15 Hanukkah Recipes to Bring Your Family Together
Gather around the table to enjoy these new takes on classic Hanukkah recipes.
Pick and choose from our favorite Hanukkah flavors to blend old and new traditions. These classic dishes, including challah, brisket, latkes, and more, feature festive new twists to help bring family together.
Beef Brisket with Dried Fruit
Brisket is a traditional food served during Hanukkah, and we have lots of brisket recipes to choose from. When it comes to tender, juicy brisket, don't hurry a good thing. Let the meat cook slowly in a casserole dish with carrots, potatoes, and dried fruit for a mix of savory and sweet, then serve with a savory red wine sauce. The brisket's layer of fat, which is left on during cooking, keeps it extra moist.
Best Basic Challah
Feeding a crowd? This easy challah recipe is your answer. Our recipe makes enough fluffy slices to serve 48. Keep it classic with our basic egg-brushed bread or satisfy any sweet cravings by trying our chocolate challah and cinnamon-sugar challah. Use a pastry to brush butter onto the rolls before adding toppings. You can even make your challah shaped like a star. Now that says Happy Challah-days!
Spice- and Honey-Roasted Carrots
Save time on your Hanukkah side dishes by serving vegetables whole! This carrots are more sophisticated than a vegetable tray with dip. Flavored with cumin, hazelnuts, and honey, these roasted carrots are hard to resist. For a pretty display of color, swap regular carrots for rainbow carrots.
Roast Vegetable Tsimmes with Apricots
This traditional Hanukkah side dish adds a big pop of flavor (and color!) to your Hanukkah menu. Made with fresh parsnips, beets, and sweet potatoes, you can flavor the veggies with olive oil, garlic cloves, Kosher salt, pepper, and paprika. Do it better with our guide to roasting vegetables.
Fruit Salad with Goat Cheese Coins
Looking for a side salad to serve at Hanukkah? This salad combines the sweet flavor of peaches with mixed greens, shallots, almonds, and a light vinaigrette. Don't forget the goat cheese coins! Coated in bread crumbs and rosemary then baked until golden, thin goat cheese slices add the perfect amount of creaminess to the rich salad. Unfamiliar with goat cheese? Check out our cheese guide. We love the way this salad looks served up on a wood serving board.
Pear-Pistachio Cake
This delicious Hanukkah dessert is a mix of fresh fruit and sweet spices. It's one of our favorite pistachio Hanukkah recipes. Don't worry if you don't have a Bundt pan—our recipe can be adapted to bake in individual pans, too.
Mochi Latkes
Put a creative twist on classic potato latkes. This recipe adds mochi flour for a delicious, chewy texture. Serve them with lox, sour cream, cucumbers, and apple sauce for a fun holiday spread that's ready for your Hanukkah menu.
Parsleyed Green Beans
What do you get with 2 teaspoons of garlic, a pinch of salt, and a dash of pepper? A favorite Hanukkah side dish. When you make these green beans, chop the garlic with a good pinch of salt—it will soak up the garlic flavor and transfer it to the beans. A bit of parsley on top adds extra flavor to your Hanukkah menu.
Homemade Applesauce
We're not sure how applesauce became a go-to Hanukkah food, but we're not complaining! You can make this simple applesauce ahead of time or in your slow cooker. Serve as its own treat or use as a healthy swap for traditional baking ingredients. Fresh thyme sprigs add a touch of sophistication to the traditional side dish. And have we mentioned it's a delicious dip for latkes?
Lemon Olive Oil Cake
Yes, you can bake with olive oil! This fresh and fruity cake will win you over instantly with its lemon-infused batter and fresh fruit topping.
Sweet Potato and Currant Latkes
Sweet potato, currants, and a mix of spices add sweetness and color to these potato cakes. These can be made in under 10 minutes from start to finish—just throw them on a baking sheet. They pair well with applesauce, but you can try some of our other favorite sweet potato recipes, too.
Sweet Root Vegetable Kugel
This comforting casserole gets silky, nutty flavor from schmaltz, aka rendered chicken fat. Chopped dried prunes add a touch of sweetness.
Good Ol' Babka
Make this swirly bread recipe in any flavor you want! We recommend trying cinnamon-streusel, hazelnut, and dried-fruit babka fillings.
Matzo Ball Soup
Baby, it's cold outside—so dish up a bowl of hot soup! You can glance through our favorite thickening soups, but for large gatherings, a pot of matzo ball soup can go a long way.
Bagel and Lox Pasta Salad
With smoked salmon and a warm caper dressing, this veggie-packed pasta salad is a playful riff on a brunch classic.
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