9 recipes with walnuts to make your Christmas dinner tastier

Special occasions call for special foods too far to the right? For this reason, the Guide has separated 9 recipes with walnuts to serve to friends and relatives during Christmas dinner!

In addition to traditional dishes such as tender, chester, turkey and other delicacies for the end of year holidays, walnuts are also one of the main choices, and become even more characteristic with typical seasonal ingredients.

Here you will find 9 recipes with walnuts, which in addition to making your Christmas dinner tastier, will also surprise everyone with their beauty and flavor, because with this versatile fruit you can also make sweet and savory dishes! Check out the recipes with delicious nuts below:

Iced walnut cake with creamy syrup

Time: 1h (+2h in the fridge)

Performance: 8 servings

Difficulty: easy

Ingredients:

• 3 eggs
• 1 cup milk (tea)
• 1/2 cup (tea) oil
• 2 cups sugar (tea)
• 3 cups (tea) of wheat flour
• 1 tablespoon of yeast
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• Oil and wheat flour for greasing and flouring
• Chopped walnuts for sprinkling

Syrup

• 1 can of condensed milk
• 1/2 cup milk (tea).
• 1/2 cup powdered milk

Preparation method:

1. Blend the eggs, milk, oil, sugar and half the flour in a blender until smooth.
2. Pour into a bowl, add the rest of the flour, yeast, nuts and mix with a spoon.
3. Transfer to a greased and floured 30cm x 22cm baking pan and bake in a preheated medium oven for 35 minutes or until golden brown.
4. Remove from the oven, let cool and cut into squares.
5. Mix the syrup ingredients, cover the cake slices and sprinkle with nuts.
6. Wrap in aluminum foil and refrigerate for 2 hours before serving.

White chocolate mousse with nuts

Time: 30min (+3h in the fridge)

Performance: 8 servings

Difficulty: easy

Ingredients:

• 500 g of melted white chocolate
• 2 cans of cream (300 g each)
• 4 egg whites
• 200 g of chopped walnuts

Preparation method:

1. Mix the melted chocolate, the cream and add the egg whites, mixing delicately with a spoon.
2. Add the chopped walnuts and mix.
3. Pour into individual bowls and refrigerate for 3 hours or until set.
4. If desired, decorate with milk chocolate chips before serving.

Baked French toast with walnuts

Time: 30 minutes

Performance: 8 servings

Difficulty: easy

Ingredients:

• 2 eggs
• 2 1/2 cups milk
• 5 tablespoons of sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 2 slices of Italian bread
• Margarine for greasing
• Powdered sugar and cinnamon for sprinkling
• Cream ice cream to accompany

Preparation method:

1. In a bowl mix the eggs, milk, sugar, essence and nuts.
2. Dip the slices of bread, one by one, into this mixture.
3. Place one slice of bread next to the other in a large greased baking dish and bake in a preheated medium oven for 7 minutes or until golden brown.
4. Remove from the oven, transfer to a serving plate, sprinkle with sugar, cinnamon and serve accompanied by ice cream.

Walnut filled cake

Time: half past one

Performance: 10 servings

Difficulty: easy

Ingredients:

• 7 eggs
• 2 cups sugar (tea)
• 2 cups (tea) of wheat flour
• 1/2 cup (tea) water
• 1 tablespoon of yeast
• Butter and wheat flour for greasing
• Semi-sweet chocolate chips and nuts to decorate

Filling

• 1 cup and 1/2 cup (tea) condensed milk
• 4 tablespoons of powdered milk
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 4 tablespoons of chocolate powder
• 1/2 cup cream (tea).

Roof

• 2 cups creamy dulce de leche
• 1/2 cup cream (tea).

Preparation method:

1. Using a mixer, beat the egg whites and add the egg yolks, one by one, until frothy.
2. Add the sugar and beat to combine.
3. Without stopping whisking, add the sifted flour and water, alternating, until you obtain a homogeneous mixture.
4. Add the yeast and mix with a spoon.
5. Pour the mixture into a greased and floured 24cm diameter pan and bake in a preheated medium oven for 15 minutes or until lightly golden.
6. Remove from the oven, let cool, remove from the mold and cut in half, lengthwise. Reserve.
7. For the filling, heat the condensed milk, milk powder, butter, nuts and chocolate powder in a pan over medium heat, stirring constantly until thickened.
8. Turn off and mix with the cream.
9. To assemble, place one part of the cake on a plate, spread the filling evenly and cover with the other part of the cake.
10. Cover the entire cake with the dulce de leche mixed with the cream, spreading it with a spatula.
11. Decorate with chocolate flakes and nuts and keep in the fridge until ready to serve.

Roast beef with walnut and caper sauce

Time: 1 hour

Performance: 8 servings

Difficulty: easy

Ingredients:

• 4 tablespoons of olive oil
• 1 piece of clean filet mignon (about 1.2 kg)
• Salt and black pepper to taste

Sauce

• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1/2 cup milk (tea).
• 1/2 cup capers
• 1/2 cup walnuts
• 2 tablespoons chopped green olives

Preparation method:

1. In a large pan, heat the oil over high heat and brown the meat on all sides without piercing it.
2. Transfer to a baking tray, season with salt and pepper and place in a preheated medium oven (180ºC) for 25 minutes.
3. Leave to cool and slice. For the sauce, blend all the ingredients in a blender until smooth.
4. Brush the meat and, if you want, decorate with walnuts. Serve.

Farofa of bacon, walnuts and plums

Time: 15 minutes

Performance: 6 servings

Difficulty: easy

Ingredients:

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup chopped bacon
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 cup chopped plums
• 2 cups (tea) cornmeal
• Salt to taste

Preparation method:

1. Heat a pan with butter over medium heat and fry the bacon until golden brown.
2. Add the walnuts, plums and sauté for 2 minutes.
3. Add the flour and salt, mix and turn off the heat.
4. Serve immediately

Dark chocolate truffle mousse with walnuts

Time: 30min (+4h in the fridge)

Performance: 6 servings

Difficulty: easy

Ingredients:

• 200g chopped semi-sweet chocolate
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons chocolate liqueur
• 1 tablespoon chocolate powder
• 500 g of fresh frozen cream
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• Chocolate powder to taste to sprinkle
• Walnuts to taste to decorate

Preparation method:

1. In a bowl, mix the chocolate, honey and butter. Place over medium heat in a double boiler, stirring until melted.
2. Remove from the heat, mix the liqueur and chocolate powder. Let cool.
3. Beat the cold cream with a mixer or hand whisk until thick.
4. Gently mix with the nuts and chocolate cream, mixing from bottom to top until you obtain a smooth mixture.
5. Pour into glasses and place in the refrigerator for 4 hours. Sprinkle the chocolate through a sieve and decorate with nuts before serving.

Pasta with ricotta and walnut sauce

Time: 30 minutes

Performance: 5 servings

Difficulty: easy

Ingredients:

• 1 pack of tagliatelle (500)
• Salt to taste
• 1 cup chopped walnuts

Sauce:

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 grated onion
• 2 cups cream cheese (400 g)
• 200 g of cream
• Salt to taste

Preparation method:

1. Cook the pasta in salted water, leaving it al dente.
2. Drain and reserve.
3. For the sauce, heat a pan, melt the butter over medium heat, add the onion and fry until soft.
4. Add the cream cheese, cream, season with salt and mix.
5. Mix the sauce with the cooked pasta, pour into a serving dish, sprinkle with walnuts and serve.

Hazelnut cream brownie with walnuts

Time: 45 minutes

Performance: 8 servings

Difficulty: easy

Ingredients:

• 250g chopped semi-sweet chocolate
• 5 tablespoons of butter
• 1 cup (tea) hazelnut cream
• 6 eggs
• 2 cups sugar (tea)
• 1 1/2 cups chopped walnuts
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• Cream ice cream to accompany
• 1 1/3 cups (tea) sifted wheat flour
• 1 teaspoon of yeast
• Margarine and wheat flour powder for greasing
• Hazelnut cream and chopped walnuts to decorate

Preparation method:

1. Melt the chocolate with the butter in a bain-marie or in the microwave.
2. Transfer it into a bowl and, with a whisk, mix the hazelnut cream, eggs, sugar, walnuts, essence, flour and yeast.
3. Transfer to a small greased and floured baking pan.
4. Bake in a preheated medium oven for 30 minutes or until cooked through and lightly browned.
5. Remove from the oven, let cool and cut into pieces.
6. Decorate with hazelnut cream and chopped walnuts. Serve accompanied by ice cream.

Source: Terra

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