Walnut Recipes
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Welcome to our recipe book, where we collect the best walnut recipes from our family farm, our customers, or anywhere else people are using walnuts in a tasty way!
Sam's Walnut Oatmeal
This is a weekly staple in our home. Packed with flavor and high in vitamin content, it fills 5 hungry tummies with energy for a day on the farm! This recipe is easily halved or doubled.
Ingredients
1 ½ cups milk (use walnut*, almond or cashew milk for dairy free)
1 ½ cups water
¼ tsp salt (optional)
2 cups old fashioned oats
1 cup Better Walnuts light halves and pieces (chop if you’d like)
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp cinnamon
Optional add ins:
Cinnamon sugar coated blueberries
Fresh or frozen berry mix
Chopped apple pieces
Honey
Directions
Pour milk and water into a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil.
Stir in oats and cinnamon (and apple pieces if desired). Cook 5 minutes over medium heat, stirring occasionally.
Stir in walnuts. Then cover and remove from heat. Let stand for 5-10 minutes.
Add optional toppings suggested above and enjoy! Keep leftovers in an airtight container under refrigeration for up to a week.
Simple Walnut Milk
1. Soak walnuts for 20 minutes in hot water.
2. Pour out water. Put in blender and a a little warm water. Blend on high until smooth.
3. Pour blend through a tight wire strainer, loose weave tea towel, or fruit bag into a canning jar or airtight container. Refrigerate and enjoy! Excess pulp has a variety of uses, from bread recipe add-in to chicken feed.
Aunt Harriet's Walnut Pie
The prize of the potluck dessert table this summer or a festive holiday tradition, this walnut pie is a family favorite every year! Aunt Harriet always tops hers with a few extra Better Walnut halves so it looks as delicious as it tastes.
Ingredients
½ cup plus 1 Tbsp sugar, divided
1 Tbsp flour
1 unbaked pastry shell (9in)
1 cup light corn syrup
½ cup packed brown sugar
3 Tbsp butter or margarine
3 eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup chopped Better Walnuts, and a few extra halves for decoration
Directions
1. Combine 1 tablespoon sugar and flour; sprinkle over bottom of pie shell and set aside.
2. In a medium saucepan, bring corn syrup, brown sugar, and remaining sugar just to a boil. Remove from the heat. Stir in butter until melted. Let cool for 3 minutes.
3. Gradually stir eggs into hot mixture. Add walnuts and mix well. Pour into pie shell.
4. Preheat to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Place pie in oven and immediately reduce to 325 degrees. Bake for 55 minutes, or until top is browned.
Yield: 8 servings