Walnuts are not recommended treats. Fat-rich nuts may cause vomiting, diarrhea, or pancreatitis. Keep baking bowls, shell debris, and fallen backyard walnuts out of reach.
Walnuts are oily tree nuts sold in-shell, shelled halves, chopped pieces, and snack mixes. English walnuts are the common edible type; black walnuts and moldy walnuts carry higher risk.
Used in brownies, cookies, granola, salads, and trail mix, often with chocolate, raisins, salt, or sweet glazes.
Walnut trees drop nuts and husks in autumn. Stored walnuts can turn rancid or grow molds that produce tremorgenic mycotoxins. Compost piles with old nuts and husks should also be secured.
