Photographed By Sara Goldstein.

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 22 amazing hamantaschen 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 hamantaschen:

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 hamantaschen:

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 hamantaschen:

Filling- Bavarian cream mixed with cinnamon

Topping pictured (once baked and cooled)- White chocolate drizzle with crushed cinnamon toast cereal

4. Zesty orange hamantaschen:

Filling- Orange marmalade with fresh orange zest

Topping option (once baked and cooled)- Drizzle of sugar glaze

5. Babka hamantaschen:

Filling- Store-bought chocolate filling with crumb topping
Topping option (before baking)- Egg wash topped with babka crumbs

6. Strawberry shortcake ice cream pop hamantaschen:

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 hamantaschen:

Filling- Store-bought bavarian cream
Topping pictured (once baked and cooled)- Pink cookie icing and rainbow sprinkles

8. Strawberry milkshake hamantaschen:

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 hamantaschen:

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 hamantaschen:

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 hamantaschen:

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 hamantaschen:

Filling- Date jam with cinnamon, to taste

Topping pictured (once baked and cooled)- Dusting of powdered sugar

13. Cherry toaster pastry hamantaschen:

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 hamantaschen:

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 hamantaschen:

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 hamantaschen: 

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 hamantaschen:

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 hamantaschen:

Filling- Store-bought chocolate filling

Topping pictured (once baked and cooled)- Half dipped in melted white chocolate and dark chocolate

19. PB&J hamantaschen:

Filling- Strawberry jam, peanut butter, and crushed peanuts

Topping option (once baked and cooled)- Drizzle of melted peanut butter

20. Blueberry cheesecake hamantaschen:

Filling- Cream cheese mixed with blueberry jam

Topping option (hot out of the oven)- sprinkle with crushed graham cracker crumbs

21. Fruity lime hamantaschen:

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

22. Forest fruit and chocolate hamantaschen:

Filling- Chocolate spread swirled with Forest Fruit Jam
Topping Option- Drizzle with melted chocolate

Originally published in March 2022. Updated and improved February 2024.