
Since launching in 2013, we’ve compiled a Top 10 recipe list for Passover (as well as one for Rosh Hashanah/Yom Kippur and one for Chanukah). It’s one of our favorite parts of the year and forces us to think outside of the box—the matzah box, if you will.
This year, instead of picking ten recipes, we decided to tackle four categories that are notoriously boring or challenging when it comes to Passover—haroset, matzah balls, breakfast and dessert—creating, instead, a recipe roundup addressing all your Passover needs.
We have a hunch that with so much variety, after this Passover, regular sandwiches will feel like the real bread of affliction…
Chag sameach!
Hard-to-Resist Haroset
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Date and Walnut Haroset Balls Vered Guttman Food columnist, Haaretz.com, and caterer, Cardamom & Mint |
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Arkansas Pear Haroset Joan Nathan TV producer/host and author of 10 cookbooks |
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Turkish Haroset Susan Barocas Food writer, teacher and caterer; filmmaker |
Have a (Matzah) Ball!
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Mushroom-Stuffed Matzah Ball Fritters Marcia Friedman Author, Meatballs and Matzah Balls |
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Mushroom Jalapeño Matzah Ball Soup Pati Jinich TV host and author, Pati’s Mexican Table and Mexican Today |
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Pumpkin Matzah Dumpling Soup Hannah Kaminsky Blogger, BitterSweet Blog, cookbook author and food photographer |
Better-than-Bagels Breakfasts
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Pecan Banana Matzah Pancakes with Chocolate Chips Danielle Oron Blogger, I Will Not Eat Oysters, and author, Modern Israeli Cooking |
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Breakfast Berry Crumble Shannon Sarna Editor, The Nosher |
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Matzah Brei with Apple Marmellata and Greek Yogurt Amy Brandwein Chef and owner, Centrolina |
Flourless—not Flavorless—Desserts
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Chocolate-Almond Situation Michael Solomonov Chef, Zahav, and author, Zahav: A World of Israeli Cooking |
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Red Velvet Macaroon Cake Molly Yeh Blogger, My Name is Yeh |
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Triple-Chocolate Biscotti Paula Shoyer Pastry chef and author, The Holiday Kosher Baker and The New Passover Menu |