8 Must Try GERMAN Classic CHRISTMAS SNACKS & CANDY!

Frohe Weihnachten and Merry Christmas. In this video we are going to try the most traditional and potentially best German Christmas snacks and candy. So as you might know I am from Germany and Diana is from the United States and we are currently in Germany. It is Christmas time so let's start and dig into the snacks. Number one seasonal chocolate flavors. The first one is going to be something that I look forward to every year. The German chocolate brands tend to have seasonal flavors that come out and specifically Rittersport has some of the good ones that I really like. Yeah Rittersport is one of the biggest chocolate brands in Germany. They have these square ones which makes them very iconic and we have two different versions here. One is Crunchy Creamy Winter and then this one is Gebrannte Mandel which is roasted almonds. Very Christmassy flavor. The best way to open these. Wait. Yeah. There we go. There we go. The proper way to open it. This is the almond one and you have the other one. Chocolate fingers. First item. Here we go. I think you will love this one. Yeah. The roasted almond really nice. So roasted almonds are a classic German staple during the Christmas time. It works really well with chocolate flavor like every nut basically works with that but a roasted nut or almond super awesome. And the roasted almonds of course you can find at every German Christmas markets. That's where the Christmassy part comes in there. Yeah this one's really nice. It's the candied almonds and I really like that one. This one is nice. It has a lot of cinnamon flavor to it but my favorite Rittersport holiday chocolate was this one that was a coconut macaroon that I had a few years ago and I haven't seen it this year. The Crunchy Creamy Winter has a nice consistency. I don't know. It's good but I think the almond one is just a little bit better. And if you're visiting Germany for the Christmas time I think these are perfect gifts to bring back to people because they're seasonal and they're limited time and then go back home and give your friends one of these. They're also small and light so you can pack a bunch of them. Yeah. Number two marzipan. Next we're gonna try a bunch of different marzipan variations and we have three different little things here. These are called marzipan potatoes. Marzipan Kartoffeln. And just these little balls that look I guess like a tiny potato. Then we have a marzipan which is a marzipan dark bread. It's chocolate covered marzipan in a bread loaf shape. And then the cutest thing we have this little pig here which we're probably gonna eat last. So I really like marzipan. It's very common in Germany during this time of the year. You'll find a lot of marzipan snacks, candies, cakes, ingredients. And I was researching it and it said it needed to have over 50 percent almonds to be the real marzipan. And they said that this brand specifically this yeah Niederager from Lubeck. This one is a really good one apparently. This is the Schwarzbrot. So it's a little chocolate bread. There's not really bread in this. No it's just a shape of bread. That's why it's like kind of a play thing. But there we go. And then you see the beautiful marzipan in there. Okay let's try. I love it. This is something you cannot eat too much of because it's very rich and you'll kind of get sick. I love this like nutty, this grainy flavor and texture. So nice. I think that's very basic marzipan. There's nothing too great about it. I'm also not the biggest marzipan fan. I can't eat it. You don't like marzipan at all. Yeah but let's see and try these nice little marzipan potatoes because if I like something it's a good potato. So here's one potato for you. This looks like a potato that a pear would leave behind. You know what I mean? A bunny? A bonnet. This is like the same thing just without chocolate covering it. It tastes a little nuttier to me. Yeah. And I like it slightly better. Yeah. We have a tiny marzipan Glücksschwein and I think pigs are like lucky animals I think for New Year's Eve. Not really big into that. Like when we got married people gave us little pig ornaments and stuff cards that have pigs on it. They just mean luck and you'll find them a lot during this time of the year and the new year. These little Glücksschweins. It's the best one. Yeah. Good old pig. Number three. Vanille Kipferl. This looks absolutely amazing. Check this huge tray out. These here are Vanille Kipferl. Now Kipferl I think is a word from the south. I'm not really sure what it means but it's these half moon crescent shaped vanilla cookies. I attempted to make this for the very first time. These vanilla cookies are a popular Christmas cookie in many countries throughout Europe. These crescent moon or horseshoe shaped biscuits require a few ingredients. Add to a bowl 300 grams of flour, 120 grams of powdered sugar, 100 grams of ground almonds, a pinch of salt, three egg yolks, one pot of vanilla bean or a teaspoon of vanilla extract, and 125 grams of cold butter and mix it all together. It's easier to do this with your hands and just keep mushing together until it turns into a nice dough ball like this. Wrap it up, leave it in the refrigerator for an hour, and then it's ready to be made into these little cookies. I used a scale to make sure I was roughly making each cookie the same size. It's my first time making these cookies so I tried my best to shape them. They turned out a little thick, but we like it thick. And then bake them in the oven for 175 degrees Celsius or 350 degrees Fahrenheit for about eight minutes or until the edges are light brown. Then roll the cookies while still warm into the mixture of powdered sugar and one packet of vanilla sugar. And there we have it, beautiful delicious vanilla cookies to share or eat them all yourself. I'm very excited because the first time I ever had this was my first Christmas in Germany and I had the Aldi ones and I thought they were amazing so I wanted to attempt them and I want to see your reaction. Yeah, Vienna made these just today. They look absolutely amazing. It's also a huge portion. I know. I made them really fat. I can't make the cute dainty ones yet. So there they are, half moon shaped, nice powdered sugar on there. Give it a try. Dude, I'm curious. Whoa. Damn. I think they're a little fatter than the traditional ones because I like my cookies nice and fat. I should never let you go. What? These are really good. I'm surprised, impressed. It tastes really strong like vanilla, but then what I really like is this doughy butter cookie cake-ish texture. You know the Danish butter cookie? Biscuit style cookie. Yeah, dude. You bite into that and it's fairly dry, but then with the moist in your mouth it becomes this flavor explosion and moisty dough. And this was surprisingly easy to make. This is so nice, man. Look at this little baby here. Fortunately, we're going to Phil's family tomorrow and we're going to bring them cookies. So yeah, usually you can buy these also at the Christmas markets or during the winter time, during the Christmas time at the supermarkets as well. Should we go and sell these on the market? We're going to make a few bucks. Vanilla Kipferl. Number four, seasonal tea. Let's talk quickly about this tea that we're drinking because... Oh, God. As you know, there are a million different types of tea and there's a lot of different tea variations that are specific for this time of the year. And this is one of them we got from Rossmann. It's a winter punch with apricot almond taste. This tastes a little bit like the Glühwein from the Christmas markets. And if you know anything, Glühwein is the number one thing where Germans go to the Christmas markets and they get a little buzz on. So you can even put a little shot in here if you want and it's like a tea Glühwein. I think Germany has a lot of awesome fruit teas and then they have limited edition seasonal winter teas as well. And I think these are one of the perfect gifts to bring back for people. I know my Nana loves these type of like holiday teas and stuff like that. They usually don't have any caffeine. There's no alcohol unless you add alcohol to it. So I think this is also a really good option for people. Also doesn't weigh much. 45 grams. Throw it in your bag. Check it back. It's always a topic. Number five. Lebkuchen. Alright, the next one we're going to try is Lebkuchen. And we have it from, I think this is an Aldi brand, right? Finest Cuisine Gourmet Nürnberger Elisen Lebkuchen. Apparently, you just told me I didn't know. Nürnberg is known for Lebkuchen, right? Yes, so Nürnberg has some of the best Lebkuchen apparently. And there was this one brand that I saw people were really highly recommending, Döl. But I couldn't find it. So this is the one we're ending up with. I haven't attempted to make Lebkuchen at all yet. I'm not a huge, huge fan of it normally. I always found them funny. I feel like they're surrounded by paper. Eating paper. Maybe it is. It's this strongly flavored thing but they're so traditional. Every German knows Lebkuchen and every German had Lebkuchen in some kind of shape or form in their life. Yeah. So let's see what the American says. Tastes lemony. So this one has some nuts in there and it's covered in chocolate on top too. That's not really traditional but I do like this a little more because I don't love Lebkuchen in general that much. Like Lebkuchen is not my favorite Christmas snack but it's one of the classics. I really don't like it. Well another thing we're bringing back for your family then. I never liked Lebkuchen but it's such a hype. And you'll often always find Lebkuchen these parts at markets and Christmas markets. They're very common in Bavaria but you'll find them at any market or fair. And I don't know if they're for eating or if they're just decoration. Same with the houses, right? Lebkuchenhaus. Yeah, yeah. Gingerbread house. These hard things and then so much frosting and stuff on top. I don't know. It's not for me. Number six. Stollen. So the next item also super iconic is Christmas Stollen. You can get it everywhere during this time of year. From like the cheap supermarkets to like fancy bakeries. And sometimes you can get one for like a euro or two. But then if you go to the fancy bakery they make it there and they can be like 30, 40 euros. Yes but I really like this cheaper one from Aldi. They're these Stollen squares and they have marzipan in it. Normally Stollen has with marzipan or without marzipan. And they have raisins inside and then dusted with powdered sugar. But I freaking love these. They're like three to five euros at Aldi supermarket, Aldi South. And I'm obsessed. Okay try it. I think normally it's like one big loaf. This loaf. So these are a little variation of that. Smaller bite-sized pieces. They're so good. They're seasonal so they're only here during part of the year. They start around October, November coming out with the Christmas stuff. And then they'll end in like January. They're nicely layered with marzipan inside. I'm a big fan of marzipan if you can't tell. I'm going through a mix of emotions here. I thought I hated these. So dramatic. But they're actually pretty good. And they remind me a little bit of the Vanille Kipferl in like cake form you know. What I really dislike is the raisins in it. Like who came up with that? It's like Apfelstrudel. He'll pick out the raisins. Yeah the raisins do not belong in those things. Number seven. Nougat eggs. So in this bag amongst other things there are Nougat balls. And what I really like are Nougat eggs. Or basically any Nougat filled chocolate. Just milk chocolate filled with Nougat is the best thing. And during Christmas time it's everywhere. Most often from my childhood I know that means egg shapes. It's gonna open one. They always twist nicely. Oh there's the ball. It's fallen out. This one's crispy Nougat. Don't tell me that is not the best taste of chocolate. Well I got the praline version so I really like that one. Oh but this one it's so good. You get the milk chocolate ball and then filled with Nougat and then they have slightly crispy chunks or flakes in there. Nougat is just the best thing about Christmas period. I think that's what it comes down to. And Easter holiday as well. Number eight. Baumkuchen. And the last one is one that Deanna really grew to love over the last couple of years. It's the Baumkuchen. Baumkuchen is a popular winter cake here in Germany. And it's very seasonal. Like you cannot find it unless it's the winter time. From October to like January, February. And the prices extremely vary. Again you can go to Aldi and get a three euro fifty one. Or you can go to these fancy shops and they are over 25 euros for one of these Baumkuchen. Do we splurge on that? Is it that much better? If you're in the comments let me know. Let me know if that is that much better than this. It's really 10 times the price. But is it 10 times as good? I don't know. Maybe I should try it. It's this layered cake, right? Yeah. It's fairly heavy and dense. Yeah, I always get the dark chocolate one because that one's my favorite. Yeah, meaning it's glazed with dark chocolate and there's also a version with milk chocolate, the regular chocolate. So good. Now there's a fancy Konditorei in this area and they were selling the Baumkuchen Ecke, these little Baumkuchen Corners, for 10 euros for a little packet. That was pretty expensive to me. I wonder if that's so much better or if it's just where it's from. So that was a bit of a selection of typical and traditional German Christmas snacks and candy. But let us know what you eat during this Christmas time because candy is consumed everywhere around the world in big, big amounts. As always, thank you so much for watching. We'll see you next time. Bye-bye. Bye. Check it out. Look how winterful it looks. Gotta get the coat covering the butt if you're in Germany.