Roasted pumpkin seeds are amusing and wholesome snack to make together with your youngsters, particularly after you simply completed carving your pumpkin!

Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

I’ve fond youth reminiscences of my mother roasting the pumpkin seeds when we carved our jack-o-lanterns. We might assist her lead them to, and assist her devour them too! As an grownup, I nonetheless love snacking on those crunchy roasted seeds. Not anything fancy, simply tossed with some kosher salt and frivolously sprayed with just a little olive oil. Some folks peel the surface off, however I devour them pores and skin and all! For a extra decadent model, I even have Smokey BBQ Spiced Roasted Pumpkin Seeds. To make use of the remainder of our pumpkin, I additionally made home made pumpkin puree to make use of in some pumpkin recipes.

Substances

• Recent pumpkin seeds from one pumpkin
• olive oil spray
• Kosher salt, to style

How To Roast Pumpkin Seeds

1. Get ready The Pumpkin Seeds: After putting off seeds from the pumpkin, draw back any pumpkin bits and strings. Position the seeds in a colander and rinse underneath chilly water. Take a look at to take away any ultimate pumpkin residue.
2. Drying: Unfold the seeds out on a towel and pat dry. Let them air-dry for a couple of hours or in a single day. This may increasingly assist in attaining a crispy consequence.
3. Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 300°F (165°C).
4. Seasoning: Unfold the seeds out flippantly on a sheet pan and spritz in every single place with olive oil, season in every single place with salt, to style.
5. Roasting: Roast the seeds within the preheated oven for 20 to half-hour, or till golden brown. Be sure you stir or shake the tray each and every 5 mins to make sure even roasting and to stop burning. For crispier seeds, go away them extra time.
6. Cooling: As soon as accomplished, take away from the oven and allow them to cool at the baking sheet. The seeds will turn out to be crunchier as they cool.

Pumpkin Seed Taste Permutations:

1. Candy Cinnamon Sugar: Toss seeds with oil, sugar, and cinnamon proper after roasting.
2. Pumpkin Pie Spice: Toss seeds with oil, sugar, and pumpkin pie spice proper after roasting.
3. Smokey BBQ Pumpkin Seeds: Toss seeds with onion powder, garlic powder, smoked paprika, cayenne pepper, brown sugar proper after roasting. See recipe right here.
4. Chili Lime: Toss seeds with olive oil spray and Tajin or chili-lime seasoning.
5. Highly spiced Chili: Toss seeds with olive oil spray, chili powder, paprika, and a slightly of cayenne.
6. Garlic Parmesan: Toss seeds with olive oil spray, garlic powder, and grated parmesan.
7. Curry Flavored: Toss seeds with olive oil spray, salt and curry powder.

Extra Pumpkin Recipes: