How to Roast Pumpkin Seeds

So you've carved that Halloween pumpkin and what are you left with? Lots of pulp and plenty of seeds. If you want to save a couple of bucks and prepare a healthy snack that your family will love try this easy and quick recipe for roasting pumpkin seeds

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 2 cups of pumpkin seeds
• 1 TBSPN olive oil
• Salt to taste
• Optional spices

1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees

2. Rinse seeds, cleaning off any major chunks of pumpkin

3. Toss pumpkin seeds with oil and seasonings of your choice. Some of my favorites are garlic powder, cayenne pepper, red pepper flakes, onion powder. Mrs. Dash blends are a great choice if you're watching your salt intake

4. Spread pumpkin seeds in a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake for 45 minutes or until golden brown. Stir occasionally

[jillmaria]

on 8/19/2009 Great advice! Pumpkin seeds are SO healthy and delicious, but costs are escalating. I also set aside seeds to dry and store for next year's gardening.

[bake4u]

on 10/8/2008 AWESOME, with the markets increasing for anything they can call nuts, this is great, thanks