The fruit traditionally dipped in honey on Rosh Hashanah is an apple.
The custom is associated especially with Ashkenazi Jewish celebrations and expresses the wish for a sweet and favorable year. At the festive meal, apple slices are dipped in honey, often after blessings are recited over the food. The pairing has become one of the best-known symbols of the Jewish New Year.
Rosh Hashanah begins the High Holy Days, a period focused on reflection, repentance, prayer, and hopes for the year ahead. Honey supplies the symbolism of sweetness, while the apple is the traditional fruit used in this familiar ritual. Some communities and families also serve other symbolic foods.
Pomegranates, dates, and other fruits may appear on Rosh Hashanah tables, but they do not replace the canonical apple-and-honey pairing in this question. Pomegranates are often connected with the hope that good deeds will be as plentiful as their many seeds. Customs vary among Jewish communities, so the wider menu can differ even when apples and honey remain recognizable.