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
570 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
570
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One-Bowl Lemon and Olive Oil Cake
Brian Levy
2608 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,608
2 hours, including cooling
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Olive Oil and Coconut Brownies
Melissa Clark
505 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
505
45 minutes
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Chocolate and Olive Oil Mousse
Joan Nathan
205 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
205
30 minutes plus 24 hours’ refrigeration
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Rosemary, Olive Oil and Orange Cake
Yotam Ottolenghi
1724 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,724
1½ hours, plus time for preparing crystallized rosemary
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Cinnamon Sugar Crullers
Claire Saffitz
13 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
13
1 hour 5 minutes
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Fig and Almond Cake
David Tanis
1816 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,816
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
673 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
673
1 hour 40 minutes, plus cooling
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Chocolate Babka
Melissa Clark
4066 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,066
or to save this recipe.
Date and Honey Kugel
Carolina Gelen
135 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
135
1 hour 10 minutes
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Pączki (Jam-Filled Doughnuts)
Naz Deravian
36 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
36
4¼ hours
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Campari Olive Oil Cake
Melissa Clark
2224 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,224
1½ hours
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Blood Orange Olive Oil Cake
Melissa Clark
1829 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,829
1 hour 20 minutes
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Bomboloni (Cream-Filled Doughnuts)
Dan Pelosi
66 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
66
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Carrot-Orange Olive Oil Cake
Kiano Moju
1431 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,431
50 minutes, plus 1 hour cooling
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Olive Oil Pumpkin Cake With Salted Maple Cream
Andy Baraghani
934 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
934
About 1½ hours
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Chocolate Babka Bread Pudding
Julia Moskin, Baz Bagel &
267 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
267
1 hour 15 minutes
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Babette Friedman’s Apple Cake
Joan Nathan, Daniel Rose
2269 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,269
1 hour 40 minutes
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Noodle and Apple Kugel
Martha Rose Shulman
468 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
468
1 hour 15 minutes
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Cherry Rugelach With Cardamom Sugar
Melissa Clark, Rose Levy Beranbaum
1605 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,605
1½ hours, plus chilling
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Challah Bread Pudding
Joan Nathan, Charlotte Menora
263 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
263
30 minutes
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Doughnut Shop-Style Apple Fritters
Rick A. Martínez
97 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
97
About 3 hours
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Apple Cider Doughnuts
Joan Nathan, Todd Gray
476 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
476
40 minutes
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Chocolate Olive Oil Cake
Melissa Clark
2803 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,803
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
9069 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
9,069
or to save this recipe.
Spiced Olive Oil Cake With Orange Glaze
Julia Moskin, Lior Lev Sercarz
958 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
958
1½ hours
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Olive Oil Brownies With Sea Salt
Melissa Clark
3131 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,131
40 minutes
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Ice Cream With Olive Oil and Dates
Ali Slagle
877 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
877
or to save this recipe.
Beignets
Kay Chun
861 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
861
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
2076 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,076
or to save this recipe.
Gulab Jamun
Naz Deravian
136 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
136
5 hours 45 minutes
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Fried Apple Pies
Erin Jeanne McDowell
218 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
218
About 1¼ hours, plus chilling
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Lemon Olive-Oil Ice Cream
Yossy Arefi
643 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
643
25 minutes, plus chilling and churning
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Cinnamon Babka
Claire Saffitz
508 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
508
1 hour 30 minutes, plus proofing and cooling
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No-Churn Olive Oil Ice Cream With Hot Fudge
Eric Kim
812 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
812
or to save this recipe.
Zeppole
Lidey Heuck
124 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
124
1 hour and 40 minutes
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Meskouta (Moroccan Orange Cake)
Nargisse Benkabbou
2214 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,214
or to save this recipe.
Olive Oil Lemon Curd
Melissa Clark
433 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
433
10 minutes, plus cooling and 1 hour’s chilling
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Melomakarona (Greek Olive Oil-Honey Cookies)
Melissa Clark
343 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
343
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
534 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
534
45 minutes
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Gogola (Banana Beignets)
Julia Moskin, Shelly Kistnan
174 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
174
40 minutes
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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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