It’s fun & easy to roast chestnuts in the oven or air fryer. It only takes about half an hour in the oven or 15 minutes in the air fryer.
Serve roasted chestnuts as a snack on their own. Or add them to your holiday appetizer platter.
Chestnuts have a mild flavor in the general wheelhouse of a walnut.
The texture is similar to chickpeas or boiled potatoes.
They’re dense and slightly chewy.
They are higher in starch than most nuts and very filling.