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posted by Christy Denneyon Oct 24, 202441 comments »
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Roasted Pumpkin Seeds are easier than you think. If you’ve ever wanted to know how to roast pumpkin seeds, I’ll teach you. This roasted pumpkin seeds recipe is perfected by my husband, full of seasoning! So when you’re carving those Jack o’lanterns for Halloween,use this recipe for a crunchy snack.
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ROAST PUMPKIN SEEDS
I’m going to be honest, my least favorite part of carving pumpkins is cleaning out the seeds. Sure I love Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins, Pumpkin Bread, and Pumpkin Cake. But the actual seeds and slimy pumpkin flesh is pretty gross.
Usually my husband takes on the job of roasted seeds. I would probably just chuck the inner seeds but every year he saves them, cleans them, and makes awesome savory pumpkin seeds.
So this healthy snack is courtesy of The Man Who Ate Everything and his pumpkin seed recipes.
PREPARING YOUR PUMPKIN SEEDS:
- Carve and seed the pumpkin.
- Place the seeds and pulp and all in a large bowl ofwater. This is the easiest way. Clean seeds under cold water and clean pumpkin seeds to remove all of the pumpkin pulp.
- Soak pumpkin seeds in a large bowl filled salt water for a day (or a couple of hours) if you have time.
- Lay out the pumpkin seeds in a single layer on a sheet pan lined with paper towels and dry seeds for another day or until dry before roasting them.
HOW TO ROAST PUMPKIN SEEDS:
- Preheat oven to 250 degrees.
- Stir seeds with melted butter, worcestershire, garlic salt, and onion powder in a small bowl making sure they are fully coated.
- Place seeds in a single layer on a cookie sheet and bake for 50 – 60 minutes (or until brown and crispy) stirring every 20 minutes.
I like to experiment with my camera and learn all I can by trial and error.
To take this floating pumpkin seed picture all I did was put a seed on the end of a 6 inch wooden skewer and stick it in the pile of seeds so that it stands up.
I tried using glue to secure it but it wouldn’t stick so I used some gum I was chewing. Call me Macgyver. Don’t worry, I threw the gummy seed away.
Take the picture from above in AV mode with the lowest aperture setting you can (mine was 2.8) focusing on the single seed so that the background blurs out. Easy right?
OTHER PUMPKIN RECIPES:
- Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins
- Melt in your mouth pumpkin cookies
- Pumpkin Waffles
- Sheri’s Pumpkin Bread
- Pumpkin Pancakes
- Pumpkin Cake
Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
5 from 6 votes
This simple recipe for Pumpkin Seeds is a delicious snack made with an easy spice blend. If you've ever wanted to know how to roast pumpkin seeds, I'll teach you how to make this tasty snack.
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Prep Time: 10 minutes mins
Cook Time: 1 hour hr
Total Time: 1 hour hr 10 minutes mins
Servings: 8 servings
Ingredients
- 2 cups pumpkin seeds
- 3 Tablespoons butter, melted
- 2 teaspoons worcestershire sauce
- 1/8 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1/8 teaspoon onion powder
Instructions
Preheat oven to 250 degrees and line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
Rinse seeds under cold water and make sure all of the strings and pulp are removed. Drain well. Stir seeds with melted butter, worcestershire, garlic salt, and onion powder in a small bowl making sure they are fully coated. Place seeds in a single layer on a cookie sheet and bake for 50 - 60 minutes (or until brown and crispy) stirring every 20 minutes.
*If you have the time here are some tips my husband uses for extra crispy perfect seeds if you have the time: Soak seeds in salt water for a day then lay out the seeds in a single layer and let them dry out at room temperature for another day before roasting them.
Notes
Source: The Man Who Ate Everything
Cuisine: American
Course: Snack
Author: Christy Denney
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published on Oct 24, 2024
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41 comments on “Roasted Pumpkin Seeds”
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Anna E — Reply
Year after year, this is consistently my favorite pumpkin seeds recipe! Thank you!!
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Christy Denney — Reply
Aw awesome
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Trina — Reply
My husband accidentally threw this recipe out, but I found it again because of your catchy blog name, I’ve made this recipe for pumpkin seeds for years! Also works well for spaghetti squash seeds.
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Jennifer in Middleburg — Reply
Y’all need to try this recipe without rinsing or boiling seeds! Just roast and stir for an hour. They have more flavor with gunk attached!
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Christy Denney — Reply
Interesting. I’ll try that.
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Stephanie — Reply
This is the best pumpkin seed recipe! I pinned it to “my favorite recipes” a few years ago and have made it every Halloween since. The whole family loves them. So easy and delicious! Thanks for your fantastic recipes!
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Christy Denney — Reply
I’ll have to tell my husband. Haha.
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Richelle DiGiacomo — Reply
I just love everything you make! I Love reading your post too🤗. Your beautiful Bright and Fun!!!!!
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Christy Denney — Reply
Thank you!
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Jaclyn — Reply
I was wondering how you did that! I was thinking you threw it up then took it as it was floating in the air :). Such a cool pic!
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Crafty Beth — Reply
Thanks Christy–they turned out great! Love the flavor from the butter–yummm.
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Christy {The Girl Who Ate Everything} — Reply
@Crafty Beth,
Yes, I would definitely start off easy on the salt and add it to taste.
Christy -
Crafty Beth — Reply
Question–if I soak my seeds in saltwater, do I cut the salt in the recipe at all? Can’t wait to try these 🙂
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Not Your Ordinary Agent — Reply
great tutorial! i would never have figured that out! thank you.
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Barbie and Kyle — Reply
Prefect! Now I know just what to do with my uncarved pumpkins from Halloween.
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Deborah — Reply
What a creative photo! And I’m so sad that I waited too long to make our pumpkin seeds and they went bad…
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Mandy — Reply
yummy recipe and I LOVE the pictures! It’s gorgeous!
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Cassie — Reply
I love the creative picture!
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Nichole — Reply
They were yummy! Had to wait till Monday since we were out of W. sauce. Worth the wait THANK YOU!
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culinaryneophyte — Reply
Great photo — so creative!
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Samantha — Reply
That picture is amazing. BRAVO!
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my boyfriend cooks for me. — Reply
That picture is awesome!!!! You ARE a photography McGiver!
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Quay Po Cooks — Reply
This is an AMAZING photo! LOVE IT! Brilliant idea from a creative mind!
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A Year on the Grill — Reply
That is so cool… great photo tip
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warmvanillasugar — Reply
Great seed recipe! I love trying out new spices and sauces with my pumpkin seeds every year. I’ll try this one next time!
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Pioneer Cookerella — Reply
Awesome pictures! I wish I would’ve seen this post last night after we carved our pumpkin! We used a slightly different method and instead of crispy, the seeds turned out a bit dry. Not sure why.
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Delishhh — Reply
Great picture. I am making pumpkin seeds in the over right now 🙂
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Jennifurla — Reply
Thanks for sharing your tips, some of the best pictures I have seen today~
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Jenny — Reply
My children were asking if we could do something with all the seeds from pumpkins carving. It is too late this year, but I am going to make some next year.
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oneordinaryday — Reply
What a fun photo. 🙂 Very creative!!
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Tom Baker — Reply
Thanks for the photography technique. I’m gonna try it with other things too. I roast pumpkin seeds every year since I was just a boy and now my wife and I got to do it together for the first time. I love pumpkin seeds but I eat the whole shell…
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Priya — Reply
Gorgeous picture and so generous of you to share the information on how to take the picture. I think I might give it a go with my blog pictures next week.
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Christy {The Girl Who Ate Everything} — Reply
@Mrs.Baron,
The seed and stick are pretty light so it just stood straight up. You may not be able to see but the seeds are in a clear bowl. -
Mrs. Baron — Reply
love the directions for the pic-thank u!! how in the world did the skewer stay up in the pile???? looks amazzzing!
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Dishesdone — Reply
Fantastic picture!
Love spiced pumpkin seeds!
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Thibeault's Table — Reply
Great photo.
Ann
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Tara — Reply
LOVE that picture!!
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Heather @ Side of Sneakers — Reply
That picture is awesome. You’re a genius.
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Carrie — Reply
That’s great! Thanks for the photography tip and the recipe, I’m also taking apart my pumpkins today. 🙂
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Lauren at KeepItSweet — Reply
i never would have thought to soak the seeds, i’ll have to do that when i break into my pumpkin today!
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