German Roasted Chestnuts

German Roasted Chestnuts

Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes

I cannot imagine that there is one person in the world who doesn’t like those warm, sweet and potato-like German roasted chestnuts! The only challenge to enjoy those is to prepare them in a way so the skin comes off easily. In today’s recipe, I would love to show you step by step how to prepare delicious chestnuts so they taste like at the German Christmas Market!

German Roasted Chestnuts
German Roasted Chestnuts

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Traditional Swiss Cheese Fondue
Flammkuchen
Potato Pancakes

Christmas Market Chestnuts

Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Course Appetizer
Cuisine German
Servings 2 people

Ingredients
 
 

  • 500 g Chestnuts (Maronen)
  • Salt

Instructions
 

Prepare chestnuts for roasting

  • Wash and soak the chestnuts for 30 minutes in a bolw filled with cold water.
  • Drain them and cut it length- and crosswise.
  • Preheat the oven to 250°C (480°F).
  • Place them with a pot with cold, salty water and bring it to boil. Simmer for at least 10 minutes.
  • Place the cooked and wet chestnuts on the baking tray covered with baking sheet.

Roasting

  • Roast the chestnuts for 15 minutes.
  • Take the baking tray out of the oven.
  • Wet a small kitchen cloth and cover the chestnuts with it for 2 minutes to let them cool down a bit.
  • Enjoy:)
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

Other Christmas Market Videos:
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erman Christmas Cookies
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Marta Kieser is a food guide and blogger who lives in Frankfurt with her husband and 1-year-old son. Apart from food guiding, she loves cooking, having guests over, swimming, hiking, and running. 

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