Carving Pumpkins? Make Roasted Pumpkin Seeds!

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Carving Pumpkins

The easiest recipe of all time is….are your ready for this? Roasted Pumpkin Seeds!

Carving pumpkins is an all-time event every year come September through October when pumpkins are in-season.

I remember as a young kid my family would make a weekend out of carving pumpkins and after taking out all the “guts” we would separate all the stringy stuff, called pulp, from the seeds and make roasted pumpkin seeds. It was such a fun event from start to finish. Wonderful memories were made and have stuck in my head even after all these years.

Don’t Toss The Seeds

Carving pumpkins this season or making a fall dish using any type of pumpkin, butternut squash or acorn squash? Whatever you do don’t toss the seeds! Make roasted pumpkin seeds! These seeds make a wonderful snack and I am going to share the easiest recipe of all time with you.

Let’s Make Memories; Make Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

What to do with all the seeds and gunk removed from the inside of a pumpkin? Make the best tasting roasted pumpkin seeds!

Scrape Out The Insides

After carefully cutting off the top of the pumpkin gently remove the insides by using a large kitchen spoon and scrape out the insides from the side of the flesh of the pumpkin and set aside until ready to begin working with the seeds.

Remove Pulp

Separate the seeds from the pulp. Discard pulp or place in the compost bin. Put seeds in a sieve and rinse under cool water. After rinsing seeds pat dry.

Ingredients:

• non-stick cooking spray
• salt to taste

Make Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Place seeds on a baking sheet making sure seeds are flat on pan and not on top of each other. Evenly spray seeds with non-stick cooking spray.

The other ingredient is salt. And since this is kinda tricky because not every pumpkin produces the same amount of seeds there is no definite measurement of salt therefore it is recommended to pour some salt into the non-dominant palm of your hand. If you want to get technical, pour about 1 teaspoon of salt in the palm of your hand (note: not all of the teaspoon will be used). Using your dominant hand pinch up some salt and sprinkle over the pumpkin seeds on baking sheet.

Bake for about 20 minutes. Remove from oven, stir seeds and then continue baking for about 10 more minutes or until desired brownness and crispness.

Remove from oven, allow to cool and enjoy your pumpkin seeds!

Uses For Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

Most times roasted pumpkin seeds are eaten as a snack. They can also be enjoyed on a salad or in soups. Please let me know how you use your pumpkin seeds in the comments! Your feedback keeps me going and I hope you love these roasted pumpkin seeds as much as I do. Again, Enjoy!

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