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.

When it comes totender, juicy brisket, don’t hurry a good thing.

Sweet Root Vegetable Kugel

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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.

Beef Brisket Dried Fruit

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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 ourchocolate challahand cinnamon-sugar challah.

Use a pastry to brush butter onto the rolls before adding toppings.

Best Basic Challah

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you might 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!

Spice and Honey-Roasted Carrots

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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

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to your Hanukkah menu.

Do it better withour guide to roasting vegetables.

Fruit Salad with Goat Cheese Coins

Looking fora side saladto serve at Hanukkah?

Stone Fruit Salad with Baked Goat Cheese Coins

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Don’t forget the goat cheese coins!

Unfamiliar with goat cheese?

Check outour cheese guide.

fresh pear pistachio bundt cake on stand

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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.

Mochi Latkes

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Mochi Latkes

Put a creative twist on classic potato latkes.

This recipe adds mochi flour for a delicious, chewy texture.

A favorite Hanukkah side dish.

Parsleyed Green Beans

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A bit of parsley on top adds extra flavor to your Hanukkah menu.

you could 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.

Homemade Applesauce in small jars with fresh apples

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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 could bake with olive oil!

Lemon Olive Oil Cake

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This fresh and fruity cake will win you over instantly with its lemon-infused batter and fresh fruit topping.

These can be made in under 10 minutes from start to finishjust throw them on a baking sheet.

Chopped dried prunes add a touch of sweetness.

sweet potato and currant latkes with sauce

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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 outsideso dish up a bowl of hot soup!

Babka

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Matzo Ball Soup

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Bagel Lox Rigatoni Salad

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