October 17, 2023 7 Feedback
Those roasted pumpkin seeds are dropped at you by way of fall. We wish to benefit from the easy such things as pumpkins.
I am going slightly nuts after I see the pumpkins display up at farm stands, Dealer Joe’s, and my native grocery store. I simply wish to hug them!! (and purchase them earlier than I hug them)
This roasted pumpkin seeds recipe is a great pairing with my roasted sugar pumpkin recipe BUT don’t really feel like you wish to have to shop for an “consuming pumpkin” to make pumpkin seeds.
Any pumpkin makes nice pumpkin seeds for roasting!
The interior of a pumpkin is lovely horrifying as a result of if appears like your hand is roofed in computer virus guts.
If you find yourself carving your pumpkin, use a bowl to gather seeds and stringy portions. Don’t throw this out! Get your kids to pick the seeds.
You don’t wish to get all the goop off (pumpkin guts) of the seeds earlier than you roast them. Simply take off the massive chunks. The strands of pumpkin upload to the flavour and texture of your seeds.
That is what mine appear to be earlier than I put them within the oven:
Pumpkin seeds are nutritious (ex: 28% of your DV of Iron in 1/4 cup) and they’re simple to cook dinner. The thrill a part of roasting pumpkin seeds is that you’ll customise the flavour.
Underneath, I’ve integrated a recipe that is going to the candy aspect of the style spectrum. Upload some cayenne and you’ll have a highly spiced and salty snack.
It’s worthwhile to check out pumpkin spice, pepper, curry powder..… No matter your favourite spice flavors – simply toss them at the seeds. I counsel making an attempt 1/2 teaspoon for one cup of pumpkin seeds to begin as a result of chances are you’ll crush them with spices.
Have you ever roasted pumpkin seeds? How do you taste them?
Roasted Pumpkin Seeds Recipe
Makes 1 cup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook dinner time: 20 min
Elements
1 cup pumpkin seeds
1 teaspoon canola oil
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
salt to style
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment. Take away massive strings from pumpkin seeds and unfold on baking sheet. Toss the seeds with oil, sugar and cinnamon. Roast for 20 mins (or till golden brown). Toss seeds after about 10 mins to cook dinner flippantly (or you’ll skip it). After the seeds cooled, retailer them in a tightly sealed container. The seeds will have to stay contemporary for every week.
Diet Info
One 1/4 cup: 163 energy, 13.2 g fats, 2.3 g saturated fats, 4.5 g carbohydrates, 0.5 g sugar, 9.5 g protein, 3.8 g fiber, 114 mg sodium, 5 Inexperienced, 5 Blue, 5 Pink WW SmartPts
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