How do you roast pumpkin seeds?

[staci]

We are carving our pumpkins now, and dh wants the seeds, and I have NO IDEA what to do with them. Any ideas? DO I just stick them in the oven?

 

[Towncrier]

Did a quick google search and found the following:

Roasted Pumpkin Seed Snacks

First, have an adult cut a pumpkin in half or cut the top off so you can scoop out the seeds. Remove the seeds from the strings and place the seeds in a single layer on a baking sheet. Add a bit of salt and bake them in a 250°F oven until they are dry (30 to 60 minutes). Stir them occasionally.

 

[r3ngels]

I have always dried them first and then baked them at a higher temp but your directions seem easier... I'm going to try it.

 

[disneychrista]

The reciepe I just used has you coating in butter or oil, salt/season to taste and bake at 350 for 30 mins.

 

[Albertan mom]

Just finished carving pumpkins (including one with a mickey head on it!)
and was wondering how to do the seeds.

I log onto the Dis, do a search, and voila! there is my answer!!


Thankyou!!!

 

[staci]

Thanks everyone! They're in the oven now!

 

[suzadrew]

I just took mine out of the oven but they're not very good. I don't know what I did wrong. I make them every year but this year they're just awful

 

[Holly]

I coat them with olive oil, sprinkle them with salt, allspice, and nutmeg, and bake them.

 

[tar heel]

We've just cleaned them off and baked them in the past, and they were never good. The home economics extension agent here had a recipe in her newspaper column. It says to boil them 10 minuites in salted water. You then drain and dry them on paper towels before coating them with butter or oil and baking at 250 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes.

 

[Lil_Tink]

Oh. If I had a pumpkin.

 

[tar heel]

Our pumpkin seeds were WONDERFUL. I'd highly recommend the recipe I posted earlier.