Black Forest Ice Cream Cup – Schwarzwald Becher

Black Forest Ice Cream Cup

This is a special ice cream specialty which is called the Black Forest Ice Cream Cup or Schwarzwaldbecher. It’s one of these cups that you would get in a German ice cream parlor. As we don’t have such parlors in the USA you can…

Authentic Peach Melba Dessert – Escoffier Recipe

authentic peach melba dessert

Are you looking for the authentic peach melba dessert? Peach Melba must be one of the most popular European desserts. It originates from the French cuisine and has some interesting culinary history. That’s why it drew my attention. On the first glance it seems…

Spaghetti Ice Cream – German Specialty

spaghetti ice cream

Oh what a delight! Spaghetti Ice cream is very popular all over Germany, and you can get it in every ice cream parlor (“Eisdiele” in German and “Gelateria” in Italian) in Germany. The first ice cream parlor was opened 1668 in Paris by the…

German Strawberry Ice Cream Dessert

strawberry ice cream dessert

When strawberries are in season you should try this German Strawberry Ice cream Dessert. You need sweet and ripe strawberries and you can give it a little kick with some Vermouth such as Martini. Happy Cooking! Ingredients Strawberry Ice Cream Dessert 200 g  strawberries,…

German Ice Cream Dessert Banana Split

dessert banana split

The German Ice cream dessert Banana split is served in every ice cream parlor – Eisdiele – in Germany. The origin is actually from the USA, from Latrobe, a city in Pennsylvania. It’s been said to use three different ice cream flavors: vanilla, chocolate…

Cherry Cream Dessert – Authentic German Recipe

cherry cream dessert

The Cherry Cream dessert is a delicious combination of sour cherries, heavy cream, and Kirsch Schnaps. In the South of Germany, especially in the Black Forest,  you can get the best Kirsch Schnaps and sour cherries. These cherries can be found in many German…

How to make Vanilla Pudding – German Custard Dessert

German vanilla pudding

Find out today how to make vanilla pudding or custard – In Germany we use vanilla pudding a lot in the making of cakes and pastries or just as a dessert. Dr. Oetker produces a pudding powder that is convenient but they flavor it…

Apple Turnovers -Apfelmaultaschen Potato Dough

apple turnovers

Apple Turnovers or “Apfelmaultaschen” is a traditional and historic German recipe. The specialty is rumored to have been invented by monks of the German monastery Maulbronn (located in Baden-Würtemberg) to conceal the fact that they were eating meat during lent. The monks hid the…