Spiced and Sweet Pumpkin Seeds Recipes
Now that you have carved your pumpkin (or getting ready too) what do you do with all of those seeds? Don’t throw them away! They make the best Halloween treat! Spiced pumpkin seeds and Sweet Pumpkin Seeds are a great way to get your kids involved in a new fun Halloween Tradition! Try both of these pumpkin seeds recipes and tell me which one you like better!
Spiced Pumpkin Seeds Recipe
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 1/2 tablespoons margarine, melted
- 1/2 teaspoon salt (or seasoned salt)
- 1/8 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 2 cups raw whole pumpkin seeds
DIRECTIONS:
- Remove all the pulp and strings from the pumpkin seeds, then wash and thoroughly dry the seeds.
- Preheat oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C).
- Combine the margarine, salt, garlic salt, Worcestershire sauce and pumpkin seeds. Mix thoroughly
- Place in shallow baking dish or parchment lined cookie sheet
- Bake for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
Sweet Pumpkin Seeds Recipe
Ingredients:
- 2 cups raw whole pumpkin seeds
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1/2 cup white sugar, divided
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon, divided
Directions:
- Remove all the pulp and strings from the pumpkin seeds, then wash and thoroughly dry the seeds.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Place the melted butter in a bowl, toss the seeds in the butter to coat, and pour them onto the prepared baking sheet.
- Sprinkle about 2 tablespoons of sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon over the seeds, stir the seeds around to mix the coating, and spread them into a single layer.
- Bake the seeds in the preheated oven for 5 minutes.
- Remove the seeds from the oven, and sprinkle them with another coating of 2 tablespoons sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon, mixing the seeds together and spreading them out as before.
- Bake 5 more minutes.
- Repeat the coating and baking step one more time, and bake the seeds for 5 more minutes.
- Sprinkle the seeds with the remaining 2 tablespoons of sugar, mix, and bake the sugar coating onto the seeds, about 10 more minutes.
- Let the seeds cool on the baking sheet before eating
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