Hazelnut, Whole Blanched

Whole Blanched Hazelnuts

Hazelnuts are a nutritious and vitamin-enriched nut of the hazel, derived from the Corylus tree. Most of the hazelnuts in the world are imported from Turkey. You may also hear hazelnuts referred to as filberts or cobnuts. Whole blanched hazelnuts can be used as a yummy and wholesome, healthy snack or used in cooking, baking and confectionery applications. They are great to fill up on in-between meals and when you’re on the go since there are so many tremendous health benefits to eating them!

Some incredible benefits of consuming hazelnuts include improved heart, brain, joint, and skin health. Hazelnuts are rich in unsaturated fats, including oleic acid. This acid is found in avocados as well and is amazing for cell repair, improvement in skin, hair, nails, and eye health. Hazelnuts contain high levels of vitamins B and E, as well as magnesium and calcium. Hazelnuts have even been shown to lessen your risk of obtaining certain types of cancers.

When hazelnuts are blanched for cooking and baking, the outer skin is removed, leaving the hazelnut creamy white in appearance. The blanching process allows identification of any subpar hazelnuts, which are removed from the batch. Whole blanched hazelnuts are extremely popular in creating praline, and they are an excellent accessory to any chocolate desserts. Hazelnuts can also be ground up and made into a delicious paste.

Mount Hope provides a variety of other whole hazelnuts (roasted, roasted and salted, or skin-on) as well as roasted and diced for quicker baking and garnishing of your best desserts. You can ground blanched hazelnuts into flour for baking as well. We offer wholesale bulk pricing so that you can keep your food costs low, and your margins high. Purchasing in bulk from Mount Hope will ensure you get the best pricing available while never compromising quality.