Chestnut dessert recipes

Adapted from 'Gâteau: The Surprising Simplicity of French Cakes,' by Aleksandra Crapanzano. In her headnote, Crapanzano describes this cake as “gluten-free but quite decadent.” We’d call it simply delicious, the kind of cake you could eat for breakfast with coffee, in the afternoon with tea or after dinner. Leave it plain, and it’s nicely rustic, or dress it up with powdered sugar, or — as Crapanzano suggests — with a dollop of whipped cream mixed with crème fraîche. The cake calls for…

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Do you like chestnuts? It's one of my very favorite things to eat. Unfortunately, they're not readily available or very popular here in the States. I won't go into all the reasons for that but I will tell you that I get excited when chestnuts start appearing in the supermarkets in late Fall. It's almost that time and I've got chestnuts on the brain! I munch on packaged chestnuts throughout the year but it's just not the same as getting a really good batch of fresh chestnuts. I don't get…

Nigella’s Chocolate Chestnut Cake is crafted from dark chocolate, chestnut puree, eggs, butter, rum, and vanilla extract. It serves 6 and requires about 55 minutes to prepare and bake, offering a rich, indulgent dessert experience.

Hands up how many of you have regularly eaten chestnuts during the Australia chestnut season in Autumn each year? I’m I the only one with my hand up? It’s definitely an Italian thing. Each Autumn, My dad would bring home a case of castagne (chestnuts) that he would roast under the oven grill and […]

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For some reason, chestnuts are not that popular in U.S. And to me, nothing says winter like chestnuts. I grew up in a town that had street vendors selling fire roasted chestnuts during winter. To me they are nostalgic street food. Just the smell of them brings back so many memories for me. Snowflakes, roasted chestnuts, mulled wine, fireplace, friends... With record breaking low temperatures in Chicago, this cake was my first choice. Its so light, aromatic, creamy, it's really wonderful. The…

This rich, chocolatey chestnut torta from Nadiya Hussain will be the perfect end to your Christmas feast.

These chocolate-chestnut truffles are an exquisite, delicious, healthy sweet treat for the holiday season. They are made of a creamy, flavorful filling of chestnuts, spices, and nut butter, wrapped in dark chocolate and sprinkled with ground pistachios. They are sugar-free, gluten-free, lectin-free, and dairy-free.

These chestnut recipes will give you a new appreciation for the nut! From soup to pasta to cakes, chestnuts add a rustic flavor to so many dishes.