Best Ever Pumpkin Seeds Made Traditional and Sweet & Spicy
These pumpkin seeds and so yummy! It's my mom's recipe and I've never had anyone else make them this way. You leave the goo on the seeds and smother them in butter and bake till golden brown! Another twist is to take these delicious little morsels and toss them in a mix of sugar and autumn spices to make a Sweet & Spicy pumpkin seed that you won't be able to stop eating!
Equipment
- 1 Baking Sheet To bake your seeds prior to adding Sweet & Spicy Mixture
- 1 Non-Stick Skillet To toss your pre-baked seeds in oil and sugar
Ingredients
- 1 Pan Pumpkin Seeds Remove the stringy pumpkin insides leaving the goo on the seeds-do not rinse
- 1/2 Stick Butter
- 1-2 Tsp Salt
Sweet & Spicy Mixture
- 1 TB Olive Oil
- 1 TB Sugar
- 2-3 TB Sugar
- 1/4 Tsp Salt
- 1/4 Tsp Cumin
- 1/4 Tsp Cinnamon
- 1/4 Tsp Ginger
- 1/4 Tsp Cayenne Pepper
Instructions
- Dry seeds at 250 degrees for 2 hours according to traditional recipe with butter
- Saute dried seeds in pan with 1TB Olive Oil then add 1TB Sugar
- Mix and let cook for about 2 minutes
- Mix in a bowl the 2-3 TB Sugar and all the spices
- Add sauteed seeds to the above mixture and mix to coat
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