate!  I discovered Danish Brunkager cookies through a friend who lives in Copenhagen. When I asked her about the best Danish cookies for Christmas, she recommended I make Brunkager. I’m so glad I did! These cookies are easy …

For the past couple of years, my husband and I have made German-style Christmas advent calendars for family members who live far away. Because who doesn’t enjoy opening a little gift each day! This year, I surprised Aaron with his own advent calendar. Yesterday’s treat was a mini milk chocolate hazelnut Ritter Sport German chocolate bar, which …

Looking for easy hot drinks? You’ll love these 20 winter warmers! All are non-alcoholic winter drinks but you can easily booze them up!

  I’m kicking off the Christmas holiday baking season today with 30+ easy and amazing recipes from around the world! I’m not one to welcome Christmas decorations, music or much of anything else before Halloween but I DO start planning the delicious holiday sweet treats I want to make well before I buy any Halloween …