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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.

If you’re looking for good apple strudel recipe, you’ll love this one with puff pastry dough. You get all of the delicious elements of a traditional apple strudel recipe in half the time!

If you’ve got vanilla ice cream, whipped cream, and strawberries, you can make this popular delicious German ice cream treat at home – an ice cream sundae that looks just like spaghetti!

Looking for delicious single-serve, no churn, 5-minute ice cream recipes you can make without a machine? Searching for an egg free ice cream recipe? You’re in the right place! Read on for several flavors you can make with minimal ingredients in just a few minutes.

This classic German Onion Cake (Zwiebelkuchen vom Blech) is a delicious pizza alternative! It’s simple to make and always a crowd-pleaser.

All you need to make this German summertime treat is your favorite coffee, a scoop or two of vanilla ice cream, and whipped cream!

Balsamic roasted strawberries take the standard light and creamy Strawberry Fool dessert up a delicious notch. You’ve got to try this quick and easy no bake treat that is perfect for summer!

If you’re looking for a classic recipe for German Cheesecake (Käsekuchen), this one is for you! This version is made with Quark, has just a few simple ingredients and couldn’t be easier to make.

Add these quick and easy Quark pancakes to your meal plan for a delicious breakfast, brunch or breakfast-for-dinner! Serve with fresh whipped cream, berries, and a drizzle of maple syrup.

Today we’re taking a delicious trip to the Netherlands for a quick and easy sweet treat: Dutch Hagelslag. Only three ingredients and there’s no baking required!

This easy to make chocolate mousse is rich, decadent, and so satisfying! If you love chocolate, you’ve got to try this quick mousse made with dark chocolate, whipping cream, and plain Quark cheese. You’ll love it!

Discover the secret on how to make this delicious, creamy, rich European style cultured butter from scratch.

You only need five ingredients and one bowl to make this easy traditional Irish Soda Bread! Whether you make it with currants (my favorite), raisins, dried cranberries or plain, I’m sure you’ll love it. Then, if you’ve got leftovers, make my one bowl Irish Soda Bread Pudding.

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.

Vanilla sugar is a German baking staple. It’s super easy to make at home, and I highly recommend giving it a try. Read on for tips on different ways to make homemade vanilla sugar.

If you’re part of my International Baking Club you’ve heard me declare my love for German Quark. So I thought I’d share seven ways I use Quark in both sweet and savory meals and snacks – often as a healthier substitute for things like mayo, sour cream, and cheese…

Want to make perfect homemade clotted cream? Here are the details about what works…and what does not! Read on for answers to answers to clotted cream FAQ and about the clotted cream experiments that led to my now perfected recipe.

Sugar, water and a slice of lemon are all you need to make this amazingly delicious Golden syrup. Save yourself money and make it at home with this easy recipe and troubleshooting guide!

If you like cheesecake, you’ll love this quick and easy Crustless German Cheesecake made with Quark. Not sure what Quark is or where to find it? Keep reading!

To kick off the new year I’ve got a delicious Italian recipe to share with you: my friend Chicca’s Italian Almond Chocolate Cake.  I’ve made this cake twice now and I’m sure you’ll love it. It’s easy to make. It’s not super sweet – no icing needed, just a dusting of powdered sugar. You can even make …

Today’s International Baking Adventure is Lebkuchen Cookies — a German Christmas baking favorite! These soft, flourless cookies are filled with ground hazelnuts and almonds, candied citrus, and topped with chocolate or sugar glaze.

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 …

This German Käsekuchen (German Cheesecake) is made with Quark cheese (homemade or store bought) and has a hint of lemon. One bite and you’ll swear you’re in Germany! There are many variations of German cheesecake (and as I make them all, I’ll share them here with you). This version is light, fluffy, and has a crust. …

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 …

Quark is a healthy, versatile, and super delicious soft cheese popular in Germany and other parts of Europe. Not only can you bake and cook with Quark (mmmm…German Cheesecake), you can eat it for breakfast, enjoy it as a healthy mid-day snack or turn it into a creamy dessert. Keep reading for my quick and …

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 …

Yes, you can make homemade crème frâiche! My easy homemade crème frâiche recipe is effortless — all you need is milk, buttermilk, and a jar. After making crème frâiche at home you’ll never want to buy it again! Wondering What to Do with Crème Frâiche? I’d never heard of crème frâiche until I moved to …

This 3-layer German Apple Streusel Cake is easy, beautiful, and absolutely delicious! If you’ve got apples, you’ve got to make this German cake. Serve with a side of freshly whipped cream. Yum! Apple cake (Apfelkuchen in German) is popular in Germany. You’ll find it in bakeries, cafes, and on kitchen tables for afternoon Kaffee und …

Got plums? Make German Pflaumenmus (German plum butter)! It’s super easy, an almost totally hands-off cooking process, and you can freeze any leftovers you have – if you have any left! When my friend Marliece (who lived in Germany the same year I did when we were high school students) shared photos of her German …

This authentic German Apfelkuchen (apple cake) recipe features a moist custard cake topped with tender fresh baked apples. Using simple pantry ingredients, this cake is easy to whip up for a spontaneous afternoon Kaffee und Kuchen! I’ve got another delicious German dessert recipe for you! A reader emailed me recently looking for a recipe for …

If you love honey and almonds, you’ll swoon over German Bee Sting Cake (Bienenstich). This traditional German treat has two layers of yeast cake, a vanilla cream filling, and a crunchy gooey honey almond topping. If you’re looking for an easy authentic German dessert that will fly off your cake plate, this is it!

  Creamy, chocolatey, and full of toasted hazelnuts, this homemade Nutella is out of this world! You only need a handful of ingredients and 15 minutes to make this amazing chocolate hazelnut spread. Confession: I love Nutella. Nutella (chocolate hazelnut spread) used to be something I only ate in Germany but nowadays you can easily …

Warming, healthy, and easy, this delicious Lemon, Ginger and Mint Tea is the perfect solution to cold winter days. I started drinking tea when I moved to Germany as a teenager and quickly became a fan of all kinds of German tea. Especially German chamomile and peppermint on cold winter evenings. It seemed like everyone …

I’ve got two very simple and super tasty holiday treats for you! First up is Golden Syrup Chex Mix and then, for the chocolate lovers, Speculaas Spice Muddy Buddies. You can whip these up in just a few minutes and are perfect for holiday office parties, watching cheesy holiday movies on Netflix or for snacking …

German Rum Balls (Rumkugeln) are a Christmas favorite! 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 rum balls with or without hazelnuts and adjust the rum flavor to your liking.  Tips for …

Buttery yeast bread with candied zest, sliced almonds, rum-soaked raisins, currants, and dried cranberries (and marzipan if you like it) topped with a buttery layer of powdered sugar – Stollen is one of the best German Christmas treats!  This is a robust Stollen tutorial. If you want to go right to the recipe, click on …

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. …

Traditional British scones that are tender, soft, buttery, and SO good. Adjust them to your taste – basic plain scones, blueberry, pumpkin, lemon, cranberry, orange or chocolate chip for breakfast, lunch, a snack, tea or dessert! Click to get the recipe for these delicious and easy authentic English scones!

An easy and delicious no bake Estonian Cookie Cake with chocolate and strawberry, perfect for summer!

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 …