There’s going to be a lot of baking and cooking this holiday season, maybe more so than in years past because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Companies such as Diamond of California are trying to inspire innovation with new products. After disrupting the baking aisle in 2019 with the rollout of ready-to-use pecan or walnut pie crusts, the century-old brand is unveiling a new chocolatey flavor.
Diamond of California’s new Chocolate Nut Pie Crust is made with a blend of walnuts and pecans. The key difference is the addition of real cocoa to give the crust that rich chocolatey taste, making it the perfect companion for sweet pie filling recipes, such as banana cream and chocolate truffle.
These nut crusts were the first crusts on the market made with nuts and kitchen pantry ingredients, rather than the more typical pressed cookie crumbs commonly made with ingredients like high-fructose corn syrup, soybean oil, additives and artificial flavors. The nut base helps the crusts reduce flour, sugar and carbohydrates, and also contributes polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats that are present in tree nuts.
