Pumpkins are pretty much my favorite thing on earth. I'm totally not over exaggerating. Besides all the wonderful pumpkin flavored food out there, pumpkin seeds are a fantastic snack. This past weekend we carved pumpkins and I made sure everyone saved their seeds so that I could roast them up.
While carving the pumpkins we just tossed the pumpkin seeds in a large bowl removing as much fleshy pumpkin pulp as possible.
1. Rinse the pumpkin seeds well.
2. Place on a baking sheet and let them dry over night. I let mine dry for almost 24 hours and they came out perfect.
3. Spray them with a generous coating of cooking spray and place them in a 250 degree F preheated oven for an hour. About every 15 minutes stir them around so that the seeds around the outside of the tray make their way to the middle of the tray.
4. When they are golden brown spray them one more time with cooking spray and sprinkle about 1/2 tsp of salt over them. Bake for an additional 5 minutes then remove them from the oven and let them cool.
Pumpkin seeds make an awesome snack but I also love to top my salads with them. I also saw a really great recipe on Pinterest for Pumpkin Seed Hummus.
How do you like to eat pumpkin seeds?
| Nutrition Facts | ||||||
Serving Size 1/4 Cup
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Amount Per Serving
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Calories 81
Calories from Fat 59
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% Daily Value*
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Total Fat 6.6g
10%
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Saturated Fat 1.2g
6%
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Trans Fat 0.0g
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Cholesterol 0mg
0%
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Sodium 152mg
6%
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Total Carbohydrates 1.5g
1%
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Dietary Fiber 0.5g
2%
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Protein 4.0g
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Nutrition Grade D+
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* Based on a 2000 calorie diet
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