Walnut Recipes

Arrabbiata-style spaghetti with chitterlings, pork, walnut puree, raisins, and a white wine sauce. A regional Italian peasant-pasta that uses every part of the pig.

Artichoke spice bread with pureed artichoke hearts, orange juice, currants, and walnuts spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. A uniquely moist quick bread.

A warm New Orleans-style salad with bacon, romaine, watercress, and Belgian endive tossed in walnut oil and deglazed with red wine and raspberry vinegar. Topped with garlic croutons.

Warm focaccia topped with crispy bacon, crumbled feta, toasted walnuts, and fresh scallions. A salty, crunchy flatbread appetizer or snack ready in 20 minutes.

A whole pumpkin filled with spiced apples, pineapple, and walnuts, then baked until the shell is tender and the filling bubbles with cinnamon and nutmeg. A show-stopping fall centerpiece.

Layered banana, mixed fresh fruit, non-fat vanilla yogurt, and chopped walnuts assembled in 10 minutes. A light, no-cook dessert or breakfast parfait with no added sugar.

Banana cheesecake with chopped walnuts on a chocolate wafer crust, finished with a glossy chocolate drizzle. Rich, creamy, and just 6 servings for a smaller gathering.

Easy banana walnut snack cake using a box cake mix, mashed banana, and chopped walnuts. Baked in a square pan and dusted with powdered sugar through a doily.

Flaked tuna folded into creamy bechamel sauce with a splash of sherry, served three ways: over fried eggplant, in tart shells, or on buttered biscuits. Retro comfort food in 20 minutes.

Fudgy brownies made with pureed tepary beans, carob powder, and honey instead of butter and sugar. Loaded with walnuts and raisins. The secret ingredient? Nobody will guess.

Beehive cookies are chewy, golden drop cookies made with honey, shredded coconut, walnuts, and chopped dates. Naturally sweet with no refined sugar, ready in 30 minutes.

Classic walnut quick bread with a tender crumb and buttery nut flavor. Simple pantry ingredients, one bowl, and no yeast needed. Slice it thick and spread with cream cheese.

Traditional Passover haroset with grated apples, walnuts, hazelnuts, and sweet kosher wine blended into a thick, nutty paste. A 10-minute no-cook recipe for the Seder table.

Birds nests are thumbprint cookies rolled in egg white and crushed walnuts, then filled with a jewel of fruit jam. A classic holiday tea cookie that bakes in 10 minutes.

Birds in the Nest cookies with brown sugar dough rolled in ground nuts and filled with jelly. A thumbprint cookie recipe passed down through generations of holiday baking.

Black and white chunk cookies loaded with semi-sweet and white chocolate chunks plus walnuts or pecans in a brown sugar butter dough. Makes 3 dozen.