Sweet n' Spicy Pumpkin Seeds. I was leary of this recipe being too "hot" for my children but No! This is a fantastic way of using the seeds leftover from Halloween pumpkins. Cut hole in bottom of pumpkin and scrape out seeds.
You can have Sweet n' Spicy Pumpkin Seeds using 7 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Sweet n' Spicy Pumpkin Seeds
- It’s 1 cup of Pumpkin Seeds.
- You need 5 tbsp of granulated sugar.
- It’s 1 tsp of ground cumin.
- Prepare 1 tsp of ground cinnamon.
- It’s 1 tsp of ground ginger.
- You need 1 pinch of cayenne pepper.
- It’s 1 1/2 tbsp of butter.
Pumpkin seeds are good source of protein, minerals and fibre. Roast them in the oven or on the stove top. Pumpkin seeds must be completely dried out in the oven before combining with spices. These toasted pumpkin seeds make a tasty Halloween snack.
Sweet n' Spicy Pumpkin Seeds instructions
Cut hole in bottom of pumpkin and scrape out seeds..
Rinse well to remove pulp. Pat dry..
Preheat oven to 250°.
Line pan with parchment paper and spread seeds in even layer..
Roast until dry. About 1 hour..
In small bowl, mix 3 Tbl. Sugar, the cumin, cinnamon and ginger. Set aside..
In nonstick pan, melt butter..
Once butter is melted, add seeds and stir to coat. Then sprinkle with the remaining 2 Tbl. of sugar..
Cook until sugar begins to caramelize, about 1-2 minutes..
Pour seeds in bowl of spices and stir or shake to coat..
Store seeds in airtight container up to one month (if they last that long)..
Cut pumpkin open from the bottom, removing seeds with a long-handled spoon. Separate flesh from seeds, and reserve the flesh for another use. Arrange seeds in a single layer on a paper towel-lined baking sheet. I couldn't find unsalted pumpkin seeds so I used salted and omitted the salt in the recipe. The combination of sweet and spicy in this recipe will keep people coming back for more!
