Snack Time {Recipe: Whiskey Honey Toasted Walnuts} (2024)

FAQs

Is Walnut good with Whisky? ›

To balance the flavours found in a strong whisky variety, snack on sweet nuts such as almonds. If you prefer bourbon, opt for heavily roasted and bitter-flavoured nuts like walnuts to munch on. Rich, smooth chocolate can perfectly complement whisky, especially high-quality dark chocolate.

Toasting nuts brings out their earthiness and minimizes any bitterness found in raw nuts. In just a few minutes, nuts will go from pale, somewhat waxy, and mild in flavor and smell, to golden brown, rich-tasting, and with an intensity and delicious aroma that adds a whole new level of flavor to any dish.

Pair with Fruit, Cheese, and Crackers

You can also create Walnut Snack Boxes, which feature hard boiled eggs, veggies, crackers, hummus, and more for a quick and easy snack!

Whisky and vodka

Whisky is a strong drink that is usually 40% - 50% ABV. Many people choose to combine it with similar strong spirits, like vodka or tequila. While this may seem like a clever idea in theory, the alcohol content will quickly add up on your body and you'll be hammered in no time.

Both raw and roasted nuts can be a healthy addition to most diets. Both types are a good source of beneficial nutrients such as Vitamin E, manganese, and omega-3 and 6 fatty acids.

Both raw and roasted nuts are good for you and provide health benefits. Both varieties contain similar amounts of calories, protein, carbs and fiber. However, roasting nuts may damage their healthy fat, reduce their nutrient content and lead to the formation of a harmful substance called acrylamide.

Walnuts go rancid when exposed to warm temperatures for long periods of time. Heat causes the fat in walnuts to change structure, which creates off odors and flavors. Fresh walnuts smell mildly nutty and taste sweet. If your walnuts smell like paint thinner, you know they're rancid.

A Walnut-Rich Diet. Walnuts provide a wealth of health benefits, especially for the cardiovascular system. The FDA suggests a serving of nuts, including walnuts, to experience these benefits. A serving of walnuts equals ¼ cup, or about one handful or seven whole walnuts.

A serving of walnuts is roughly 1 ounce, or about ¼ cup. However, some studies suggest eating 1.5 to 2 ounces may be beneficial to reap the health benefits walnuts offer. With this in mind, and considering walnuts are calorically dense, Kalloo recommends aiming for a handful daily to reap their many health benefits.

One of the best ways to eat walnuts is to soak them overnight and then eat them in the morning. In order to do this, soak 2-4 walnut pieces in a cup of water for the night. Have them first thing the following morning. Walnuts that have been soaked can help lower harmful cholesterol in the body.

What if I eat 20 walnuts a day? ›

Excessive consumption of walnuts may cause diarrhea, bloating, stomach pain or kidney stones. Due to the phytic acid they contain, too many walnuts may also inhibit the absorption of dietary iron, calcium and zinc. Recommendation: One ounce (10-14) English walnut halves per day.

Walnuts are a great source of alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), an omega-3 fatty acid that is important for reducing inflammation. In fact, it is the only nut significantly high in these omega-3 fatty acids. Their anti-inflammatory compounds may reduce the risk of heart disease.

Eating walnuts daily may help to reduce inflammation and keep free radicals at bay, which can otherwise damage cells and may lead to Alzheimer's disease and dementia over time.

As a general rule of thumb: heavily roasted nuts go well with smoky flavored whiskey. Sweet nuts like pecans, pistachios and Marcona almonds are a great complement to peaty, strong whiskey. And contrary to what you might think, a more bitter nut (say, Brazil nuts or walnuts) works best with a sweeter whiskey.

Sweet nuts like pecans, pistachios, and Marcona almonds go well with peaty, strong whiskeys. A sweeter whiskey will pair better with a less sweet nut, like Brazil nuts or walnuts. If you're looking for a companion for smokier whiskeys, try heavily roasted nuts.

Nuts. Sweet nuts, almonds, pistachos, cashews go well with whisky. There is a reason why there's nothing more welcoming than a bowl of salted nuts at a bar. Some whiskies may go well with certain kind of nuts, however generally almost any would be good.

Walnuts Before Wine

Feeling full will reduce the intake of alcohol and is the best way to stop using alcohol after a proteinaceous meal. Protein is slowly digested by our body, thus minimizing the effects of alcohol on our body.