Looking for Walnut Recipes: Need Ideas for 2 lbs & Banana/Pumpkin Bread Recipes!

[hbe]

My mom gave me these (2) 1lb bags of walnuts. Give me ideas or recipes to use them up...and fyi I'd love a good banana bread or pumpkin bread recipe ?!? Thank you kindly

 

[sunrayseer]

You can freeze some of them so they don’t go bad.

 

[hbe]

@sunrayseer will do thanks

 

[trishers]

I love candied or sugared walnuts. I put brown sugar and butter into a large saucepan, heat it until it just melts and toss walnuts into it until they are coated. I store them in a paper bag and eat as a sweet snack.

 

[hbe]

@trishers never tried...sounds delish thanks for your recipe

 

[dwallsmd85]

Best Ever Banana Bread
1 stick real unsalted butter (softened but not melted)
3/4 cup white sugar
1/2 cup dark brown sugar; packed
3 over-ripe medium bananas; mashed
2 eggs, beaten (room temp)
1 tsp vanilla extract
2/3 cup buttermilk
2 cups all-purpose flour (sifted)
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans (optional)
Preheat oven to 350. Beat softened butter until smooth, add sugars and cream (whip) for 2 minutes. Add mashed bananas and buttermilk; mix on low speed. Add vanilla to eggs and beat, then add to mixture.
In a separate bowl, sift flour and mix in all dry ingredients. Add dry ingredients to wet, just until combined. Do not over mix.
Optional: fold in nuts or chocolate chips. Sprinkle extra nuts, cinnamon and brown sugar on top, before baking.
Bake in greased loaf pan for 45-50 minutes. Check with toothpick and bake additional time if needed.
For muffins, fill cups 3/4 way full and bake 14-16 minutes.
This recipe makes 2 loaves, or 1 loaf and about 16 muffins.

 

[hbe]

@dwallsmd85 thank you so much for the recipe I'll definitely use it

 

[shahidsaif]

Use them instead of Pecans in a pecan pie. You can sub walnuts or chestnuts and it is still a good pie

 

[hbe]

@shahidsaif never thought of that , thank you so much

 

[phrosty]

pumpkin muffins. I can (15oz) pumpkin to one box of spice cake mix. stir together, add nuts. bake at 350for 35 minutes. Perfect!! i bake in muffin cups not a bread pan

 

[hbe]

@phrosty thank you

 

[baylor_bear33]

Fudge

 

[hbe]

@baylor_bear33 yummy thank you

 

[hbe]

Thank y'all Soo much

 

[coltonclark]

Store them in the freezer, they get rancid fast because of fat content

 

[hbe]

@coltonclark okay...note taken thanks

 

[dewaarheid]

Pesto with pecan instead of pinoli, zucchini pesto, creamy walnut condiments for pasta, spinach salad

 

[sharon00]

Freeze them use as needed

 

[ane88]

Freeze them in zip lock bag... And freeE them. Use as needed. Dont need to thaw.

 

[heissonear]

You can also Google and get other ideas. I like nut taussies, put some on top of brownies, make a trail mix.