Traditional German Christmas Treats from Bahlsen (& Edible Centrepiece Ideas You’ll Love!)

(Contains PR Samples)

(UPDATED 2024)

Ah Christmas is upon us once again. Friends, family, presents and the most important of all FOOD. If there’s one thing that brings everyone together at Christmas (besides baby Jesus of course) it’s food, glorious food. We’re not especially religious in my household but we do love a feast to celebrate the end of another year and to see in the new one. Read on for festive German treats and amazing edible table centrepiece ideas to wow your guests!

German Treats for Christmas

Another thing I like to do is visit German markets. The Germans *know* how to do Christmas food. But alas I haven’t managed to get to the Christmas market in Edinburgh I usually go to. If you’re like me and haven’t been able to purchase your favourite traditional German treats then fear not for I have a small selection from Bahlsen* (PR sample) that you can indulge in at home.

I was sent three treats from Bahlsen to try. First is Zimtsterne*, which literally means cinnamon stars. These little iced celestial delights are flavoured with cinnamon and also include hazelnuts. And oh my gosh are these good. They are soft, delicious and melt in the mouth. It’s virtually impossible to have just one. I was actually surprised at how fresh they were. You’d almost think they were straight from an oven. They also make beautiful decorations, that’s if they last that long.

I have actually never tried Stollen before and what a mistake that was. Bahlsen’s premium Poppyseed Stollen* is absolutely amazing. It’s packed full of poppy seeds which contrast really nicely with the sweet fruit and dusting of icing sugar. I’ll be honest and say I more or less ate the whole cake myself. I had every intention of sharing, my husband did get some but I couldn’t resist it sitting there looking at me.

If you haven’t tried stollen before you definitely should. It looks really heavy and stodgy but I didn’t find it to be like that. It is sooo nice. Unfortunately it’s only Waitrose and Ocado that sell it and I’m not near a Waitrose nor does Ocado deliver here *sobs*.

And finally I tried Lebkuchen Mischung* which can be loosely translated as “gingerbread mix”. These little gingerbread biscuits come in a mix of shapes such as hearts, mushrooms and star-like designs. They are glazed and also have chocolate on them. Similarly to the Zimtsterne they melt in the mouth and I couldn’t just have one. I might also have eaten the majority of them but well it is Christmas.

I can’t recommend these German treats highly enough. They’re such good quality for a very reasonable price and are perfect for Christmas. If you can get Ocado to deliver or are near a Waitrose I urge you to add them to your Christmas list 👌🏻.

Lidl also have similar cakes and biscuits like these amazing Lebkuchen treats here or these Stollen bites, both go amazing with coffee.

Easy Christmas Centrepiece Ideas for the Table

Also if you’re stuck for Christmas table centrepiece idea you could easily style your German treats like I’ve done. It looks impressive (and delicious) but is super simple to do. Plus it saves you time! Leaving more time for watching Dr Who, win win! All I did was add some fresh pomegranate to decorate plus a little ivy. Holly would also work well.

I like this edible Christmas wreath idea made with Gingerbread from Tesco food mag.

And of course Christmas gingerbread houses. These make amazing Christmas centrepieces and fun to make with family or friends.

The amazing gingerbread house above is from JudysGingerbread and you can get the highly rated Christmas gingerbread house template here. This will make things much easier for you.

A super easy way to create a pretty edible centrepiece for your Christmas table is to get macarons. Most supermarkets have pretty macarons, then all you have to do is style them with Christmas decorations.