The recipes below are for those who have either cooked ahead and have most of their dishes in the freezer and just need a few more recipes that can be whipped up in a flash, or those who have nothing cooked yet and desperately need delicious recipes that can be made a couple of days before Rosh Hashanah starts.

We’ve all been in both situations, so we know what it’s like to need super simple, quick recipes that are still Rosh Hashanah-worthy.

Take a look at the recipes below, pick a handful, and get cooking! Before you know it, you’ll have an entire Rosh Hashanah menu ready to serve!

For those of you looking for an incredible dessert hack that you can literally throw in the oven, check out this Honey “Cake Mix” Hack!

SAVORY

1. Autumn Orzo by Sara and Yossi Goldstein

Pasta salad, autumn edition. It’s always delicious to have little bites of meat in a side dish! In this dish, the spice in the Italian sausage perfectly complements the flavors of butternut squash and dried cherries.

2. Maple-Glazed Brussels Sprouts bu Naomi Hazan

This is a light and delicious side dish. You can spice it however you’d like, top with your favorite nuts…it’ll always be a winner.

3. Roasted Garlic and Herb Lamb Chops Over Potato-Beet Mash by Moshe Nafisi

Lamb chops seasoned with garlic and herb paste, then perfectly roasted and served atop a creamy potato-beet mash.   Click here to watch the entire show!

4. Tuna Steaks with Sweet Mayo Sauce by Brynie Greisman

This recipe offers just the right balance of sweet, savory, and crunchy. You can substitute salmon for the tuna steaks too — it’s amazing!

5. One Pan Chicken and Root Vegetables by Rena Tuchinsky

A whole meal in one pan, made quickly and easily is what dreams are made of. This chicken dish will blow you away with how flavorful it is and you spent hardly any time getting it on the table for supper!

6. Easy French Roast by Malky and Yossi Levine

Here’s a basic but delicious French roast recipe that we often make when we have guests at our meal on Friday night.

7. Pastrami Pizza with Honey Pomegranate Drizzle by Menachem Goodman

While writing recipes for the festive session, I kept three facts in mind: 1) It should be simple, 2) It should be family friendly, 3) It should be delicious. I think I nailed all three. This recipe takes less than five minutes to put together and it will have the whole family drooling for more. I know meat pizzas are so last year, but hey, once you taste this one, I’ll bet you won’t care. Happy cooking!

8. Lime Glazed Carrots from the Dining In Cookbook

The surprise of the lime flavor makes these carrots a delight to eat.

9. Pomegranate Glazed Salmon by Victoria Dwek

It doesn’t matter what time of year it is, this is one of my favorites. I’ve been demonstrating it a lot at food events (it’s nice to see how such a gorgeous dish could be so effortless), and it finally makes it here for you. A little of the pomegranate reduction goes a long way (store in the refrigerator and bring to room temperature when ready to use…an A+ dinner when there’s seriously no time) or pour the whole thing over a side of salmon for a beauty on the Yom Tov table.

10. Roasted Cauliflower with Dates and Pine Nuts by Elky Friedman

I have a soft spot for this particular siman for three reasons. 1) I love dates; I snack on them all year round. 2) The date was always the siman that got my family to laugh when someone would inevitably make that famous wisecrack: “Yehi Ratzon that ‘so and so’ should get a ‘date’ real quick…” It started with me and moved down to each of my sisters as soon as they were eligible. Every Rosh Hashanah we always had someone new to tease. Now we’re up to my last sister (and may she get a date and be married real speedily)! Reason #3? This side dish. I do know that you all are always looking out for easy, quick and tasty (plus healthy) side dishes for Yom Tov. So here is my date-inspired side. Enjoy!

11. Cream of Carrot Soup from the Dining In Cookbook

Creamy texture, pretty orange color and great flavor!

12. Silan Dijon Roasted Carrots by Erin Grunstein

These delicious carrots are a perfect and easy side dish!

13. Slow-Roasted Herb-Crusted Brick Roast by Chanie Nayman

When I’m standing at the butcher counter deciding what kind of roast I want, brick roast is what my hand reaches for time and time again. It’s packed with flavor from all the marbling, and the herbs give it another dimension of flavor. You get the best results when you serve this medium rare.

14. Chicken with Silan Glaze by Kosher.com Staff

This chicken in silan is so easy to make and so delicious. Move over, duck sauce, there’s a new favorite in town!

15. Best-Ever Carrot Loaf by Rivky Kleiman

This carrot loaf is a winner whether you are preparing in advance or find yourself in a bind and need a quick, no-mess side dish. It yields a perfect loaf every time … and guaranteed you will have no leftovers.

16. Tzimmis Purée by Paula Shoyer

Not to make a whole tzimmis about it (tzimmis being Yiddish for “a big fuss”), but tzimmis, a stew of sweet potatoes, carrots, and dried fruit, is becoming one of those lost and forgotten jewels of Ashkenazi cuisine. I make it every Rosh Hashanah so my children know what it is. Here is my updated version, which truly tastes like my usual tzimmis, but is presented more elegantly as a French purée. I’m planning to serve it on Thanksgiving as well.

17. Barbecue Brisket by Rivky Kleiman

Moist, succulent, and bursting with flavor. This is more than just your Bubby’s brisket.  

18. Honey Roasted Red-Skinned Potatoes by Zehava Krohn

19. Do-It-By-Hand Simple Apple Kugel from the Nitra Cookbook

Whip up this moist, easy apple kugel so easily by mixing the batter by hand, and using a grater for the apple. Don’t like grating by hand? No problem. Stick the grater blade into your food processor and use that. This apple kugel is packed with flavor and apple bits in every bite!

20. Honey Coated Crispy Chicken by Elky Friedman

This recipe is so simple, not even a beginner in the kitchen can mess this one up! And it still tastes great. So if you need to whip something up quick…like an extra main at a meal with unexpected company…or for erev Yom Tov when you have a lot of hungry “noshers” looking for a quick bite, this is just the thing!

SWEET

21. Honey Cookie Hack by Sara and Yossi Goldstein

These cookies are an incredible time saver — requiring just 4 ingredients — are perfectly chewy, and have the delicious, warm flavors you expect from Rosh Hashanah honey cookies.

22. Cinnamon Baked Apples by Miriam Diamant

This recipe for easy Cinnamon Baked Apples is healthy, simple, and easy to make! 

Enjoy these cinnamon apples on their own or serve them up over cereal, yogurt, oatmeal or however you like!

23. Pumpkin Streusel Muffin Tops by Esty Wolbe

These muffins are sweet and soft, and the streusel topping brings them to the next level. Perfect  for Rosh Hashanah or a cool fall morning.

Watch Esty prepare these muffins on Easy Does It!

24. Honey Oat Bites by Tanya Ohana

You wanna hear about the easiest cookie recipe for this Rosh Hashanah season? Well, you’ve come to the right place. 

These cookies, or bites as I like to call them, are fuss-free, no bake, and one bowl only! Yes, I know!!

There’re so many meals and dishes to prepare for the chagim, so I thought why not come up with something that’s easy and can even be prepared on chag using your hot plate or blech! 

25. Honey Pomegranate Trifles by Esty Wolbe

26. Healthy Honey Cookies from the Dining In Cookbook

No margarine! No white flour! Yom Tov treats without the guilt! What could be better? (Especially on Rosh Hashana!)

27. Lemon Olive Oil Honey Cake by Family Table

Looking for a different take on honey cake for Rosh Hashanah this year? Try this amazingly light recipe for lemon-flavored olive oil honey cake. It checks all the boxes!

28. Chocolate Apple Cake by Brynie Greisman

The apples add moisture and great texture to this delicious chocolate cake. They melt into the batter and nobody will know they’re there, except for you! This recipe makes a lot, so it’s a great freezer stocker. It will add variety to any Yom Tov cake platter.

29. Honey Caramel Apple Muffins by Rivky Kleiman

Back to school always heralds the Yom Tov season and the special foods that come along with each holiday. In preparation for Rosh Hashanah, I wanted to try to combine apple and honey in a creative way. With a little trial and error, the honey caramel apple muffin was born, along with a whole new way to “dip the apple in the honey…”

30. Fully-Loaded Hot Chocolate Chip Cups by Estee Kafra

I usually make these ahead of time, freeze them raw, and take out of the freezer at the beginning of the meal. A few minutes before dessert time, I throw them into the oven so we enjoy it fresh. Everybody loves freshly baked cookie dough — at least everybody that I know! I listed some of the fun sweet stuff that we like to add. Follow ours or make up your own!

31. Moist Cinnamon Swirl Bundt by Nechama Norman

I first tasted this cake at Sarah L.’s house. She told me she had received the recipe from Zissel S. Hoping to find the original source, I called Zissel, who told me she had gotten it from Becky P. I called Becky P., and that’s where the trail ended because she didn’t remember where the recipe had come from. Good recipes simply get around.

32. Apple and Honey Granita by Esty Wolbe

Watch how simple this granita is to put together in Easy Does It with Esty Wolbe!

33. Apple-Stuffed Spice Cupcakes by Esty Wolbe

Here’s a recipe to upgrade the box cake mix. These muffins have all the ease of cupcake mix, but they’re bursting with autumn flavors! Cinnamon, nutmeg, apple pie and caramel, a perfect fall recipe. Make it with Esty in Easy Does It With Esty.

34. Best Honey Cake Mix Hack by Sara and Yossi Goldstein

I’m so excited to bring you this super easy honey cake recipe hack for Rosh Hashanah, using a ready-made mix! It has everything you need in a honey cake. Warm spices, a moist, delicious texture, and -bonus!- less time in the kitchen! You can also use different shaped cake pans if bundts aren’t your thing. See the back of the cake mix box for baking times.

35. Rosh Hashanah Bundt Cake by Jackie Yesharim

This Rosh Hashanah boxed cake is anything but basic, but the prep and ingredients are just that! Even though I’m more of a “from-scratch” baker, there are times when everyone has to turn to a box of cake mix, like my eight-month pregnant self! Rosh Hashanah is everything sweet and beautiful, so why should the food we eat during this holiday be any different?! Get ready to wow your guests with this beautiful cake, without exhausting yourself making it!

36. Sorbet with Rice Krispy Crunch by Michal Frischman

I love hosting, especially family, and I’ll patchkeh over new appetizers and side dishes with a bunch of components until my back aches. But something about the thought of making dessert just fills me with dread. This one is as easy as it gets!

37. Apple Slits from the Nitra Cookbook

Learn how to make these pretty and unique baked apples tarts.

38. Honey Bundt Cake with Coffee Glaze by Estee Kafra

Never fail and delicious!

39. Apple Blueberry Crisp by Brynie Greisman

This presents beautifully in individual pie crusts or puff pastry shells. I give the option of a healthier crust as well. Not too sweet, it is a perfect accompaniment to chicken and meat dishes. Drizzle with blueberry syrup for additional pizzazz and flavor. It can double as a light dessert; shpritz with a dollop of whipped topping if desired.