These 20 Oktoberfest Recipes offer both sweet and savory favorites. The German recipes will help you celebrate Autumn with a family dinner or festive party!
We have started to talk about fall favorites recently and another highlight of the season is Oktoberfest! The original Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany, traditionally runs from mid to late September to early in October.
Oktoberfest 2022 is finally happening again in Munich after cancellations for 2020 and 2021. For this year, you’re still in luck even if you’re not traveling because you can celebrate at home with some delicious food!
Here in the US we can find lots of local Oktoberfest celebrations running throughout the fall where you can join in for lots of fun, beer and food.
Even if you can’t get out to an Oktoberfest event, you can plan your own at home or create a delicious Oktoberfest dinner for the family.
My family is of German heritage, so I have always been partial to polka and other other types of German music and all the other fun that Oktoberfest brings.
But, the highlight of any Oktoberfest celebration (especially since I’m not a big beer drinker), is the FOOD!
There are so many German specialties that make my mouth water just thinking about them. My very favorite are all the baked goods.
Germans really know how to bake and I am happy that we have lots of great German bakeries here in Minnesota.
But, there are lots of German recipes that you can make at home and they are perfect for creating your own Oktoberfest celebration.
Whether it will just be a special Oktoberfest dinner for your family, some special Oktoberfest desserts, or an all-out Oktoberfest bash, these 20 Oktoberfest Recipes will help you plan the perfect menu!
The list includes traditional German recipes, German-American recipes that are favorites for US celebrations, as well as some modern twists and variations of German recipes.
The one thing they all have in common is that they are delicious and perfect for a fun fall celebration!
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Besides checking out the yummy recipes, check out the fun ideas above for your Oktoberfest celebration. There are some super festive Oktoberfest party options!
20 Oktoberfest Recipes: German Recipes to Celebrate Autumn
These 20 Oktoberfest Recipes offer both sweet and savory favorites. The German recipes will help you celebrate Autumn with a family dinner or blow-out bash!
You can make a traditional partybrot (it’s pronounced “broat” like boat) coated with an egg wash just before baking and sprinkled with poppy seeds and sesame seeds, or try this twist that uses sesame seeds and coarse salt instead.
This easy-to-prepare dinner results in a colorful and delicious meal combining flavorful sausage on a bed of veggie slaw.
This cake recipe combines an easy-to-make batter with big hunks of ripe apples sliced up hasselback style. Both pretty AND delicious, it's the perfect Oktoberfest dessert!
Using the slow cooker makes this the moistest, most tender, most flavorful pork roast that's not too sweet and not too “sauer”.
This Black Forest Poke Cake is a gooey chocolate cake filled with hot fudge and cherry pie filling. It is topped with fresh whipped cream and chocolate shavings.
If you want to change things up from beer, this fall twist on the Moscow mule will leave you thinking that autumn never tasted better.
This authentic German potato salad recipe has a rustic homemade taste and texture that makes it a great side dish.
This looks just like a recipe my German grandma would have LOVED! She usually put some coconut either inside or on top of her bars!
Pretzels are a must at any Oktoberfest celebration! This authentic German pretzel recipe is easy to make at home and you'll love them.
Another awesome handheld option is these flavorful sandwiches wrapped into little pockets of dough.
Even after Oktoberfest, these delicious apple streusel bars will find a permanent place on your dessert or brunch table!
If you want to get ambitious and try brewing your own beer, this chocolate version is a winner.
This fun skillet dessert just begs you to dive into the chocolate-y goodness topped with the sugary sweet pear slices.
This oven-baked recipe is a simple, hearty comfort food meal that is perfect for a party or for a busy weeknight as a family dinner.
This easy party dip is made in a slow cooker with sausage, green pepper, onion, beer, and cheese.
These little bites of German chocolate cake with coconut and pecans are a fun hand-held dessert.
This easy-to-make pancake blends the fall flavors of pumpkin spice right into Oktoberfest.
Beer goes right into the hamburger mixture to give these Beer Burgers an extra boost of flav
This quintessential German dish is a must have for an Oktoberfest dinner!
This cake is extra fun because it ends up looking like there is a fried egg on top of each piece.
Which recipe will you try first??
LaVonne says
A great roundup of recipes and quite timely. My grandfather was German – I need to check these recipes out. Thank you!
diane says
With my husband’s German heritage, we are big fans of Oktoberfest! These recipes look delicious!
Danielle K says
I love celebrating Oktoberfest – we actually went to it in Munich a few years ago. I’ll have to try some of these recipes.
Jacqui Odell says
A great list of food!! My favorite would be the pretzels.
Stephanie says
YUM! A lot of these recipes sound really good. I’m going to have to try to the black forest poke cake this weekend. Thanks for sharing a great round up!
Emily, Our house now a home says
These are a great round up of recipe!!
Shannon says
Everything looks so good and my husband is German so thank you for sharing these!
Roberta says
I am looking for a recipe for German butter cake. I had it at a festival several years back and it was incredible. It was moist and sweet and oozed butter. Any help here? THANKS!
Chrysa says
Hmmmm….I’m not sure. I know there is something called Butterkuchen you might be able to find in a Google search.
Karen says
My husband wants to find an old German recipe called Nippala not sure how to spell it could some one with this recipe please contact me thank you so much
Chrysa says
Is it maybe NIFLA? A kind of dumpling?
Henrietta says
Do you mean German “hamburgers “
frikadellen?
Village Bakery says
Thanks for the great roundup. I just got back from Germany and have been craving German food at home. I’ll have to try these out!
Donna says
So many yummy recipes! The homemade German pretzels look fun to make.