Quick Candied Chestnuts

Quick Candied Chestnuts

These Quick Candied Chestnuts have a soft and tender interior and a slightly chewy and sticky exterior. Chestnuts are candied in a mixture of brown sugar, honey, butter, warming spices, and brandy for a delicious holiday snack or even gift.

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Quick Candied Chestnuts

Hello, folks! How are you doing? I hope you are doing well this week, and that you are getting ready for the weekend. If you ask me, I was ready on Monday around 9 am!

Today I am going to keep it short and sweet. Besides, who needs long conversations when you have a delicious recipe? And these Quick Candied Chestnuts are utterly good, believe me.

Quick Candied Chestnuts

Have you heard of Marrons Glacé? These are candied chestnuts, and I have wanted to make this recipe for years. A challenge? They require a lot of time and effort to invest – I am talking like 3 days from start to finish. Maybe, one day I can tackle this classic recipe, but not today, definitely not.

So, one day I was browsing the Internet for some inspiration, and I found it on the blog Drive Me Hungry – the recipe for Quick Candied Chestnuts. Cooking time? About 20 minutes plus time for cooling. Yes, these are different from Marrons Glacé, but I am taking it!

I followed Jamie’s recipe, with a few tweaks, to make it even more exciting. I used a combination of brown sugar and honey, as well as opted for a combination of warming spices like cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg. And a good splash (or a few!) of brandy never hurts. Chestnuts, honey, spices, and brandy… don’t this recipe scream: “Holidays!”? I think there is even more room for an experiment. Think of infusing the syrup by adding, for example, clementine zest or rosemary!

More Festive Chestnut Recipes

Chestnut Jam

Cranberry Chestnut Relish

Cheese Chestnut Biscuits

I hope you like these tasty Quick Candied Chestnuts, and you will enjoy it this holiday season. If you make it, let me know in this post or send me an Instagram message or share you photos adding the hashtag #havocinthekitchen.

Cheers!

Quick Candied Chestnuts
Quick Candied Chestnuts

Quick Candied Chestnuts

Recipe by Ben | HavocinthekitchenCourse: Snacks, Dessert
Servings

8-12

servings
Prep time

10

minutes
Cooking time

20

minutes

These Quick Candied Chestnuts have a soft and tender interior and a slightly chewy and sticky exterior. Chestnuts are candied in a mixture of brown sugar, honey, butter, warming spices, and brandy for a delicious holiday snack or even gift.

Adapted from Quick Candied Chestnuts – Drive Me Hungry

Ingredients

  • 400 gr. cooked and peeled chestnuts (I used vacuum-packed)

  • 2 cups (500 ml.) water

  • 2/3 cup (125 gr.) light-brown (golden) sugar

  • 2 tbsp. (40 gr.) honey

  • 2 tbsp. (30 gr.) butter

  • 1/2 tsp. salt

  • 1/2 tsp. cinnamon and ginger, each

  • a few generous gratings of nutmeg

  • a few generous splashes (2-3 tbsp. or 30-45 ml.) of brandy (optional)

Directions

  • Add the water, sugar, honey, butter, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg to a pot and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Simmer for 2-3 minutes.
  • Add the chestnuts and stir gently to coat them with the syrup, being careful not to break apart the nuts. Let the mixture boil uncovered until most of the liquid has evaporated evaporated, which should take between 15 to 20 minutes.
  • At the end, if desired, add the brandy and let the alcohol burn down for a minute or so.
  • Turn the heat off and let the chestnuts slightly cool. Then using a slotted spoon, remove the chestnuts allowing the excess of the syrup to drain and place them on a baking sheet lined with foil or parchment paper. Let the chestnuts completely cool, about 30 minutes and enjoy!

11 thoughts on “Quick Candied Chestnuts

  1. Judee says:

    I have not had chestnuts since we used to go to NYC and get them from a vendor roasted on the street cart when I was a young girl.. These sound amazing.

  2. David @ Spiced says:

    3 days from start to finish!? Now that’s an impressive recipe. I’d love to try that sometime. Fortunately in the meantime we have this much quicker recipe. This is great for the holidays – and the flavors are calling to me!!
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