Purim is quickly approaching, which means it’s officially hamantaschen baking time! To make this year’s baking fun AND easy, we’ve come up with 21 amazing hamantschen flavors, with fillings made from all store-bought ingredients! For those of you who thought store-bought fillings just meant strawberry jelly, think again!
Take a look at the flavors below and choose your new favorites!
1. Lemon meringue:
Filling- Store-bought lemon curd with a swirl of marshmallow fluff
Topping option (once baked and cooled)- A swirl of marshmallow fluff, torched and topped with toasted graham cracker crumbs
2. Dulce de leche:
Filling- Store-bought dulce de leche filling and topped with maldon salt
Topping option (once baked and cooled)- Drizzle of dulce frosting topped with more sea salt
3. Cinnamon toast crunch:
Filling- Bavarian cream mixed with cinnamon
Topping pictured (once baked and cooled)- White chocolate drizzle with crushed cinnamon toast cereal
4. Zesty orange:
Filling- Orange marmalade with fresh orange zest
Topping option (once baked and cooled)- Drizzle of sugar glaze
5. Babka:
Filling- Store-bought chocolate filling with crumb topping
Topping option (before baking)- Egg wash topped with babka crumbs
6. Strawberry shortcake ice cream pop:
Filling- Store-bought white chocolate filling
Topping pictured (once baked and cooled)- White cookie icing, crushed freeze-dried strawberries, and crushed yellow cake crumbs
7. Dunkin donut:
Filling- Store-bought bavarian cream
Topping pictured (once baked and cooled)- Pink cookie icing and rainbow sprinkles
8. Strawberry milkshake:
Filling- Store-bought strawberry filling with white chocolate chips
Topping option (once baked and cooled)- Drizzle of strawberry frosting, topped with 1 whole dehydrated strawberry
9. Bavarian cream:
Filling- Store-bought bavarian cream filling with a swirl of melted dark chocolate
Topping option (once baked and cooled)- Chocolate ganache drizzle
10. Chocolate peppermint:
Filling- Store-bought dark chocolate filling with crushed peppermint candies
Topping option (once baked and cooled)- Chocolate glaze with crushed peppermint candies
11. Passion fruit:
Filling- Store-bought passion fruit filling
Topping option (once baked and cooled)- A drizzle of your favorite white frosting with passionfruit extract added in
12. Syrian ma’amoul:
Filling- Date jam with cinnamon, to taste
Topping pictured (once baked and cooled)- Dusting of powdered sugar
13. Cherry toaster pastry:
Filling- Store-bought cherry pie filling (with crimped edges)
Topping option (once baked and cooled)- drizzle of white glaze, topped with colored sugar
14. Dunkaroo:
Filling- Store-bought white chocolate filling with rainbow sprinkles (I put sprinkles in the dough too)
Topping option (once baked and cooled)- Drizzle with funfetti icing
15. Creme brûlée:
Filling- Vanilla pudding with vanilla bean paste to taste
Topping pictured (once baked and cooled)- Cream cheese frosting sprinkled with granulated sugar, and bruleed with a kitchen torch
16. Baklava:
Filling- Store-bought pistachio butter with chopped pistachios
Topping option (once baked and cooled)- Drizzle with maple glaze and sprinkle with chopped pistachios
17. White chocolate raspberry:
Filling- Store-bought white chocolate filling with crushed freeze-dried raspberries
Topping option (once baked and cooled)- Drizzle of raspberry glaze
18. Black and white cookie:
Filling- Store-bought chocolate filling
Topping pictured (once baked and cooled)- Half dipped in melted white chocolate and dark chocolate
19. PB&J:
Filling- Strawberry jam, peanut butter, and crushed peanuts
Topping option (once baked and cooled)- Drizzle of melted peanut butter
20. Blueberry cheesecake:
Filling- Cream cheese mixed with blueberry jam
Topping option (hot out of the oven)- sprinkle with crushed graham cracker crumbs
21. Fruity lime:
Filling- Lime yogurt mixed with store-bought white chocolate filling, topped with fresh lime zest
Topping option (once baked and cooled)- Drizzle with glaze mixed with lime zest
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Store bought toppings Hi, is there a list anywhere of what brands these toppings are?
We don’t have a list of specific brands used, but the baking aisle of your local supermarket should have options to consider!