What snacks can be made with chestnuts

Every autumn is the season when chestnuts are in season. At this time, there will be many vendors selling fried chestnuts on the market. The hot, freshly fried chestnuts are particularly fragrant. In addition to eating chestnuts this way, you can also make some snacks, such as osmanthus chestnuts, chestnut cheesecake, etc. These daily methods can be made at home. This article introduces several desserts that can be made with chestnuts. If you want to learn, you can take a look.

Roasted chestnuts

Ingredients: 500g chestnuts, 30g white sugar, 10ml vegetable oil, 20g water

practice

1. Wash and dry the chestnuts;

2. Use scissors to make a vertical cut on each chestnut;

3. Put the chopped chestnuts into a bowl, pour in 1 spoon of corn oil (about 10ml), stir the chestnuts with your hands so that each chestnut is evenly coated with a layer of vegetable oil;

4. Line a baking tray with tin foil, spread the chestnuts flat on the baking tray, and place it in a preheated oven at 185 degrees;

5. Mix sugar and water, heat and stir to dissolve the sugar in water to make sugar water;

6. After the chestnuts are baked in the oven for about 25 minutes, take out the baking tray and use a soft brush dipped in sugar water to brush the surface of the chestnuts;

7. After brushing with sugar water, put it in the oven and bake for 5 minutes.

Osmanthus chestnut

Ingredients: chestnuts (fresh) 1000 grams,

Seasoning: 50g lard, 250g rock sugar, 25g sugar osmanthus

practice

1. Use a knife to make a straight cut on the bulging side of the chestnut, blanch it in boiling water, take it out, take out the chestnut meat, cut off the black, rotten and spoiled parts, and then cut it into 1 cm square dices.

2. Heat the lard to 60% hot, add the diced chestnuts and fry them. Put them into a pot of boiling water to remove the fat. Put them in a bowl and add boiling water. Put them in a steamer to evaporate and take them out.

3. When eating, put 1000 grams of water in the pot, drain the moisture from the chestnuts, put them into the pot and boil, skim off the foam, and serve in a soup bowl.

Autumn Chestnut Cheesecake

Ingredients: 500g cream cheese, 1 cup chestnut puree, 0.5 cup fresh cream, 100g sugar, 3 eggs, a little vanilla oil, 1 biscuit base

practice

1. Soften the cream cheese at room temperature, add sugar and beat until smooth, then add chestnut paste and mix well.

2. Add eggs in batches and beat until well combined. Add fresh cream and vanilla oil and beat until smooth.

3. Pour onto the biscuit base and place in a 180 degree water bath for 1 hour. Tips: If you use fresh chestnuts to make chestnut puree, you must add the step of frying them until they are fragrant, otherwise the chestnut flavor will not be released and the cake will not be fragrant enough. Alternatively, you can buy roasted chestnuts outside.