Editors’ Collection

Our Best Hanukkah Desserts

Make your Hanukkah dinner even sweeter with this trove of festive sweets, including sufganiyot, olive oil cake, babka and more.

Jim Wilson/The New York Times

Recipes

Sufganiyot (Orange-Scented Jelly Doughnuts)
Julia Moskin, Claudia Roden
569 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
569
1 hour, plus chilling and rising
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One-Bowl Lemon and Olive Oil Cake
Brian Levy
2077 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,077
2 hours, including cooling
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Easy
Olive Oil and Coconut Brownies
Melissa Clark
492 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
492
45 minutes
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Chocolate and Olive Oil Mousse
Joan Nathan
202 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
202
30 minutes plus 24 hours’ refrigeration
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Rosemary, Olive Oil and Orange Cake
Yotam Ottolenghi
1707 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,707
1½ hours, plus time for preparing crystallized rosemary
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Fig and Almond Cake
David Tanis
1795 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,795
1 hour
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Cuban Buñuelos With Anise Syrup
Christina Morales, Ana Sofía Peláez
31 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
31
2 hours 30 minutes
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Szarlotka (Jewish Apple Pie)
Laurel Kratochvila
359 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
359
1 hour 40 minutes, plus cooling
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Chocolate Babka
Melissa Clark
3986 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,986
3½ hours, plus 6 to 24 hours' rising
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Date and Honey Kugel
Carolina Gelen
134 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
134
1 hour 10 minutes
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Pączki (Jam-Filled Doughnuts)
Naz Deravian
33 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
33
4¼ hours
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Campari Olive Oil Cake
Melissa Clark
2194 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,194
1½ hours
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Blood Orange Olive Oil Cake
Melissa Clark
1783 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,783
1 hour 20 minutes
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Bomboloni (Cream-Filled Doughnuts)
Dan Pelosi
64 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
64
6 hours
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Carrot-Orange Olive Oil Cake
Kiano Moju
787 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
787
50 minutes, plus 1 hour cooling
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Easy
Olive Oil Pumpkin Cake With Salted Maple Cream
Andy Baraghani
805 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
805
About 1½ hours
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Chocolate Babka Bread Pudding
Julia Moskin, Baz Bagel & Restaurant
266 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
266
1 hour 15 minutes
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Babette Friedman’s Apple Cake
Joan Nathan, Daniel Rose
2247 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,247
1 hour 40 minutes
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Noodle and Apple Kugel
Martha Rose Shulman
465 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
465
1 hour 15 minutes
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Healthy
Cherry Rugelach With Cardamom Sugar
Melissa Clark, Rose Levy Beranbaum
1586 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,586
1½ hours, plus chilling
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Challah Bread Pudding
Joan Nathan, Charlotte Menora
258 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
258
30 minutes
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Easy
Doughnut Shop-Style Apple Fritters
Rick A. Martínez
60 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
60
About 3 hours
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Apple Cider Doughnuts
Joan Nathan, Todd Gray
473 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
473
40 minutes
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Chocolate Olive Oil Cake
Melissa Clark
2745 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,745
50 minutes, plus cooling
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Sugared Doughnuts
Yewande Komolafe
146 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
146
6 hours 15 minutes
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Olive Oil Cake
Samantha Seneviratne
8489 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
8,489
1 hour, plus cooling
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Spiced Olive Oil Cake With Orange Glaze
Julia Moskin, Lior Lev Sercarz
916 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
916
1½ hours
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Olive Oil Brownies With Sea Salt
Melissa Clark
3087 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,087
40 minutes
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Ice Cream With Olive Oil and Dates
Ali Slagle
744 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
744
10 minutes
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Easy
Beignets
Kay Chun
838 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
838
45 minutes, plus 3 hours’ rising
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Apple Butter Rugelach
Samantha Seneviratne
399 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
399
3 hours, plus cooling
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Perfect Black and White Cookies
Melissa Clark
2031 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,031
1 hour, plus cooling
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Gulab Jamun
Naz Deravian
135 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
135
5 hours 45 minutes
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Fried Apple Pies
Erin Jeanne McDowell
217 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
217
About 1¼ hours, plus chilling
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Lemon Olive-Oil Ice Cream
Yossy Arefi
638 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
638
25 minutes, plus chilling and churning
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Cinnamon Babka
Claire Saffitz
496 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
496
1 hour 30 minutes, plus proofing and cooling
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No-Churn Olive Oil Ice Cream With Hot Fudge
Eric Kim
799 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
799
25 minutes, plus 3 hours’ freezing
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Zeppole
Lidey Heuck
122 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
122
1 hour and 40 minutes
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Meskouta (Moroccan Orange Cake)
Nargisse Benkabbou
2111 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,111
1 hour, plus cooling
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Olive Oil Lemon Curd
Melissa Clark
413 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
413
10 minutes, plus cooling and 1 hour’s chilling
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Melomakarona (Greek Olive Oil-Honey Cookies)
Melissa Clark
338 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
338
50 minutes
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Churros With Strawberry Sauce
Joan Nathan
130 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
130
About 1¼ hours
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Jelly Doughnuts
Mark Bittman
314 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
314
About 3 hours, mostly unattended
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Vegan Doughnuts
Nicole Taylor, Maati Kheprimeni Angaza
338 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
338
1 hour, plus rising dough and cooling
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Flourless Chocolate Cake With Halvah Honey Sauce
Melissa Clark
515 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
515
45 minutes
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Gogola (Banana Beignets)
Julia Moskin, Shelly Kistnan
173 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
173
40 minutes
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Easy
Molten Chocolate Doughnut Holes
Samantha Seneviratne
95 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
95
1 hour 20 minutes, plus rising
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Raspberry Rose Rugelach
Melissa Clark, Mindy Segal
242 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
242
4 hours
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