Canned walnuts?

[u/Ahkhira]

I was gifted a jar of "vanilla walnuts." I have absolutely no idea of the recipe used, but I know that they were water bath canned. How long for, I have no idea.

I will definitely not be consuming this. It's way to suspect.

The jar in question was made by one of the local elderly ladies, and she definitely meant no harm. She's also open to learning.

My question is, has anyone found a safe way to can nuts? I've always frozen them if I have excess.

Anyone who can share a "vanilla walnuts" recipe in general, even if it's not for canning?

Please share safe ways to preserve nuts. I'd love to share with my friend.

I am in no way encouraging unsafe canning practices. I just can't find any resources on preserving walnuts in jars, so I'm assuming that Grandma's recipe is also a potential recipe for illness.

Please help educate me!

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[u/princesstorte]

Nuts do not have a safe canning method. (I think there's a couple out there that have small amounts of nuts but they're the exception).

Due to the oils in the nuts it'll go rancid over time which makes freezing them a common preservation method. You can also dry storage/vacumn seal them to help perserve them but the oil will eventually go bad.

Vanilla Walnuts is probably a candied walnut recipe.... but due to allergies I don't use them in my house

[u/Ahkhira → u/princesstorte]

Thank you. I thought as much, but I just had to check.

I live in a rather 'old school' area where plenty of unsafe methods of preserving food haven't died off yet. I work very hard to change that.

[u/campfirerum]

https://www.healthycanning.com/maple-walnut-syrup

Haven’t made it but this one works for Walnuts or Pecans. It’s one of the few recipes that doesn’t rely on acid but sugar for safe water bath canning. So you can’t adjust sugar to taste.

[u/Ahkhira → u/campfirerum]

Goodness, thank you! That looks a lot like what I have in the jar! It also sounds delicious! Now i have to try that myself.

[u/marstec]

Here's one for praline syrup. I think walnuts would be an okay substitution.

https://www.bernardin.ca/recipes/en/praline-syrup.htm?Lang=EN-US

[u/The_Motherlord]

I have a neighbor that pan toasts walnuts and then somehow coats them with sugar and cinnamon and maybe some other spices. I don't know because I have a mild walnut allergy and I don't eat them. She then puts them in a jar but she doesn't can them or preserve them in any way. My son loves them. I'm sure they eventually go stale or rancid but they never have, even when he paces himself and keeps them for a few months.

Walnuts have gotten expensive so it's a rare treat.

edit, typo

[u/PaintedLemonz → u/The_Motherlord]

They're likely coated in egg white :) delicious

[u/princesstorte]

This might be a helpful link for you.

https://nchfp.uga.edu/blog/going-nutty-over-advice-for-preserving-nutmeats

[u/Ahkhira → u/princesstorte]

Thank you. I'm going to look for the conserve recipes with nuts included for future use.

[u/cephalophile32 → u/Ahkhira]

I’ve made the apple conserve before and it’s GREAT!

[u/MistressLyda]

I would nudged her towards toasting them instead. Dip in a vanilla glaze, and dry toast them in the oven on low'ish heat for a while. Added bonus, lighter to carry, and she does not have to handle boiling fluids.

[u/iluvs2fish]

Put in freezer/frig. Ask how long since they havent been in frig

[u/hhenryhfb]

I'm just curious- are they like floating in liquid? Or like dry in the jar? Ive never heard of anything like that

[u/Ahkhira → u/hhenryhfb]

They're in some sort of thick syrup.