Gusta Chopped Hazelnuts glass jar from Sicily
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Gusta chopped hazelnuts for desserts and baking
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Gusta chopped hazelnuts resealable jar
Sicilia

Gusta Chopped Hazelnuts

4.616 reviews

Chopped hazelnuts from Sicilia. Sun-dried and cracked, one ingredient.

$13.97

Purchase type
  • Sun-dried and cracked by the family that grows them
  • Ships from our New York warehouse in 1-2 days
  • Free shipping over $75
Hazelnut orchard on terraced stone hillside, Sicilia interior hills
Place
Sicilia’s interior hills carry hazelnut orchards on old stone terraces, most of them worked by the same families for decades. The Mediterranean climate, warm summers and cool winters, gives the nuts time to develop their oils before they fall. Hazelnuts from these hills have a concentrated sweetness and a dry crunch.
Hazelnuts drying on woven mat, cracked hazelnut in foreground
Process
The hazelnuts are harvested when they fall and sun-dried on mats to draw out remaining moisture. Once dry, they are cracked and chopped small. The family handles the drying and the cracking in the same short window, every year.
Older hands cracking hazelnuts with wooden mallet on stone slab
People
We work with a family in Sicilia that tends a small orchard on the island’s interior hills. The hazelnut season is short and there is no shortcut to timing it right. They pick and process together, in the same weeks they have always used.

What's inside

Ingredients
Hazelnuts. No added salt. No added oil. No preservatives.
Certifications
  • Made in Italy
Contains
Hazelnuts (tree nuts).

How to use it

Scatter over yogurt, gelato, or hot chocolate. Fold into cake batter or press onto a tart. Finish roasted beets or winter squash.

These go over our morning yogurt. Then into everything else.

Pairs with

From the recipe book.

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Questions

  • Are these roasted or raw?
    Sun-dried after harvest, not oven-roasted.
  • Are they salted?
    No added salt. One ingredient: hazelnuts.
  • How long do they keep once opened?
    Keep the lid tight and store away from heat and light. At room temperature: 3-4 months. In the refrigerator: up to 6 months. Rancid hazelnuts smell like paint or cut grass, not a subtle off-taste.
  • What is the best way to use them in baking?
    Fold into cake or brownie batter before baking, press onto a tart shell before blind baking, or scatter over the top after baking. They pair well with dark chocolate, orange zest, and coffee.
  • Are these a single ingredient?
    Yes. Hazelnuts only. Nothing added.
  • Can I use them in savory cooking?
    Yes. They work over roasted beets, in vinaigrettes, folded into compound butter, or scattered over roasted winter squash.
  • What do I do with the last of the jar?
    Fold into yogurt, blend into a nut butter with a food processor, press onto a round of fresh cheese, or use as a crust coating for baked fish.
  • How is this shipped?
    Ships from the US. In-stock orders go out within 1-2 business days. Free shipping over $75.
  • What if it arrives damaged or I don’t love it?
    Write to us. We refund within 60 days, no questions.

Reviews

  • 5 stars: 11 (69%)
  • 4 stars: 4 (25%)
  • 3 stars: 1 (6%)
  • 2 stars: 0 (0%)
  • 1 star: 0 (0%)
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mlewis7
Great on a salad

tossed these on a radicchio and pear salad with gorgonzola. the rich toasty hazelnut was exactly what that salad needed. simple idea but it worked perfectly

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na@amazon.com
Good freshness for the price

The freshness is good, noticeably better than what I normally get. The bag holds well once opened if you clip it properly. My only note is that some pieces are quite large for a chopped nut. I usually give them a quick rough chop before adding to a recipe.

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David K.
Much better than bulk bin

I used to buy hazelnuts from the bulk section. They were inconsistent. Sometimes fresh, sometimes borderline stale. These are consistently fresh and the chop is even. For baking, that consistency matters.

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Jennifer Rodriguez
Holiday cookies

These went into hazelnut chocolate cookies for Christmas. Everyone asked for the recipe. I did not tell them the hazelnuts were a significant part of why it worked.

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erica_m_92
hazelnut cake finally worked

ive been making hazelnut cake for years and it always comes out a little flat in the nut department. used these and finally got the flavor i wanted. the freshness makes the difference

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PATRICIA W.
granola is now homemade

started making my own granola specifically to use these in it. the rich toasty flavor they add is COMPLETELY different from the limp hazelnut pieces in store-bought granola. now I cant go back to the box

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tbaker_
Hazelnut cookies nailed it

Made hazelnut shortbread using these. The flavor came through clearly and the texture was perfect in a baked cookie. Used the same recipe with grocery store hazelnuts last year and the difference in the baked result was noticeable. These bring a richer, more rounded flavor.

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na@na.com
fine but nothing special

good hazelnuts. fresh. decent flavor. not sure i notice a huge difference from good grocery store hazelnuts. maybe im not using them in the right application

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Michael Torres
Best hazelnuts I have used

I bake a lot of Italian-influenced desserts and hazelnuts are a recurring ingredient. These are the best chopped hazelnuts I have found. The flavor is complex and the pieces have a real snap when you taste them. No dusty or stale smell at all.

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Rebecca L.
Toasty aroma that hits you immediately

When I opened the bag I stopped what I was doing. The smell is warm and toasty in a way that cheap hazelnuts never are. Baked these into a tart and the aroma translated directly into the final flavor.

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na@amazon.com
ok

ok

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na@na.com
Solid but check the size

Good hazelnuts. Fresher than grocery store. The 'chopped' size is more of a rough chop and some pieces are fairly large. I needed a finer chop for the cookies I was making so I did some additional work. For garnish and granola the size is fine.

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kdc_2017
Morning yogurt upgrade

spoonful of these every morning on yogurt with honey. takes ten seconds. completely changed breakfast.

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sunrise88
NUTELLA but real

ok I know I cannot make that exact comparison directly but imagine a spread you make yourself at home with these hazelnuts blended with dark chocolate. ive done it. its not the same thing, its better, and I have made it four times

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JAMES W.
Rich aroma translates to flavor

The aroma when you open this bag is the preview of what you will taste. Real, warm, slightly sweet hazelnut. Not the faint background note you get from hazelnuts that have been sitting somewhere too long.

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LINDA P.
Fresh.

Fresh. Good. Repeat order.

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