When I was a child I always remember my big brother Piers’ school used to host a Christmas fate. I always remember a man selling roasted chestnuts. My Dad and Piers seemed to really enjoy eating them. Of course any food my big brother ate I had to try and I did. To be honest though, I wasn’t a fan back then.
Nowadays I’d like to think I have a much more of a refined palate. I will try most foods and I normally enjoy them too. Therefore I decided to try a chestnut or two again. I have noticed them being sold in a variety of supermarkets and I thought they looked interesting. In recent week, I have decided to try them in a variety of recipes and this one was so tasty I had to share it with you.
Equipment
- Saucepan
- Teaspoon
- Tablespoon
- Baking tray
Ingredients
- Chestnuts x 200g
- Coconut oil, unsalted butter or ghee x 2 tbsps
- Ground allspice x 1/4tsp
- Ground nutmeg x 1/4 tsp
- Ground cloves x 1/4 tsp
- Ground ginger x 1/4 tsp
- Ground sweet cinnamon
Method
- Preheat the oven to 200°C or gas mark 5.
- Melt the coconut oil, unsalted butter or ghee in the saucepan on the hob.
- Add in the ground allspice, ground nutmeg, ground cloves, ground ginger and ground sweet cinnamon.
- Stir these ingredients together.
- Set aside.
- Put the chestnuts into the baking tray and pour over the coconut oil mixture.
- Toss these ingredients together and put the try into the oven.
- Bake the chestnuts for about 25 – 30 minutes or until golden brown.
- Remove from the oven and leave to cool.
Christmas Spiced Roasted Chestnuts were so tasty. I really enjoyed them and so did my mother-in-law. My husband Howard and son Ted don’t really eat nuts so they weren’t keen on this dish. I couldn’t eat all of these myself so I gifted them to my mother-in-law who really appreciated the gesture. These make a delicious Christmas sweet treat or gift for a friend or family member. However you decided to eat this treat, as always, please enjoy. Thank you. xxx
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