chestnuts – Papas Cutting Board

Chestnut Praline Syrup

We have multiple chestnut trees on our property, and I discovered a site featuring a chestnut praline syrup recipe. I enjoy the Chestnut Praline latte from a popular coffee shop, but it’s only available during the holidays, and I prefer a sugar-free option.

I prepared the recipe from The Healthful Ideas using Swerve brown sugar, and I’m thrilled with the flavor of this syrup—its aroma is simply divine. I incorporated the strained chestnuts and pecans into my oatmeal, and I plan to top brie cheese with some of this syrup as well. I’ll share a photo of the brie here this weekend.

Here is the link for the syrup recipes: The Healthful Ideas Chestnut Praline syrup recipe.

I utilized the instant pot to simplify and expedite the chestnut peeling process.

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire……..

This is what Jim and I are doing every evening, and morning. We are gathering these to roast. This year I am going to try something new, I’m going to try and create my own Chestnut syrup for coffee. Fingers crossed.

We noticed a few more new trees growing on the property. They are over 10′ tall now, so in a few years, they’ll be producing. I was very happy to see these. They grow on their own, without our help, thanks to the deer stomping them, and spreading them; and probably the squirrels burying a few, and forgetting where they buried them.

We have gathered quite a few in the past few days. YUM!