Eating acorns

What? You can eat acorns! No way. Yes! You can eat acorns. In this tutorial, I will show you how to process acorns and make acorn flour that you can eat. Acorns are a very abundant food source but it seems few people know that they can be eaten. I have talked to several people who had no idea acorns could be eaten. The acorn flour that is created can be used in muffins, pancakes, bread, and more. It is straightforward to do, if I can do it, you can do it. Let’s get started!

Want to eat local? A feast is waiting in your nearest forest.

Acorns are a type of nut that not many people use in cooking. But you'll amaze your friends and family with these recipe (including coffee!) #recipe #acorns

Most people do not realize that the millions of acorns that fall every Autumn in the Northern Hemisphere are very nutritious and good to eat! In fact, of the top 12 culinary nuts, acorns rank in the top half for overall nutrition and the healthiest fatty acid profile. Read here to learn how to prepare them and why you should give them a try. #healthy #acorns #howto #nutritious #snack #homemade

“I didn’t know you could eat acorns!” It pains me to hear this phrase, and I hear it often. It seems that the average person has no idea they are crushing valuable wild edibles underfoot. Many areas with oak trees are loaded with acorns this year, so it’s proving to be a great year to harvest this wholesome native food.

Learn how to process and eat wild acorns safely. They're tasty, nutritious, and - best of all - free!

A recipe for acorn cookies based off classic shortbread cookies. These are made with a little acorn flour, some maple sugar and vanilla.

Acorns are everywhere in the fall. You don’t want to miss an opportunity for a free harvest, so let’s talk about how to harvest, process, and eat acorns.

Here’s an easy method for processing acorns, and five different ways to eat this humble and ubiquitous tree nut.

A step by step tutorial on how to process acorns for consumption at home.

Acorn Pasta and the mechanics of eating acorns | Hunter Angler Gardener Cook

Learn how to make acorn flour for use in all your recipes, like bread, cookies, and more! Visit an oak tree near you to gather as many acorns as you can to discover the benefits of making your own acorn flour! A perfect fall and Thanksgiving activity for the whole family! Plus, get the recipe we use for acorn flour chocolate chips cookies! #Recipes #FromScratchRecipes #Homesteading #OffGrid #Foraging

Acorn flour is fun to make and totally edible! Easy to follow step-by-step instructions. Use it to make acorn bread, stews, and porridges.

Acorns are the nuts that are grown on oak (Quercus) trees. There are more than 300 varieties of oak trees and all of them produce acorns that are harvested for eating in the fall. White oaks can produce anywhere from four bushels to nearly a ton of acorns every year.

Here’s an easy method for processing acorns, and five different ways to eat this humble and ubiquitous tree nut.

It's a reasonable substitute for flour in a SHTF scenario or for off grid cooking. Harvesting and eating acorns has been almost a lost art

How to Make Acorn Cake and Acorn Recipes | Hank Shaw

Acorns aren’t trash, even though so many people today treat them like unwanted garbage. These nuts are actually edible, and once processed, provide a valuable food source.

Yes, you can eat acorns, and all acorns are edible — it’s just that most need special processing. Here’s how to go about it. If you haven’t read my other acorn posts, Acorns and the Forager’s Dilemma is an introduction to the use of acorns; the Forager’s Dilemma is, in a word, starch. Starch (carbohydrates) is the toughest thing to gather, and is a primary reason why humans settled down 10,000 years ago to grow grain. | @huntgathercook #hanksahw #acorns #acronrecipes

Acorns are an often overlooked source of free foraged food. They have many uses, like this easy acorn flour.