10 Tasty Walnut Recipes to Try Now

Here’s one of the tastiest ways to cook with walnuts? Try this Candied Walnuts recipe! This no-fail recipe makes a crunchy, cinnamon-spiced candy coating for the rich, chewy nuts. They taste incredible by the handful and they’re endlessly versatile: use them as a topping for salads, ice cream, pancakes, oatmeal and more. 

Here’s an easy walnut recipe that's a great crunchy topping for salads, oatmeal, or just sneaking a few as a snack. Glazed walnuts! These walnuts are glazed in a crunchy coating of pure maple syrup, and they taste incredible. A healthier spin on candied walnuts, they could not be easier to make.

Got walnuts? Here’s a great way to use them: Walnut Butter! This homemade nut butter comes out lusciously creamy, flavored with cinnamon and vanilla. In fact, we like it better than peanut butter! It’s fast and easy to make at home with a food processor. Harvest all the healthy fats of these superfood nuts in this creamy spread.

Another great way to use walnuts? In pesto! This Italian sauce typically calls for pinenuts, but they're expensive. An easy swap? Use walnuts instead along with the fresh basil, garlic and olive oil! The flavor is great and they're much more economical.

Here’s a fun walnut recipe that will rock your world. Meet this Walnut Vegan Taco Meat! It might sound odd, but the combination of mushrooms, walnuts, and spices makes a mixture that’s very similar in texture and flavor to real meat. We’ve had a few testers try this and everyone agrees: it’s so delicious! Use it in tacos, taco salad, and even in chili.

Toasting does two things for a nut: it makes it crunchier and it brings out its nutty flavor. Try a raw walnut vs one that’s toasted, and you can immediately taste the difference! Take the time to toast them if you're use them as a pancake topping or on a salad. Here’s how to toast walnuts: two ways.

Do you like your banana bread…nutty? Meet this ultra Classic Banana Nut Bread! This one is just like Grandma’s: moist and cinnamon-scented, with bursts of crunchy walnuts throughout. Toast the nuts in a skillet to bring out their nutty undertones before gently folding them into the batter.

Here's a go-to salad that's perfect for any occasion: Spinach Apple Walnut Salad! It’s got a tangy balsamic dressing and crunchy maple-glazed walnuts. No one will believe it took only minutes to put together!

Walnuts in a sandwich? Turns out savory cream cheese, sweet pear, and crunchy nuts is a unique yet delicious flavor combination! Try it as a healthy lunch idea for a desk lunch at the office, or a snack on the run. Somehow all the ingredients meld together perfectly to make for a light yet filling sandwich.

This tasty cabbage salad recipe features Savoy cabbage, a mild cabbage with frizzled leaves. When thinly sliced, the leaves look like beautiful confetti. They're perfect in this salad with apples, toasted walnuts, Pecorino Romano cheese, and a tangy sweet tart dressing. Step it up: use those Glazed Walnuts.

Last up in our top walnut recipes: this Vegetarian Meatloaf, aka Nutloaf! It's made entirely of walnuts, cashews, rice, mushrooms, onions, herbs, and cheese. Somehow, it all melds into an appearance and texture just like a meatloaf. And it tastes amazing: better than the meat version!