How to Oven Roast Pumpkin Seeds

There's no need to throw away those seeds after you've finished carving the Halloween pumpkin. Pumpkin seeds make a tasty snack, especially for trail mix, and they are easy to prepare. Here's how you can roast pumpkin seeds in the oven.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Medium pumpkin
• Colander
• Skillet
• 2 tbs. oil or butter
• 1 tsp. salt
• Cookie sheet

1. Remove up to 2 cups of seeds from your pumpkin with a sturdy spoon. Rinse off any pulp from the inside of the pumpkin. It may be easier to use a colander to rinse the pulp from the seeds so that the water can drain into the sink.

2. Pat the seeds dry with a paper towel. Heat the oven to 250 degrees F.

3. Saute the 2 cups of pumpkin seeds in a skillet or a large pan. Stir them with 2 tbs. of butter, or 1 1/2 tbs. of olive or peanut oil. Add 1 tsp. of salt into the mixture. Continue to stir the seeds, butter or oil and salt for 3 minutes.

4. Place your pumpkin seeds on a cookie sheet. Spread the seeds out in one layer so that they can roast evenly.

5. Roast the pumpkin seeds in the oven for 30 minutes. Bake them for another 15 minutes if necessary, or until they are golden brown. Cool the pumpkin seeds on a paper towel or on a rack before eating them.

Tips & Warnings

• Rather than saute the pumpkin seeds, you can also simmer them in water with salt for about 10 minutes before roasting them. Add a tablespoon of oil or melted butter to the bottom of a cookie sheet or a roasting pan. Roast for about 20 minutes at 400 degrees F if you want to shorten the cooking time. Check the seeds frequently if you use melted butter as that can burn easily.
• Vary the flavor of your pumpkin seeds by using seasoning salt. Use hot salt or cayenne pepper if you want them to be spicy.

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