Healthy Hanukkah Recipes That Will Light Up Your Holiday Guilt-Free!

HEALTHY HANUKKAH RECIPES
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You can still enjoy a holiday feast without sacrificing your healthy habits! Yes, Hanukkah involves a bunch of deep-fried foods, but there are more nutritious versions of these classics!

The oven and air fryer will be your best friend when preparing dinner like this, but don’t worry; it will still be super flavorful, moist, and beautifully textured. I picked out some fantastic healthy recipes for your next Hanukkah dinner to keep you on track while having some of the best foods of your life!

Baked Latkes

There is no Hanukkah without good old latkes, but they sure tend to be super greasy. Thus, baking them in the oven or an air fryer is a way to go! I attached the sweet potato recipe here, but you can opt for zucchini or regular potato, for example.

Baked Sweet Potato Latkes
Baked sweet potato latkes have beautiful crispy edges and are soft inside. They are irresistible served hot with a big dollop of sour cream and some green onions. #theendlessmeal #latkes #sweetpotato
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Baked Sweet Potato Latkes

Cauliflower Fritters

Cauliflower fritters are full of flavor due to parmesan and garlic in the recipe. These are also gluten-free, as the recipe asks for almond flour to soak up the excess moisture. You can definitely air-fry them, as well.

Cauliflower Fritters
You are going to love these crispy, delicious cauliflower fritters! Ready in about 30 minutes, they're a wonderful way to enjoy this vegetable. Made with riced cauliflower, eggs, almond flour, and parmesan, these savory pancakes are low-carb and gluten-free.
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cauliflower fritters 1

Squash Spaghetti Kugel

If you want to stay gluten-free this holiday season, you don’t have to skip noodle kugel! Instead, make squash and zucchini spaghetti for even more flavor! It bakes really nicely, and the edges will be super crispy.

Savory Spaghetti Squash Kugel Recipe
A spaghetti squash kugel recipe is a fun choice for your Rosh Hashanah menu. It’s savory and healthy, uses zoodles too, and is also a great shabbat lunch side dish idea.
Check out this recipe
spaghetti squash kugel recipe redo f1

Grilled Honey Lemon Butter Salmon

Serving fish for the main course is always a good idea, especially when it is prepared this well! The taste is rich and tangy, with a touch of sweetness, as it combines honey, lemon, and parsley. 

Grilled Honey Lemon Butter Salmon
EASY, ready in 10 minutes, and a FOOLPROOF way to make grilled salmon! Wonderfully tender, so juicy, just melts in your mouth, and has FABULOUS flavor!
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Grilled Honey Lemon Butter Salmon

Spinach Feta Stuffed Chicken

This is a real nutritional bomb – stuffed with protein and micronutrients but incredibly tasty and juicy. The spice blend is simple yet superb, elevating the overall dish! Spinach, feta, and ricotta make the best stuffing!

Spinach Feta Stuffed Chicken
Spinach Feta Stuffed Chicken is an upgrade from your everyday weeknight chicken recipes – juicy chicken breast perfectly seasoned and baked!
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Spinach Feta Stuffed Chicken

Air Fryer Brisket 

Beef is loaded with protein; we all know that, but it usually asks for loads of additional calories from fats or cream to make it tender. This recipe is fantastic, though, as it is beef broth-based with a flawless dry rub to keep the moisture in!

Air Fryer Brisket – Beef Brisket in Air Fryer
Best air fryer brisket with a dry rub is here! Beef brisket in air fryer Ninja Foodi or Cosori comes out fork tender and juicy every time.
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Air Fryer Brisket - Beef Brisket in Air Fryer

Warm Quinoa, Sweet Potato, and Kale Salad

Quinoa is a fabulous base for salads, as it pairs with almost everything. This salad is nicely balanced, too, as it has something sweet – maple syrup, something tangy – pomegranate seeds, and something savory – chicken stock.

Warm Quinoa, Sweet Potato Kale Salad (Vegan)| Not Enough Cinnamon
A healthy, delicious and comforting quinoa sweet potato kale salad with pomegranate arils. A winter favorite! Vegan and naturally gluten free.
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Warm Quinoa, Sweet Potato Kale Salad (Vegan)| Not Enough Cinnamon

Cauliflower Kugel

Preparing cauliflower kugel is pretty simple, and it requires just a few ingredients. I love this exact recipe, though, as it involves a purple cauliflower. Who doesn’t like a touch of color in their dish?! 

Cauliflower Kugel Recipe
Cauliflower Kugel has all the great taste of a traditional potato kugel,with less carbs. This savory vegetable kugel is perfect for Passover.
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Cauliflower Kugel Recipe

Roasted Carrot, Sweet Potato, and Fig Tzimmes

One thing is for sure: this tzimmes is full of flavor. The natural sweetness of carrots, sweet potatoes, parsnips, and onions blooms when roasted, so they pair flawlessly with dried figs, orange juice, and molasses in a true taste rhapsody.

Easy Roasted Carrot, Sweet Potato and Fig Tzimmes Recipe
This easy roasted carrot, fig and sweet potato tzimmes recipe isn’t mom’s, but it sure is good. Made in the oven, this modern version is delish!
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Easy Roasted Carrot, Sweet Potato and Fig Tzimmes Recipe

Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Pomegranate and Pecans

This is one of my favorite side dishes to prepare when I’m feeling fancy! The ingredient pairing is divine, especially when you add a sprinkle of maple syrup to enhance the flavors. P.S. This colorful dish is a perfect match with air-fried brisket!

Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Pomegranate & Pecans
These Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Pomegranate, Leeks, & Pecans are a healthy and flavorful side dish that will brighten up your table.
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Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Pomegranate & Pecans

Spelt Challah

Challah is a staple in Jewish cuisine, so if you’re looking for a more nutritious version – here it is! It is spelt flour-based, and regular white sugar is swapped for the coconut variety. Don’t forget coconut oil, as well, for a whole picture!

Healthy Spelt Challah
Wow, it has been a long time since I have been active here! With starting a full-time job and still keeping up with Joodiethefoodie on Instagram almost every night, I haven’t found a lot of time left over to blog, which is a lot more work. But here I am, and now on to the recipe!…
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Healthy Spelt Challah

Baked Donuts with Jelly

This is a healthier take on a Jewish staple – sufganiyot! The traditional recipe involves deep frying donuts, but not this one. Baked donuts are both more nutritious and quicker to prepare, as you don’t need to stand by the stove!

Baked Donuts Filled with Jelly (VIDEO)
Baked Donuts are incredibly soft, airy and melt-in-you-mouth good. The easiest jelly-filled baked donut recipe! Homemade doughnuts always disappear fast.
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Baked Donuts Filled with Jelly (VIDEO)

Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies

You can’t skip cookies for holidays, right?! These are everything – gluten-free, vegan, and artificial sugar-free. Still, oatmeal cookies are full of flavor, have an impeccable aroma, and a beautiful chewy texture.

Healthy Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies
Healthy Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies with honey, oats, and chocolate chips (no sugar, no flour, and no oil!) Flourless and chewy, these hit the spot!
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Healthy Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies

Mixed Berry Compote

Berry compote is super delish, warm, or chilled, and it pairs wonderfully with a bunch of different desserts like ice cream, crépes, or simple Greek yogurt and granola. The best thing is you don’t need any sugar; just a dash of agave syrup is enough!

Quick Mixed Berry Compote
This quick mixed berry compote is bursting with flavors of berries and added spices. All without the need for refined sugar!
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Quick Mixed Berry Compote

Eggplant Rolls with Roasted Garlic Hummus

Eggplant rolls make a fabulous appetizer! Check out this recipe, as everything here is from scratch and actually simple to whip up. Hummus and lemon tahini sauce are out of this world! 

Eggplant Rolls filled with Roasted Garlic Hummus (Vegan, Gluten-Free)
Eggplant rolls filled with a homemade roasted garlic hummus make a fantastic healthy appetizer or snack, that is also vegan and gluten-free.
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Eggplant Rolls filled with Roasted Garlic Hummus (Vegan, Gluten-Free)

Hey, chefs, thank you for sharing these healthy, delish, and simple recipes, perfect for Hanukkah dinner!

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