# The best Austrian desserts and pastries

Sachertorte, Kaiserschmarrn and apricot dumplings: the classics of Austria's 'Mehlspeisen', from Viennese coffee houses to Alpine huts.

- 7 votes · 16 items
- Apr 7, 2026 · Michael Koch
- https://even.best/en/l/2348/the-best-austrian-desserts-and-pastries

## Top 16

1. **Kaiserschmarrn** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Shredded pancake with plum compote.
2. **Apfelstrudel** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Paper-thin pastry with apples and cinnamon.
3. **Marillenknödel** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Quark dumplings with a whole apricot, rolled in buttered crumbs.
4. **Salzburger Nockerl** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Airy soufflé shaped like Salzburg's mountains.
5. **Palatschinken** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Thin pancakes with jam.
6. **Germknödel** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Yeast dumpling with plum jam, poppy seeds and butter.
7. **Punschkrapfen** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Pink-glazed rum cakes.
8. **Sachertorte** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Chocolate cake with apricot jam and whipped cream.
9. **Buchteln** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Jam-filled yeast buns, often with vanilla sauce.
10. **Topfenstrudel** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Strudel with sweet quark filling.
11. **Linzer Torte** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Lattice tart with redcurrant jam.
12. **Mohnnudeln** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Potato noodles tossed in poppy seeds and butter.
13. **Esterházytorte** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Nut meringue layers with buttercream and a fondant pattern.
14. **Vanillekipferl** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Crumbly crescent biscuits for Christmas.
15. **Gugelhupf** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Ring-shaped Bundt cake.
16. **Topfenknödel** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Quark dumplings in buttered breadcrumbs.

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