Browse through our nut and seed guides to learn about their varieties and the textures they bring to fritters, noodles, smoothies, breads, and some of our favorite desserts.

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Spice Hunting: Annato Seeds (Achiote)
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Nuts vs. Drupes: What's the Difference?
We Try All 18 Kinds of Trader Joe's Trail Mix
A pile of ginkgo fruit, which are cherry sized and golden brown.
Ginkgo Nuts
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What's the Difference Between English Walnuts and Black Walnuts?
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How Do They Get the Salt Inside Roasted In-Shell Peanuts?
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Have You Mastered the Art of Eating Sunflower Seeds?
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What's the Deal With Marzipan?
A bowl of macadamia nuts.
The Macadamia: The Toughest Nut to Crack
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Important Passover Question: Is Matzo and Peanut Butter Kosher for Passover?
Overhead view of pesto in a small bowl next to ramps and pesto pasta
Ramp Pesto
A jar of homemade pistachio paste.
Homemade Pistachio Paste Recipe
A bowl of Cherokee puréed nut soup topped with sweet potato.
Kanuchi (Cherokee Pureed Nut Soup)
A classic Genovese-style pesto sauce made in a granite mortar with a wooden pestle.
The Best Pesto alla Genovese (Classic Basil Pesto Sauce)
A double-handled serving crock with chickpea, coconut, and cashew curry. Some naan and a bowl of steamed rice are next to it.
Chickpea, Coconut, and Cashew Curry Recipe
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Lactation Cookies
Trio of white chocolate macadamia nut cookies plated
White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies Recipe
Wild Hickory Nut Shortbread Cookies
Wild Hickory Nut Shortbread Cookies Recipe
Closeup of coconut almond chia seed pudding, served in a small bowl with a garnish of slivered almonds.
Coconut Almond Chia Seed Pudding Recipe
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Black and White Chocolate Bar Cookies Recipe
Salty Nut Pie
Salty Nut Pie Recipe
White chocolate macadamia nut sheet cake
White Chocolate-Macadamia Nut Sheet Cake Recipe
Bowl of semolina halva topped with spiced nuts and dried fruit
Halva With Spice Dried Fruit and Nuts
Small bowl of Za'tar next to a piece of pita, a small bowl of olive oil, and a rectangular bowl of vegetables
Za'atar (Middle Eastern Herb Blend)
Macadamia Nut "Ricotta"
Macadamia Nut "Ricotta" From 'Nom Nom Paleo'
Three glass dishes of spiced nuts on a kitchen towel on a table. The flavors are smoky candied almonds, Mexican spiced chocolate pecans, and olive-rosemary cashews.
Spice Up Your Holiday With Three Spiced Nuts Variations
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16 Sweet and Nutty Dessert Recipes
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How to Make Tishpishti (Sephardic Jewish Nut Cake for Passover)
Macadamia Cream Cheese Cookies
Macadamia Cream Cheese Cookies Recipe
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Get a Jump-Start on Holiday Prep With This Make-Ahead Roasted Squash and Kale Salad
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Wake and Bake: Coconut Almond Chia Seed Pudding
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Going Nuts for Horchata
2 plates of Galette des Roi, one with a fork full of cake. A third plate with the remaining galette on it
Making a Classic French Galette des Rois Is Easier Than You Think
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This French Ingredient Will Unlock a Lifetime of Pastry Possibilities
Snowball cookies.
Perfect Snowball Cookies
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Financiers (French Mini Almond Cakes)
A pestle pounding ingredients for romesco sauce.
Romesco Sauce
DIY Orgeat
Orgeat Recipe
A fork swirling strands of pasta in Pesto alla Trapanese.
Pesto alla Trapanese (Sicilian Pesto With Almonds and Tomatoes) Recipe
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Fluffy and Nutty Almond Layer Cake Recipe
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Ajo Blanco (Spanish Chilled "White Gazpacho" Bread and Almond Soup) Recipe
Lamb Meatballs With Almond-Butter Baba Ganoush
Smoky Lamb Meatballs With Almond-Butter Baba Ganoush Recipe
Chocolate Dipped Almond Horns
Almond Olive Oil Cake
Almond Olive Oil Cake for Valentine's Day Recipe | Seriously Italian
The composed green beans on a blue ceramic plate.
Haricots Verts Amandine (French-Style Green Beans With Almonds)
A cross-cut view of a square of Panforte di Siena
Panforte di Siena
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Almond Biscotti With Anise Recipe
A top-down shot of the finished almond cake on a blue plate. The cake is already partially sliced.
Honey-Vanilla Almond Cake
Overhead view of sweet-sour macerated cherries with Marcona almonds, mint, and ricotta, served in as white bowl with blue specks..
Sweet-Sour Macerated Cherries With Marcona Almonds, Mint, and Ricotta Recipe
Cherry Almond Buns Recipe
A glass ice cream dish with a waffle cone pattern filled with almond joy ice cream.
Almond Joy (Toasted Coconut with Dark Chocolate and Almonds) Ice Cream Recipe
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Rocky Road Ice Cream Recipe
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Moroccan Almond Phyllo Pastries (A Take On M'hanncha) Recipe
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French in a Flash: Quatre Épices Candied Nuts Recipe
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Spanish Roast Chicken with Romesco and Grilled Onions Recipe
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Strawberry-Almond Baked Oatmeal Recipe
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Amaretto Joy Milkshake Recipe
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Iced Coffee and Almond Sherbet Recipe