Sweet Pumpkin Seeds

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.