Hazelnuts

Work this delicious nut into more of your holiday recipes

Best to buy
Shelled and unshelled hazelnuts are available year-round.

Cut & clean
Shelled hazelnuts can be eaten whole, chopped, or ground. Briefly roast shelled hazelnuts and rub with a towel while still warm to remove skins.

Go nuts
Raw or roasted, chopped hazelnuts add something special in or sprinkled on casseroles, side vegetables, and salads. And don’t forget the desserts! Mix into the batter or top your favorite sweets (especially anything chocolate) and holiday cookies.


Preparation, uses, and tips

Shelled hazelnuts can be eaten whole, chopped, or ground. They can be added to cookies, cakes, and other desserts, or used in salads or to make a savory butter to flavor entrees and side dishes. Like many nuts, roasting hazelnut brings out their flavor. After roasting, hazelnuts should be rubbed in a cloth while still hot to remove their skins.

Buying and storing tips

Shelled and unshelled hazelnuts are available year-round. Shelled hazelnuts can become rancid quickly and should be used within a week, refrigerated for up to six months, or frozen for up to one year. For long-term storage, it’s best to buy unshelled nuts.

Varieties

There are more than 100 varieties of hazel trees, which are related to birch trees. Certain varieties of hazelnuts are called filberts, which are slightly larger than other hazelnuts.

Nutrition Highlights

Hazelnuts, 10 nuts
Calories: 88
Protein: 2g
Carbohydrate: 2g
Total Fat: 9g
Fiber: 1g
*Excellent source of: Manganese (0.86mg), and Vitamin E (2.10IU)
*Good source of: Copper (0.24mg)

*Foods that are an “excellent source” of a particular nutrient provide 20% or more of the Recommended Daily Value. Foods that are a “good source” of a particular nutrient provide between 10 and 20% of the Recommended Daily Value.