Latkes

This recipe was shared by Adam Zolot. Read more about his family in "The Latke King from Hanukkah Heights" and find more Hanukkah recipes here.

Potato Latkes With Applesauce

This recipe was shared by Liz Neumark. Read more about her family in "A Latke for Sylvia." Plus, find more Hanukkah recipes in our holiday collection.

Sweet Potato Latkes With Sriracha Creme Fraiche

This recipe was shared by Marissa Lippert. Read more about her family in "Schmaltzy Spotlight / Marissa Lippert: From the Bronx to Virginia to the Village".

Latkes Topped With Stracchino (Creamy Italian Cheese)

This recipe was shared by Lorenza Pintar and Yael Stucchi. Read more about their family in "Milanese Jewish Recipes that Survived Generations of Secrecy" and try their recipes for frittole dolci (Italian cinnamon and raisin doughnuts), goose cassoeula and tzimmes (carrots with raisins).

White Fish and Potato Latkes With Caviar and Sour Cream

This recipe was shared by Sasha Shor. Read more about her family in "A Taste of a Modern Russian Hanukkah Celebration" and try her recipes for adjika (Georgian pickled hot pepper relish) and tsyplyonok tabaka (pan-fried crispy cornish hens with walnut-garlic sauce).

Latkes With Braised Short Ribs

This recipe was shared by Elizaveta Vigonskaia. Read more about her family in "The Latkes That Sustained a Family Through Famine" and find more Hanukkah recipes in our holiday collection.

Kubbeh Batata (Potato Kubbeh Filled with Meat)

Food writer Vered Guttman’s grandmother would make these Iraqi beef filled potato dumplings every Hanukkah, when she hosted the whole family for a party. "Kubbeh batata is also popular among Iraqi Jews during Passover, since the shell does not include farina (a wheat product) like the more popular...

Sambousak B’tawa (Iraqi Turnovers with Chickpeas and Turmeric)

A staple of Iraqi cuisine, sambousak are fried turnovers that can be stuffed with a variety of fillings. Food writer Vered Guttman’s grandmother used a yeasted dough for this version, filling hers with a mix of caramelized onions, turmeric and chickpeas before frying them. Like her grandmother,...

Fried Potato Blintzes

You can make the crepes and filling 1 day ahead of time. Cover and refrigerate overnight, then fill and assemble the next day. This recipe can easily be doubled to serve a crowd.

Spicy Corvina Ceviche

This is a spicy dish, so you can reduce the amount of scotch bonnets based on your spice preference.

Coffee-Braised Brisket

Sufganiyot (Filled Hanukkah Doughnuts)

Sivan Kobi’s father was famous in their family’s Los Angeles community for his sufganiyot, jelly-filled doughnuts traditionally made for Hanukkah. Every year before the holiday, Sivan shares her variation on the recipe on her Instagram account Sivan’s Kitchen. She’s tried air-frying and baking the...

Fánk (Doughnuts Topped With Apricot Jam)

Every winter, Julia Silverberg Nemeth's mother Edith would fry these doughnuts for the family. “I thought it was a Christmas tradition even though my mom told me the story of the miracle of oil when she made the doughnuts,” explains Julia Silverberg Nemeth. “I just thought all biblical stories were...

Risalamande (Danish Rice Pudding)

This recipe was shared by Margit Sheftelowitz. Read more about her family in "How a Christmas Dessert Became a Hanukkah Sweet" and try her recipes for aebleskiver (doughnuts), and biksemad (beef and potato hash).

Zalabia (Doughnuts With Orange Blossom Syrup)

This recipe was shared by Nir Mesika. Read more about his family in "An Egyptian Hanukkah Tradition Lives on in NYC." 

Frittole Dolci (Italian Cinnamon and Raisin Doughnuts)

This recipe was shared by Lorenza Pintar and Yael Stucchi. Read more about their family in "Milanese Jewish Recipes that Survived Generations of Secrecy" and try their recipes for tzimmes (carrots with raisins), goose cassoeula and latkes topped with stracchino (creamy Italian cheese).

Quick Doughnuts with Cherry Jam 

When food writer Vered Guttman hosts her family Hanukkah party in Washington D.C, she makes these simple doughnuts with cherry jam. The doughnuts use baking powder instead of yeast, making them quick and easy to prepare for a crowd. Make sure to top these bite-sized treats with a generous dusting...