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Chanukah mini doughnuts with feta, honey and pistachios

These salty sweet fritters are bound to impress

December 17, 2025 14:37
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Photo: Chabad.org
1 min read

Cook: 30 minutes

Serves: Makes: 30 mini doughnuts

It might seem odd to use feta cheese in a dessert recipe, but it pairs perfectly with sticky-sweet honey, and the pistachios provide crunch and additional depth of flavor.

Cheese is another traditional Chanukah food, which we eat to commemorate the bravery of Yehudit (Judith), whose daring courage contributed to the great Maccabee victory.

NOTE: Be careful not to serve these at a meat meal, such as with the pastrami-potato latkes above.

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Ingredients

2¼ tsp dry yeast
2 tbsp warm water
1 tsp sugar
180ml (¾ cup) milk
6 tbsp sugar
½ tsp kosher salt
1 egg
3 tbsp oil or melted butter
360g+ (3+ cups) plain flour
Oil for frying
85g (¼ cup) honey
60g (½ cup) crumbled feta cheese
70g (½ cup) roughly chopped pistachios