8 Sweet Recipes To Celebrate Oktoberfest

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Carrie Vasios Mullins
Carrie Vasios Mullins is a contributing writer at Serious Eats.
Carrie Vasios Mullins
Carrie Vasios Mullins is the former national editor at Serious Eats, with a focus on all things sweet.
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Updated October 24, 2019
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Hopefully you've been able to raise a pint to Oktoberfest, which started in Germany on September 22 and ends this Sunday. Either way, this weekend will undoubtedly call for more brews and brats, as well as a sweet treat to end the party. Here are eight recipes to get you in the German spirit.

Cookies and Cakes

Lebkuchen
Easy Black Forest Cake
German Double Chocolate Cake

Kuchen

German Apple Pancake

Strudel

A slice of apple strudel on a plate with cream.
Ellen Silverman

Easy Apple Strudel
Cranberry Apple Strudel

Breakfast Eats

Stollen

Tell us, how are you celebrating Oktoberfest?

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