Holiday Baking: Stock Up On Nuts Now!

We'll never forget the year that we put off buying nuts for our pecan pie until the weekend before Thanksgiving and then had to go to four stores before finding one lone stale package still on the shelf. We learned our lesson: buy nuts early! What nutty baking do you have planned?

As long as we're buying for Thanksgiving pies, we figure we might as well stock up on nuts for our other holiday projects. We usually make a big batch of spiced nuts to have on-hand for holiday gatherings. This time of year also wouldn't be the same without nut clusters and dark chocolate walnut cookies with maraschino cherries. This year we're also hoping to add some homemade nougat candies to the mix!

We store most of our nuts in the freezer until using them. They'll keep for several months in there and still toast up beautifully when we need them.

Which nuts will you be stocking up on?

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Comments (8)

Tap into your inner squirrel.

posted by art on November 6th 2009 at 9:55am
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pecans--walnuts---sliced almonds, stocked up last week.

posted by sally599 on November 6th 2009 at 10:20am
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Oddly enough, one of the current CVS coupons you get with your CVS card is $2 off their brand of nuts. Yesterday I got a whole pound of plain almonds for $3.99--much cheaper than the health food store bulk where I usually buy them.

posted by lotusmoss on November 6th 2009 at 11:49am
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1. That pie looks astounding.

2. I love those CVS coupons.

posted by RLB on November 6th 2009 at 12:31pm
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I always keep pecans and walnuts in the freezer. But thanks for the reminder!

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posted by eprewitt on November 6th 2009 at 12:43pm
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Our Krogers right now (in Michigan at least) have all sorts of bagged nuts on sale. I think 4 bucks a big bag. I got a few pecans and the had sugar cinnamon covered toasted almonds. Figured I could make something yummy with those.

posted by jmorri26 on November 6th 2009 at 1:15pm
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"You're gonna love my nuts!"

That's all I can think about.

posted by clampers on November 6th 2009 at 2:53pm
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Yes! clampers said it!

posted by art on November 6th 2009 at 2:55pm
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