Lots of hazelnuts!
By Kelli M
@spiderdust (14760)
San Jose, California
June 26, 2023 12:51am CST
I have several pounds of hazelnuts at the moment. I've been looking for creative ways to use them, especially non-dessert ideas. Some have been used in homemade pesto and some have been consumed as snacks, and I found a brown butter, Brussels sprouts and pasta with hazelnuts recipe that looks promising.
I may look up recipes that use other nuts and try substituting the hazelnuts. I can definitely toast and chop some to use as a salad topping, or to top my morning yogurt. I wonder how they'd be in a Waldorf-style salad with celery and apples? I can grind them use them as "breadcrumbs" for breading chicken too.
I'll put a couple of pounds in the freezer so they'll still be good for the holidays at the end of the year. I'm more likely to use them in cookies and other desserts then.
Do you like hazelnuts? How do you like to use them?
http://www.twopeasandtheirpod.com/brown-butter-brussels-sprouts-pasta-with-hazelnuts/
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@arunima25 (87854)
• Bangalore, India
26 Jun 23
You already have so many good ideas and I am sure that you will use them well. That's a lot of hazelnuts. They are supposed to be very good for health. It's not much used in our traditional cooking. My daughters like hazel nut Coco spread on their bread. We get few brands of those here.
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@spiderdust (14760)
• San Jose, California
26 Jun 23
That's a favorite spread here too. I thought about making my own, or possibly making hazelnut butter in my food processor, but I'm a little afraid of burning out the motor.
I'll definitely add some to a batch of brownies.
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@arunima25 (87854)
• Bangalore, India
26 Jun 23
@spiderdust I wanted to suggest you that. To add it to brownies and cupcakes. But then you clearly mentioned that you wanted suggestions but not for desserts 
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@spiderdust (14760)
• San Jose, California
26 Jun 23
@arunima25 I did, didn't I? 
Dessert ideas are pretty easy to find, but I try to limit how much sugar I consume.
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@spiderdust (14760)
• San Jose, California
26 Jun 23
They go so well with chocolate!
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@spiderdust (14760)
• San Jose, California
26 Jun 23
I remember a few times where I've had trout coated in ground hazelnuts.
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@LadyDuck (472087)
• Switzerland
27 Jun 23
@spiderdust Trout is better coated in almonds, but hazelnuts can go well too.
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@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
26 Jun 23
@spiderdust
Right now I do not eat them but in this post you have several ideas what to do with them and they are very creative and good ones. Since my weight loss journey I do not eat any nuts whatsoever so do not eat them or put them in anything. They would go good with apples I would say.
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@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
29 Jun 23
@spiderdust
I can see them with apples and understand how you would be using them in cooler months.
@spiderdust (14760)
• San Jose, California
29 Jun 23
They usually are good with apples. I can see myself using them a lot more in the cooler months.
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@LindaOHio (181931)
• United States
26 Jun 23
They aren't my favorite nut; but I just eat them as a snack. I like just about every kind of nut.
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@spiderdust (14760)
• San Jose, California
26 Jun 23
I like nuts, but have bad reactions to a couple varieties. Fortunately hazelnuts are safe for me (so far).
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@MarieCoyle (38768)
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26 Jun 23
Funny you should post this--a friend gave me 5# of hazelnuts Friday. Tomorrow, I am going to bag them up in 1# bags for the freezer. She gave me walnuts as well--but they were already frozen. I'm not sure how I will use the hazelnuts yet, but nuts are good protein and I won't waste them. I may try that pasta recipe you posted, sometime soon. It sounds delicious!
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@spiderdust (14760)
• San Jose, California
26 Jun 23
I really like that pasta recipe! It also gave me the idea that I could try something similar with cabbage instead of the sprouts, since sometimes that's a little bit cheaper and more likely for me to have on hand I guess I'll have to try it this week and see.
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@MarieCoyle (38768)
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26 Jun 23
@spiderdust
That makes perfect sense, brussels are just little cabbages, that's what my kids called them when they were little. I am always up for new vegetable recipes. I will check on the brussels when I go to the store, but it may be cabbage, as well.
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@much2say (56117)
• Los Angeles, California
29 Jun 23
@spiderdust That makes sense - brussels sprouts are like teeny cabbages . It'll be interesting as a pasta thing with the hazelnuts!
. It'll be interesting as a pasta thing with the hazelnuts!@spiderdust (14760)
• San Jose, California
29 Jun 23
I'm going to give the Brussels sprouts one a try this week, only I'm using cabbage since I have a largish one in the fridge right now.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16790)
• China
26 Jun 23
The hazelnuts aren't native to where I live.So far ,I haven't eaten them.Our area abounds with chestnuts.
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@spiderdust (14760)
• San Jose, California
26 Jun 23
I've occasionally eaten chestnuts, but not very often. Usually they're roasted when I've had them.
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