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Sweet Pumpkin Seeds

Total Time
1h 58m
17m prep ยท 101m cook
Servings
4 people
Rating
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Difficulty
Hard
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๐Ÿฅฌ Vegetarian ๐ŸŒพ Gluten-Free ๐Ÿฅœ Nut-Free โ˜ช๏ธ Halal โœก๏ธ Kosher

My husband asked if I could make a sweet pumpkin seed batch from all the pumpkin seeds we got from carving jack-o'-lanterns.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups raw whole pumpkin seeds
  • 2 tablespoons butter , melted
  • 8 tablespoons white sugar , divided
  • 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon , divided

Instructions

  1. 1

    Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

  2. 2

    Remove pulp and strings from pumpkin seeds. Wash and thoroughly dry seeds.

  3. 3

    Place melted butter in a large bowl. Add seeds and toss until evenly coated. Pour seeds onto the prepared baking sheet. Sprinkle with 2 tablespoons sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon; stir to coat, then spread into a single layer.

  4. 4

    Bake in the preheated oven for 5 minutes.

  5. 5

    Remove from the oven and sprinkle seeds with another coating of 2 tablespoons sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon, stirring and spreading as before. Bake for 5 minutes. Repeat the coating and spreading step one more time and bake for 5 more minutes.

  6. 6

    Remove from the oven and sprinkle seeds with remaining 2 tablespoons sugar; stir and spread into a single layer.

  7. 7

    Bake until sugar is coated onto seeds, about 10 more minutes. Let seeds cool on the baking sheet before eating.

Nutrition Facts

Per serving

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