39 Latke Recipes To Try This Hanukkah

One Hanukkah, when I was in my synagogue’s children’s choir, we performed a song creatively titled “Lots of Latkes.” I don’t remember much about our performance other than endlessly yell-singing the lyrics, “Lots of latkes, lots of latkes, lots of latkes / Let’s all eat ’em up!” But what I do know is this: “Lots of Latkes” instilled in me from a very young age the very important lesson that there are simply never enough potato pancakes in the world.

So, this year, why don’t you try eating a new kind of latke or making latkes by a method you’ve never tried before?

Of course, you can never go wrong with this classic latke recipe from Hey Alma’s partner site, The Nosher. (And, latkes are not the only Hanukkah food — bimuelos, sfenj, sufganiyot, tostones, zangula and piroshki and more all make delicious, oily treats for the Festival of Lights.) But if you’re in the mood to be a little adventurous, I’ve compiled and categorized a list of 39 different latkes recipes, from both The Nosher and Hey Alma, that you should absolutely try.

Enjoy!

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Veggie Latkes

1. Colorful veggie latkes

2. Summer corn and zucchini latkes

3. Green latkes

4. Beet latkes

5. Spinach latkes

6. Broccoli stem latkes

7. Vegan latkes

8. Sephardi leek patties*

*This recipe is actually not for latkes, but rather keftes de prasa (leek patties in Ladino). However, keftes de prasa are also eaten for Hanukkah and so they make a delicious latke alternative.

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