Grape Hazelnut Chella Churchkhela
We believe the source of calories matters. Ditch the pastries and discover what the real healthy sweet snacks should be. That’s why we use an authentic 3,000-year-old Georgian recipe to create the perfect healthy desserts.
Inside each Grape Hazelnut Chella Churchkhela 90g (3.2oz), you'll find only three ingredients:
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The juice from 25 sweet grapes
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18 whole hazelnuts
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A single tablespoon of flour to bind it all together
With no chemicals and no sugar added, it's a delicious, guilt-free dessert that's as simple as it is satisfying.
Important Note: To honor the ancient method, a string is used to cure each piece. Please remove the string before enjoying
Chella’s Churchkhela are various fruit flavoured healthy desserts made from ONLY 3 simple ingredients with the 3,000-years-old Georgian recipe and method. Powered by the Chella Formula™ — 45% Pure Fruit Juice, 45% Whole Nuts, and just 10% of Wheat Flour. No Sugars Added. Free of any Chemicals. Only naturally occurring sugars from fruit juice, healthy fats and amino from nuts ensuring a true healthy sweet snacks experience
The main ingredient in our Churchkhela is 100% natural fruit juice, which is the primary source and determinant of the flavor of the final product. The core of Churchkhela consists of fresh nuts giving it a rich flavour with a crunchy texture. The various fruit flavors will have their own sweetness and sourness profiles.
The string is not edible and not tasty!
For the nuts to be coated with fruit juice, they must first be hand threaded onto a string. That string of walnuts is then dipped into the fruit juice. After dipping, the churchkhela is hung by the string so the fruit juice can dry enough to turn into the fresh chewy outer coating icicle.
The presence of the string in our churchkhela serves as proof of the authentic Georgian method that we use to craft this traditional snack.
The string is also used to cut the churchkhela into pieces without a knife or cutting board.
Churchkhela - known as one of the most aged healthy desserts in the world originated about 3000-years-ago in Caucuses mountings. It is a string of threaded walnuts or hazelnuts dipped into a boiled fruit juice thickened with a touch of flour and then hung to dry. The fruit juice mixture slowly cools down and drips off creating Churchkhela’s unique icicle shape and chewy fruit coating.
In Chella we are carefully keeping heritage ancient method of preparing authentic healthy desserts.
Don't forget to remove the STRING before eating!
Churchkhela is a snack that can be eaten at anytime 😉, but here are some of our favorite use cases:
- Sliced up on a charcuterie/cheese board as a sweet and nutty addition
- Taken as a nutrient and calorie-dense snack on a hike
- As a convenient meal replacement during your lunch break
- As a portable and complete breakfast on busy mornings
Churchkhela originated 3000 years ago in the region that is now the country of Georgia. Georgia has been a winemaking country since the Bronze Age, where each autumn brought a rich harvest of grapes, various fruits, and nuts. Churchkhela was invented as a way to preserve the surplus grape and nut harvest for consumption during the harsh Georgian winter.
Due to its high nutrient density and naturally long shelf, churchkhela was used as a way of sustaining energy and fueling endurance among warriors and travelers in the Caucasus region.
In modern times, churchkhela is the most popular sweet snack in the Caucasus region. Unfortunately, due to its popularity and demand, most of the churchkhela you will find today is not prepared using the traditional Georgian method.
Store in a dry, ventilated place, at a temperature not exceeding 22°C/71.6°F, like in your pantry!
In these conditions, Churchkhela is good for up to 6 months. However, fresh Churchkhela always tastes better. If stored for a long period, a white coating may appear, don't be alarmed! This is the natural sugar coming to the surface as it dries. This is how Churchkhela stays fresh for so long without any added preservatives (natural sugar from fruit juice acts as a preservative).
