Description
Don't waste all those yummy seeds from carving a jack o' lantern! You can roast pumpkin seeds for a crunchy snack you can't get enough of! The best part is not only is this recipe easy it's a healthy snack too!
Ingredients
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- 4 cups Water
- 1/2 Tbs. Salt
- 2 cups Pumpkin Seeds (unwashed)
- 2 Tbs . Butter (melted)
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1/4 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1 tsp Worcestershire Sauce
Instructions
- Clean the outside of the pumpkin you will be using before removing the top and scraping out the insides aka pumpkin guts.
- Use your fingers to remove as much of the pumpkin guts as you can and place them in a measuring cup. You'll need about cups of seeds.
- Toss the seeds in the bottom of a pot. No need to clean seeds first. You just need most of the pumpkin goo off them.
- Pour 4 cups of water over the seeds.
- Add 1/2 Tbs salt and stir the contents of the pot together.
- Place the pot on the stove top over medium high heat.
- Bring to a boil and boil the pumpkin seeds in the salt water for 10 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 300 degrees.
- Line a cookie sheet with aluminum boil or parchment paper.
- Drain the seeds and place them in a small bowl.
- Melt the butter carefully in the microwave.
- Whisk in the 1/2 tsp salt, garlic salt and Worcestershire sauce.
- Pour the butter mixture over the pumpkin seeds and stir to coat all the seeds.
- Dump the pumpkin seeds onto the prepared baking sheet and spread them out into a single layer.
- Bake at 300 for 45-60 minutes.
- The pumpkin seeds should be golden brown and crunchy!
- This delicious snack can be served warm or cooled!
- Store cooled roasted seeds in an airtight container.
Notes
- For varied flavors omit the garlic powder, salt and worchestershire sauce. Use any seasoning blend or even spice blend of your choice.
- Nutritional Disclaimer
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