From cranberries to dates to a wide array of berries, fruits mixed with walnuts is a staple flavor pairing that satisfies a nostalgic craving most consumers have during the winter months. Food and beverage manufacturers can capitalize on these cravings by incorporating the inclusion pairing in everything from breads to salads to crackers to ice cream.
This year, walnuts and fruit were featured in product releases that marketed nostalgia while still being new and innovative.
Toasted walnuts are blended with tart, slightly sweet cranberries to bring this walnut bread to life. There’s nothing artificial about this loaf — no artificial preservatives, ingredients or additives.
This Natural Products Expo East NEXTY Award finalist is made with sweet figs and dappled with rich walnuts, nutty buckwheat and hemp hearts. Certified gluten-free, this delicious and crunchy product is wonderful for vegans.
Glazed walnuts and raspberry-flavored dried cranberries add razzle-dazzle to any holiday salad mix, baked good, yogurt or popcorn bowl. There are no artificial flavors or colors in this product, which has only 30 calories per serving.
Inspired by the Middle Eastern treat ma’amoul, a shortbread pastry filled with dates and nuts, Adirondack Creamery developed this new ice cream with walnuts and date paste.
Walnuts, cranberries and brown sugar-oat crisp are wrapped into this ice cream to impart a taste of cinnamon-brown sugar streusel into the sweet-tart cranberry cream.
Ready to get nuttier than a fruitcake? Formulate your next walnut and fruit product with a little help at walnuts.org/food-professionals.
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