Roasted Pumpkin Seeds || Recipe by OceanRecipes

Roasted Pumpkin Seeds are the most popular and delicious seeds that people like to eat. If you want to know that how to roast pumpkin seeds, you are in the right place. Here you will find the best, easy and simple way to make spicy roasted pumpkin seeds. You can enjoy these seeds throughout fall and winter. Moreover, you can even roast the seeds of other similar hearty squashes and think about butternut, spaghetti squash, and delicata squash seeds too. 

Furthermore, the way of cooking stays the same, although you may find the smaller seeds don’t need as much time in the oven. You must save the seeds from your pumpkins this year and try to make roasted pumpkin seeds for a healthy, crunchy snack. In case, if you’re carving a Jack-O-Lantern, then you don’t need to waste the goodness inside, just follow this easy step-by-step guide and enjoy the seeds.

By following our method you can enjoy Roasted Pumpkin Seeds with almost anything from your spice cabinet. Boiling the seeds in common salted water for almost five minutes before roasting helps to fully clean and season them. But you have to keep in mind that,  pat the boiled seeds very dry otherwise they will not brown or crisp.

What to do with pumpkin seeds?

Don’t throw out all the seeds at a time to make a tasty and healthy snack in just a few simple steps to add flavor and irresistible texture to each bite. Furthermore, pumpkin seeds are composed of two main parts; the first part is a cream-colored shell and the second part is kernel or pepita which is olive green in color. Both of these parts are edible, so you can’t go wrong roasting the whole seed and enjoying the best taste and nutritional benefits.

Ingredients:

• ¾ cup of the raw pumpkin seeds
• One tablespoon olive oil
• Half teaspoon kosher salt
• ¼ teaspoon of the garlic powder
• ¼ teaspoon of the paprika, optional
• ⅛ Teaspoons of black pepper

Method of roasted pumpkin seeds:

Step #1

Firstly preheat your oven to 350°F (177ºC). And then, wash pumpkin seeds in a colander to remove all the pulp and fibers from it and thoroughly dry with a common towel.

Step #2

In a small size bowl, you have to combine pumpkin seeds, olive oil, salt, garlic powder, paprika if you’re using, and black pepper. After that, you have to lightly grease a sheet pan with olive oil. And then, you have to evenly spread the seasoned pumpkin seeds on your sheet pan.

Step #3

In this step just bake until your seeds are toasted and crunchy, about twelve to fifteen minutes. Now you have to stir in it after every five minutes for even toasting, and check for doneness with each stir by tasting one seed for crunchiness.

Lastly, transfer the roasted pumpkin seeds seasoning to a large size bowl to cool down.