How to Roast Pumpkin Seeds

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By tyinquarter
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Don't throw those seeds away! Make a treat for the kids and yourself!

With fall around the corner and tons of pumpkins being carved up for the season, be sure to save those pumpkin seeds to make a tasty and healthy treat! Take this basic roasting recipe then try adding a variety of spices to create your favorite flavor of roasted pumpkin seeds. You'll never thrown them out again!

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

1 Pumpkin
2 teaspoons melted butter
Pinch of salt
Baking sheet

Step 1

Kids love to help get the seeds away from the slimy, stringy pulp!

Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Cut open pumpkin and use a strong metal spoon to scoop out the inside. Remove the stringy pulp from seeds using your fingers. Place seeds in a strainer and rinse to remove remaining pulp.
Step 2

Don't pile them up!

Toss seeds with 2 teaspoons melted butter and salt. Spread seeds evenly into one layer on a baking sheet.
Step 3

Place seeds in oven and roast slowly. Be sure to turn seeds occasionally. Roast until crisp and golden!

Tips & Warnings

Some folks swear the seeds are better if you soak them in salt water overnight before roasting!
Say no to rinsing! Some gurus claim it rinses away natural taste!
Try olive oil instead of butter to "up" the health benefits of the seeds!
Some spices to liven things up? Try garlic, cumin, cayenne pepper, seasoned salts, cracked black pepper, or your favorite dry seasoning!
Use fresh pumpkin instead of canned for all your recipes and then you'll have plenty of seeds to roast! (And your recipes will taste better)!
Don't rush the roasting! Lower oven temperatures with longer roasting time works best!
Don't over roast! Light golden-brown color produces the best crispy seeds!
Beware the salt! Better to add too little in the beginning the salt when the seeds are finished!