How to Eat Hazelnuts?

Hazelnuts can be found whole, sliced, ground, raw or roasted. They are commonly eaten as a snack or added to baked goods and other dishes. It's best to eat them with the skin on. Hazelnuts are packed with nutrients, including vitamins, minerals, antioxidant compounds and healthy fats.

How do you prepare hazelnuts to eat?

Most hazelnuts are sold with the peel still on, but the best way to eat them in almost any iteration is with the skins removed — and roasted. Regular hazelnuts are fine; roasted hazelnuts are a revelation.

Can you eat hazel nut raw?

Also known as cobnuts or filberts, hazelnuts are good eaten raw but the flavour takes on a more mellow, sweeter character when they are roasted. Like almost all nuts, they have a high fat content, which means they'll go rancid pretty quickly if not refrigerated.