I find myself with 5-6 lbs of sunflower kernels (just the nut part, not unshelled seeds). Any suggestions on using lots and lots of them, besides grinding into nut butter or using to fill a bird feeder? TIA>

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Posted by glassman

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Posted on 12/10/19 at 2:08 pm to hungryone

Pesto would work.

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Posted by Gris Gris

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Posted on 12/10/19 at 2:17 pm to hungryone

My first thoughts was some sort of cookies or granola which might be good Christmas gifts or office treats.

I came across this recipe which looks good and also suggests some variations.

Sesame Sunflower Crunch

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Posted by Duane Dibbley

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Posted on 12/10/19 at 3:22 pm to hungryone

Sunflower Seed Baklava

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Posted by hungryone

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Posted on 12/10/19 at 3:40 pm to Duane Dibbley

Hmm, I like the idea of sunflower seed baklava, but I dunno if I'd swap apricot preserves for the more traditional sugar or honey syrup. Seems like it would not improve the texture. But otherwise, good idea.

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Posted by lratch

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Posted on 12/10/19 at 5:39 pm to hungryone

This is more like a suggestion than a recipe: toss the seeds in olive oil, salt, and spices, (I've used red peppers flakes and ground ginger), toast them and sprinkle them over cooked greens. Looks like a lot of folks on the board have good collards, turnip and mustard greens in the garden right now...

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Posted by GeauxGoose

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Posted on 12/11/19 at 8:41 am to hungryone

Make sunflower seed butter. May not be the best way to utilize them but shite, you have 5 pounds of them! It’s pretty good as well