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Salty, Crispy Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
One of the best parts of carving a fresh pumpkin is enjoying roasted pumpkin seeds as your reward! This recipe yields salty, crispy pumpkin seeds that the whole family will love snacking on.
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 30 mins
Servings: 3 cups
Calories: 508 kcal
Course:
Snacks
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 3 cups raw fresh pumpkin seeds
- 4 cups water
- 2 tablespoons salt
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- sprinkle with seasoning salt garlic powder, curry, etc
Instructions
- Cut the top off of the pumpkins. Scrape out the insides of the pumpkin, getting all of the seeds and pulp. I use a spoon to make sure that I clean the pumpkin out well.
- While you are cleaning out the seeds, try to separate the seeds from the stringy pulp, place the seeds into a large colander and the strings into the garbage.
- Once done, rinse the seeds in the colander to clean the seeds as much as possible, but don't worry the next step cleans them really well!
- Place 2-3 cups of seeds into a stockpot. Add in the 4 cups of water and 2 tbsp of salt.
- Boil the seeds until they are slightly grey-ish, around 15-20 minutes. Scoop any pumpkin pulp off the top of the water as it floats off the seeds and throw out.
- Drain the seeds completely.
- Place the seeds onto clean kitchen towels to dry off.
- Place onto baking sheets and leave overnight to dry out.
- The next day, preheat your oven to 200 °F.
- Toss the seeds with the melted butter and olive oil, adding any seasonings you want at this point. We love seasoning salt!
- Dry out in the preheated oven for another 30 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes to ensure the moisture is evaporating.
- Raise the oven temperature to 300 and bake for another 45 minutes, or until they are raelly dry and crispy brown on the outside.
- Remove and enjoy.
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Notes
- Season these however you want! Curry, garlic, seasoning salt, anything goes!
- If you want them saltier, add another tablespoon of salt into the boiling water.
Nutrition Information
Calories
508kcal
(25%)
Carbohydrates
7g
(2%)
Protein
19g
(38%)
Fat
48g
(74%)
Saturated Fat
12g
(60%)
Cholesterol
20mg
(7%)
Sodium
4740mg
(198%)
Potassium
518mg
(15%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
237IU
(5%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
39mg
(4%)
Iron
6mg
(33%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 3cups
Amount Per Serving
Calories 508
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 508kcal | 25% |
| Carbohydrates | 7g | 2% |
| Protein | 19g | 38% |
| Fat | 48g | 74% |
| Saturated Fat | 12g | 60% |
| Cholesterol | 20mg | 7% |
| Sodium | 4740mg | 198% |
| Potassium | 518mg | 11% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 237IU | 5% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 39mg | 4% |
| Iron | 6mg | 33% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.