The chestnut season is upon us and we’ve got an array of recipes you’ll love. Their sweet and nutty flavour coupled with a unique, soft texture make chestnuts a great addition to a number of sweet and savoury dishes.
Chestnuts are available from March to July, so make sure you get your hands on them quick smart to whip up some of these delicious autumnal and wintry recipes – from warming chestnut soups to decadent chocolate and chestnut self-saucing puddings.
Here are some of our favourite chestnut recipes.

Charred cabbage with chestnuts and prawns

Crisp-skinned snapper with chestnut mushrooms

Farfalle with chestnut mushrooms and almonds

Honeyed pear tarte Tatin with burnt honey ice-cream

Chocolate-chestnut self-saucing puddings

Chocolate rolled sponge with chestnut cream

Shane Delia: Braised duck and chestnut kofta with king brown mushrooms

Chestnut cakes with raisins, pine nuts and honey

Sautéed brussels sprouts with curly kale, bacon and chestnuts

Triple-cream cheese with olive oil, chestnut and rosemary biscuits

Rolled roast pork loin with apple and chestnuts

Treacle and chestnut tart with spiced quince burnt butter ice-cream

Chicken liver parfaits with chestnut biscuits

Chestnut “worms” with all sorts of mushrooms

Quince clafoutis and chestnut ice-cream

Mark Best: Cured ocean trout with fennel and chestnuts

Tony Tan’s Malaysian style roast turkey with cucumber acar

Turkey with chestnut, rosemary and apple stuffing and cherry-cranberry preserve
