Nutmeg is the seed of the nutmeg tree, which is indigenous to the Spice Islands. In American cuisine, this sweet and delicate, yet surprisingly intense, spice is considered essential to fall and winter dishes, but has been used in cuisines around the world since the first century. This nutmeg is ready to use as soon as it arrives in your kitchen. However, the flavor doesn’t last quite as long as whole nutmeg. Cooking Notes Comes in a 1 oz. Package Often used in cakes, fruit deserts, and sweet pie recipes, like pumpkin, pecan, apple, and peach Pairs well with cheese and egg dishes Add to squash soups to enhance the dish’s sweet-zesty flavor Combine with cinnamon, ginger, clove, and allspice to create your own pumpkin pie spice to use as a mulling spice in coffee, eggnog, and cider