You've heard the reading of Megillat Esther (twice), Mishloach manot have been delivered, tzedekkah has been given...it's time for your Purim seudah! Let us help you to design your menu. These are the 27 Best Purim Recipes from Yay Kosher.
Hamantaschen
At your Purim meal it's all about the Hamantaschen. These are our favorite Purim cookie recipes straight from our blog:
Easy Hamantaschen Recipe
This is our traditional Hamantaschen recipe. It is a classic triangle shaped cookie that is usually filled with jelly, poppyseed filling, or prune.
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Yellow Cake Mix Hamantaschen Hack
One of our most popular Hamantaschen recipes. This one cuts out the time waiting for the dough to set in the refrigerator. The hack is that this recipe uses yellow cake mix to make the Hamantaschen cookie. Fill with your favorite filling.
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Chocolate Fudge Brownie Mix Hamantaschen Hack
Our second Hamantaschen hack that scraps the need for refrigeration. Just like the Yellow Cake Mix Hamantaschen Hack, this recipe is a soft cookie. Chocolate fudge brownie mix is used here.
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Chocolate Cheesecake Hamantaschen
It doesn't get more delectable than this! A chocolate Hamantaschen cookie and velvety cheesecake filling. This recipe is dairy but has a pareve variant so you can also serve it with meat meals.
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The Best Cheesecake Hamantaschen
Just like its Chocolate Cheesecake Hamantaschen cousin, this cookie has a light crunch with a velvety smooth filling. Yum!
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Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Banana Hamantaschen
Just because you can't have gluten in your diet does not mean that you have to sacrifice delicious Hamantaschen on Purim. This recipe only uses three ingredients and has a caramelized banana taste that can hold its own against the other Hamantaschen cookies on this list.
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Other desserts
Hamantaschen are great but you are going to need some other desserts to serve at your Purim seuda. Here are some of our other dessert suggestions that we love:
The Best Vegan Funfetti Cake
This cake is a feast for the eyes as well as the stomach. Nothing says festive like thousands of colorful sprinkles both inside and on top of this cake. Use our pareve recipe for Quick and Easy Vanilla Buttercream Frosting with this cake for a dessert recipe worthy of Queen Esther herself.
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The Best Crinkle Brownie Cookies
These cookies are light and airy and the powdered sugar on top makes them melt in your mouth.
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Homemade Cake Pops (Starbucks Copycat)
These cake pops are a little more difficult to make than our average recipe but the end result is worth it. Purim is worth the extra effort to serve desserts this good.
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Chewy Chocolate Chip Blondies
Is it a cookie? Is it a brownie? It's both! Serve this at your Purim Seuda and it will appeal to both cookie and brownie purists.
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Chocolate Chip Cookie Pie
This is such a fun and different way to serve a chocolate chip cookie. Cut it like you would cut a pizza and serve on a circular dish alongside your other desserts.
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Baked Pears with Cinnamon
A healthy dessert option that does not skimp on the flavor.
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Cherry Dump Cake - 3 Ingredients
This recipe is a super simple way to add some color to your dessert menu. Only 3 ingredients and less than an hour to prepare and bake.
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Main dishes
No Purim meal is complete without an amazing main course. Whether you are a fan of beef, chicken, or fish, these are some of our most popular main courses for Purim:
Marinated Chuck Eye Roast
Serve perfect medium rare slices of this roast to your guests for a Purim main course that they will never forget.
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Tzimmes with Beef
This is such a colorful recipe to add to your table on Purim. Classic tzimmes flavors with yummy corned beef or pastrami.
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Cranberry Chicken with Onion Soup Mix
This is a classic comfort food that stands out at any Purim seuda. Super simple to make and tons of flavor!
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Herbed Oven Roasted Whole Chicken
This recipe is a fun and different way to serve chicken. It has the appearance of a Thanksgiving turkey dinner but it's chicken! The perfect "dinner in a mask" for Purim.
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Easy Apricot and Mustard Glazed Salmon
Sweet and savory, a hit whenever it is served.
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Brown Sugar Smoked Salmon
This recipe takes a bit more effort to prepare than the Apricot Glazed Salmon because of the use of the smoker. Fortunately, it doesn't need to smoke for too long. A fun surprise to serve on Purim.
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Side dishes
The best meals are rounded out with great side dishes. Most of these will provide a healthy accompaniment to the main dishes.
Mediterranean Tomato Cucumber Salad
This kosher recipe for Mediterranean Tomato Cucumber Salad (also called Israeli Salad) is the perfect compliment to almost any main dish.
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Red Cabbage Salad
A quick recipe for a refreshing and delicious healthy salad.
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The Best Mashed Potatoes Without Milk
A pareve recipe for an American classic. This mashed potatoes recipe compliments any of the main dishes we have on this list. You can't go wrong!
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Quick and Easy Sheet Pan Oven Roasted Broccoli
If you are going to make this...make a lot of it. The crispy broccoli edges are irresistible. Think potato chips, but healthy.
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Easy Sweet Potato Medallions
Fluffy and creamy on the inside, crispy on the outside.
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Easy CrockPot Potato Soup
A warm comfort food that you can just leave in the slow cooker all day and serve when you are ready. Easy to make and super tasty!
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Sweet Onion Sauce (Subway Copycat)
You wouldn't eat this sauce recipe by itself but it goes on everything. Have a bowl or condiment bottle full of this during the Purim meal and use it as a topping for the side dishes and main course.
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