Editors’ Collection

Rosh Hashana Desserts

Honey cake, apple desserts and more. For more Rosh Hashana recipes, check out our Rosh Hashana Dinner Recipes collection.

Gentl and Hyers for The New York Times. Food stylist: Maggie Ruggiero. Prop stylist: Amy Wilson.

Recipes

Russian Honey Cake
Samin Nosrat, Michelle Polzine
1309 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,309
4 hours, plus overnight chilling
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Babette Friedman’s Apple Cake
Joan Nathan, Daniel Rose
2148 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,148
1 hour 40 minutes
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Honey Cake
Joan Nathan
521 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
521
1 ½ hours, plus at least 3 hours’ chilling and 25 hours’ resting
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Baked Apples
Dorie Greenspan
1170 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,170
1 hour 15 minutes, plus cooling
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Apple Prune Cardamom Cake
Joan Nathan, Genevieve Gergis
133 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
133
45 minutes, plus at least 1 hour for soaking prunes
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Walnut Cake With Persimmons and Pomegranate
David Tanis
72 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
72
1 hour 30 minutes, plus cooling
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Almond Cake With Saffron and Honey
David Tanis
316 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
316
2 hours
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Vegan Brownies With Tahini and Halvah
Charlotte Druckman, Amy Chaplin
678 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
678
1 hour 15 minutes, plus chilling
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Baked Apples With Honey and Apricot
David Tanis
135 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
135
1 hour 10 minutes
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Milk and Honey Cake
Melissa Clark, Odette Williams
1330 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,330
1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Red Wine Honey Cake With Plums
Melissa Clark
352 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
352
1½ hours, plus cooling
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Honey-Apple Bread Pudding
Melissa Clark
564 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
564
1½ hours
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Baklava
Naz Deravian
154 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
154
2 hours and 30 minutes, plus at least 4 hours resting
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Rosemary-Honey Almond Tart
Yewande Komolafe
607 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
607
2 hours, plus 1 hour’s chilling
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Deep-Dish Honey Apple Galette
Alison Roman
1148 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,148
1½ hours, plus 2 hours’ chilling
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Olive Oil Plum Cake
Martha Rose Shulman
668 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
668
1 hour 15 minutes
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Healthy
Easy Apple Buckle
Vallery Lomas
348 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
348
About 1½ hours, plus cooling
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Easy
Apple Crumble
Samantha Seneviratne
5802 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
5,802
About 1 hour 10 minutes
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Melomakarona (Greek Olive Oil-Honey Cookies)
Melissa Clark
318 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
318
50 minutes
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Apple Bourbon Bundt Cake
Melissa Clark
3143 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,143
1½ hours plus cooling time
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Chocolate-Apricot Babka
Joan Nathan, Ann Amernick
98 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
98
About 2 hours plus at least 5 to 6 hours’ rising
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Apple Cider Honey Cake
Joan Nathan, Alex Levin
939 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
939
About 2 hours
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Pomegranate Molasses Butter Cake
John Willoughby
455 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
455
About 1 hour
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Poppy Seed Cake
The New York Times, Strawbery Banke Museum
1323 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,323
90 minutes
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Cinnamon Apple Quick Bread With Apple Cider Glaze
Samantha Seneviratne
2277 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,277
1 hour 10 minutes
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Alsatian Pear Kugel With Prunes
Tara Parker-Pope
61 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
61
3 hours 15 minutes
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Apple Kuchen With Honey and Ginger
David Tanis
851 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
851
1½ hours
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Honey-Glazed Pear Upside-Down Cake
Melissa Clark
414 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
414
1 hour 30 minutes
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Plum Almond Tart
Joan Nathan, Alex Levin
276 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
276
1½ hours, plus chilling and cooling
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Caramelized Apple-Pecan Cake
Florence Fabricant
327 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
327
1 hour
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Ginger-Apple Upside-Down Cake
Christine Muhlke, Karen Bates
456 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
456
50 minutes
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Allergen-Free Warm Apple-Apricot Cake
Tara Parker-Pope, "The Divvies Bakery Cookbook"
272 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
272
1 hour 30 minutes
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All-in-One Holiday Bundt Cake
Julia Moskin, Dorie Greenspan
771 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
771
1½ hours, plus cooling
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Honey Apple Pie With Thyme
Melissa Clark
359 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
359
1 hour 45 minutes
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Easy-as-Pie Apple Cake
Melissa Clark, "Food52 Baking"
3816 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,816
1¼ hours
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Fresh-Fig Cake With Honey Cream-Cheese Frosting
Melissa Clark, Eli's Table
491 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
491
1½ hours, plus cooling
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Apple Butter Rugelach
Samantha Seneviratne
391 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
391
3 hours, plus cooling
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