Stollen bites recipe

Bursting with festive flavour, these delicious stollen bites are made using our strong white bread flour and make the perfect festive treat, or homemade Christmas gift.

A bite-sized version of the traditional German stollen offering the same classic dried fruit and citrus flavors that you love in the classic Christstollen. Perfect as a gift during the holiday season!

I actually prefer Stollen Bites to a Stollen... they are a quick mouthful of flavor, with no muss or slicing (and no plate!), just a welcome addition to the cookie plate. Try different flavors combinations!

Stollen bites have all the flavors of a classic German Christmas Stollen, with dried fruit and rolled in powdered sugar, but in individual cookie form!

Stollen is one of our favourite indulgences at Christmas, but a whole loaf can be a bit much unless there's a crowd. These little bite-sized versions are a great alternative, made slightly lighter with the addition of quark cheese and boast all the warming, comforting spice of the original.

Stollen bites, mini treat versions of the German fruited Christmas log. I make them with pistachio marzipan and apple marmalade and they are completely irresistible.

Making Stollen is not for the faint of heart. Avoiding it altogether because excellent store-bought Stollen abounds is further abetted by the invention of Stollenkonfekt, bite-size chunks of spiced, tender Quark dough studded with almonds and raisins and thickly cloaked in vanilla-scented confectioners’ sugar. They may be a relatively recent development in the world of Christstollen, which dates back to the Middle Ages, but they more than make up for their youth. In other words, want the…

Yes, this is a Christmas recipe and no, it is not even the middle of November yet. However, these Stollen bites are not as premature as it might seem. Traditional Stollen needs to mature for 2-3 weeks until it has fully developed its flavour. Whilst these Stollen bites are not exactly traditional they also benefit from being hidden away in a tin for a few weeks. I baked them now so they will be ready to eat at the beginning of December. This is not a recipe for purists. Real Stollen is baked…

Following my popular Stollen recipe I was asked for a recipe for Gluten Free Stollen Bites so I’ve adapted my recipe so that everyone can enjoy gluten free Stollen Bites that can also be made dairy free and vegan too.

These Vegan Stollen Bites are the best marzipan and fruit filled bread-style cookies that are perfect this festive season. They are easy to make, naturally vegan, gluten-free and will melt in your mouth.