Holidays & Entertaining Holidays 6 Fabulous Latke Recipes For Holiday Feasting This year, go beyond plain old potato. By Heath Goldman Heath Goldman Heath is a trained chef, recipe developer, and writer. The friend everyone calls when they have an emergency cooking question, Heath has created content for women's lifestyle and food publications for over 10 years. She specializes in instructional cooking articles, features stories, and low-maintenance recipes with big flavor. Highlights: * More than a decade of experience writing and editing food articles and developing recipes * Contributor to national brands like Real Simple, Southern Living, Food and Wine, Food Network, and PureWow * Extensive cooking experience including: line cook at L'ecole Restaurant in New York, stage at Le Bernardin in New York, pastry chef at Williams College Bakery in Massachusetts, caterer for tens of private events * Graduate of the French Culinary Institute (now known as Institute Of Culinary Education), a professional culinary arts program that consists of 650 instructional hours Real Simple's Editorial Guidelines Updated on August 12, 2022 Share Tweet Pin Email Crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside, these fritters strike a happy medium between crunchy hash browns and soft potato pancakes and are perfect with a side of applesauce. Get the recipe:Perfect Latkes. Photo: Heath Goldman 01 of 06 Perfect Latkes Crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside, these fritters strike a happy medium between crunchy hash browns and soft potato pancakes and are perfect with a side of applesauce. Get the recipe:Perfect Latkes. Heath Goldman Crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside, these fritters strike a happy medium between crunchy hash browns and soft potato pancakes and are perfect with a side of applesauce. Get the recipe: Perfect Latkes 02 of 06 Dill Latkes With Lemon Sour Cream Fry up these crowd-pleasing beauties for your next holiday party. Plenty of chopped dill gives them a pop of green color, and the simple lemon sour cream garnish pairs well with smoked fish. Get the recipe:Dill Latkes With Lemon Sour Cream. Heath Goldman Fry up these crowd-pleasing beauties for your next holiday party. Plenty of chopped dill gives them a pop of green color, and the simple lemon sour cream garnish pairs well with smoked fish. Get the recipe: Dill Latkes With Lemon Sour Cream 03 of 06 Horseradish and Caper Latkes With Smoked Salmon A fun take on latkes and their traditional accompaniments, these fritters are packed with horseradish and briny capers. The spicy salty flavor begs for a healthy side of smoked salmon or gravalax, if you can find it. Get the recipe:Horseradish and Caper Latkes With Smoked Salmon. Heath Goldman A fun take on latkes and their traditional accompaniments, these fritters are packed with horseradish and briny capers. The spicy salty flavor begs for a healthy side of smoked salmon or gravalax, if you can find it. Get the recipe: Horseradish and Caper Latkes With Smoked Salmon 04 of 06 Cheesy Jalapeno Latkes With Avocado Why not add some southwestern flare to your holiday favorite? Opt for a block of cheese over the pre-shredded variety; when grated by hand, it will brown nicely in the pan and make for extra crispy latkes. Also: to ensure it stays bright green, slice your avocado after the pancakes are made and drizzle it with a bit of lemon. Get the recipe: Cheesy Jalapeno Latkes With Avocado. Heath Goldman Why not add some southwestern flare to your holiday favorite? Opt for a block of cheese over the pre-shredded variety; when grated by hand, it will brown nicely in the pan and make for extra crispy latkes. Also: to ensure it stays bright green, slice your avocado after the pancakes are made and drizzle it with a bit of lemon. Get the recipe: Cheesy Jalapeno Latkes With Avocado 05 of 06 Sweet Potato Latkes With Brie Cheese and Balsamic Vinegar Sweet potato latkes are pretty traditional, but this twist offers an unusual but tasty balance of sweet, salty, and acidic flavors. Let the Brie sit out of the refrigerator while you make the latkes so it’s flavorful and runny. Get the recipe: Sweet Potato Latkes With Brie Cheese and Balsamic Vinegar. Heath Goldman Sweet potato latkes are pretty traditional, but this twist offers an unusual but tasty balance of sweet, salty, and acidic flavors. Let the Brie sit out of the refrigerator while you make the latkes so it's flavorful and runny. Get the recipe: Sweet Potato Latkes With Brie Cheese and Balsamic Vinegar 06 of 06 Apple Cinnamon Latkes With Maple Syrup Latkes for breakfast, anyone? These savory-sweet pancakes taste like the essence of late fall. Try making them the night before, then re-heating them in the oven until they’re warmed through and crisp. And make sure your maple syrup is hot! Get the recipe: Apple Cinnamon Latkes With Maple Syrup. Heath Goldman Latkes for breakfast, anyone? These savory-sweet pancakes taste like the essence of late fall. Try making them the night before, then re-heating them in the oven until they're warmed through and crisp. And make sure your maple syrup is hot! Get the recipe: Apple Cinnamon Latkes With Maple Syrup Was this page helpful? 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