When I was making my way around a Christmas Market in Dresden, I spotted a booth selling krappelchen mit puderzucker. I had no idea what they were–only that they looked decadent and that I knew I needed to try them. So, that’s exactly what I did. I ordered the small cone (thank god, as they were ridiculously filling) and got to tasting.
They are essentially mini donuts (or fritters) covered with powdered sugar. They’re a bit crispy and wonderful on the outside and squishy and doughy on the inside. They were still warm and kind of oily from the fryer, so the powdered sugar got gooey and runny the further down I got in the cone. They might be incredibly simple, but krappelchen mit puderzucker are pretty amazing. I don’t know that I could eat them more frequently than at Christmas season, but they were the perfect amount of sweet, warm, and fried for a cold and dreary day in Germany.
