Käsespätzle

Name: Käsespätzle
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Germany
Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour; 4 eggs; 1/2 cup milk; 1/2 tsp nutmeg; 2 cups Emmental cheese, grated; 1 cup Gruyère cheese, grated; 2 onions, thinly sliced; 3 tbsp butter; Salt to taste

4 servings20 min prep20 min cookMedium Germany

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The Story Behind It

The Tale of Käsespätzle

Story updated September 17, 2026

Käsespätzle, soft egg noodles baked with melted cheese and topped with fried onions, comes from Swabia in southern Germany, part of the shared Alpine comfort-food tradition also found in Austria and Switzerland. It's essentially Germany's answer to mac and cheese, built around the region's hand-rolled spätzle noodles.

Ingredients

Scale:· 4 servings

2 cups all-purpose flour
4 eggs
1/2 cup milk
1/2 tsp nutmeg
2 cups Emmental cheese, grated
1 cup Gruyère cheese, grated
2 onions, thinly sliced
3 tbsp butter
Salt to taste

Instructions

1Whisk flour, eggs, milk, nutmeg, and salt into a thick, elastic batter.
2Press the batter through a spätzle maker or colander into a pot of boiling salted water.
3Cook until spätzle float to the top, then remove with a slotted spoon.
4Sauté onions in butter slowly until deeply caramelized.
5Layer cooked spätzle with cheese in a warm dish, tossing to melt.
6Top with the caramelized onions and serve immediately.

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