Thursday, January 8, 2015

Heartnuts - Heart Shaped Nuts with a Hearty Taste!

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HEARTnuts- the Heart Shaped Nut with a Hearty Taste





They exist!  There is no digital manipulation to these pictures - there really is such a thing as a heart shaped nut!!


The shell and the nut itself are heart shaped.  My parents discovered these fun nuts in the county where they live where there is a Heartnut tree farm.


These nuts originate in Japan and are related to the Japanese Walnut which is an oval nut.  I don't understand how an oval nut can become heart shaped but here are the pictures to prove it.


The Heartnut has a delicious flavor also - to me it is a flavor combination of hickory nuts & English walnuts.  Plan on seeing some recipes using these nuts in the future here on God's Growing Garden.  

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The picture above shows both the outside & inside of the Heartnut.





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There has to be something creative that I can make with these shells.........



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ENJOY!!





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4 comments:

  1. I have never heard of these. Oh my goodness I think I see a valentine craft in your future. Thank you for sharing at the Thursday Favorite Things blog hop.xo

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  2. Hello cute lady! This looks so amazing. I would love some right now. Pinned and tweeted. We appreciate you taking the time to stop by and party with us. It wouldn't be a party without you! I hope to see you tonight at 7 pm. Lou Lou Girls

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  3. How cute, what a great treat for Valentine's day! Thanks for linking up to Snickerdoodle Sunday.

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  4. How cute! Thanks for submitting it to the HomeAcre Blog Hop. Feel free to stop by again this week at www.PintSizeFarm.com or one of the other hosts and submit another :)

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