The nuts or seeds and/or spices rosolio is made by infusing the nuts and spices from 7 to 14 days and then following the same procedures common in the preparation of rosolio. Most of the time, nuts and spices are used in combination, especially the vanilla bean which is present in almost every rosolio.

If you do not live in a rural area it will be difficult to prepare Nocino Rosolio, which is as popular in Sicily as it is in Modena and other parts of Italy. Nocino is made from an infusion of fresh unripe walnuts in their green husk split in half and steeped in alcohol with cinnamon, cloves, vanilla bean and zest of orange; other flavors can be easily prepared with ingredients readily available.

Cinnamon, almond, pistachio, filbert, cashew, chestnut, cocoa, coconut, ginger, juniper, coffee, vanilla bean, clove, nutmeg, mace, coriander, fennel seed, saffron and many other nuts or spices are very common, easy to find and utilized to prepare delicious rosolio. Use your creativity to blend your favorite nuts, spices or flavors by combining them to propose your personal rosolio with a new and different taste.

At times, adding to the finished rosolio two dry figs or some raisins will add a hearty and robust tang to the nuts rosolio beyond any imagination. 

Nuts and Spices Rosolio Recipes: