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Introduction
- Pumpkin seeds were once thought of just to part of the leftover detritus after you'd carved a jack-o'-lantern, but no more! Now more and more people know that you can cook them in a multitude of ways, including roasting and microwaving. Plus, they're healthy, and if you're carving a pumpkin, you definitely have them on hand. Why not enjoy them today?
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Preparation
- You can't quite cook the seeds straight out of the pumpkin, but it's almost that easy.
- If you'd prefer not to lose the pumpkin flesh flavor, use a damp kitchen towel to wipe off the seeds.
- Otherwise, rinse them off and pat dry with a kitchen towel.
- OPTIONAL: For a stronger salty flavor, boil seeds in salted water, as suggested here. Let simmer for 10 minutes before draining and drying.
- NOTE: If you want to eat seeds with the shells on, Simply Recipes recommends using sugar pumpkins, not larger carving ones. If your seeds are from a carving pumpkin, you may have to remove the outer hull before eating.
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Cooking Methods
- Roasting, or toasting, your pumpkin seeds means putting them in a hot oven or skillet. Alternatively, you can cook them in the microwave. You can flavor them practically any way your tastes lie.
- NOTE: The recipes below are based on a pumpkin yielding about one and a half cups of seeds.
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Oven Roasting
- Oven roasting is the simplest recipe for deliciously browned pumpkin seeds.
- Pre-heat your oven to 300 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Toss seeds in a bowl with one to two tablespoons of melted butter or olive oil.
- You can use margarine instead of butter, or substitute another type of oil for the olive oil.
- For a lower-fat version, skip the oil and butter and use cooking spray on your baking pan.
- Place in a single layer in an oven-safe dish or on a baking sheet.
- Sprinkle with salt.
- Bake for 30 - 40 minutes, or until they start to brown, stirring every 10 minutes.
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Variations
- If you'd like, add other flavors in as well as salt. This recipe suggests baking with garlic salt and Worcestershire sauce.
- This recipe calls for sugar, cumin, ginger, and cayenne pepper.
- And this variation goes with Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, and hot pepper sauce.
- Or choose any flavors you like and bake away, such as:
- Curry powder
- Cinnamon
- Maple Syrup
- Honey
- Nutmeg
- Tabasco Sauce
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Skillet Toasting
- You can also roast your seeds in a stovetop frying pan. Just be careful to stir and/or shake the seeds as they're cooking in the skillet, so they don't burn!
- Heat one to two tablespoons cooking oil or butter in your skillet, on medium heat.
- When the oil's hot, add your cleaned seeds.
- Stir and flip as they cook, which should take no more than five minutes.
- When the seeds are nicely browned and toasted, remove them from the skillet.
- Place them on a paper towel to drain excess oil.
- Season as you like (adding a little salt is always delicious).
- Let them cool, then enjoy!
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Microwave
- This microwave recipe is quite easy to make, and still tasty, but be aware that only oven or skillet preparation gives you truly roasted seeds.
- Melt two tablespoons of butter (or margarine) in a microwave-safe dish (about 30 seconds).
- Place your prepared cup and a half of seeds in the dish, making sure they're in a single layer.
- Sprinkle with salt, or any other seasonings you'd like.
- Set your microwave for eight minutes.
- After two minutes, check and stir.
- Start the microwave again, and check after another two minutes.
- After the six minute mark is passed, continue checking and stirring at one-minute intervals, or until the cooked seeds have a golden color.
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Eat Your Pumpkin Seeds
- Let the seeds cool enough so you won't burn your mouth, then enjoy!
- Or keep them for about a week, sealed tight in a container.
- You can cook with the seeds by adding them to other dishes, like:
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More Recipes
- This recipe uses raw, hulled seeds in brittle.
- This pesto recipe also calls for uncooked, hulled seeds.
- Or you can use toasted, hulled seeds in praline.
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Resources for How to Cook Pumpkin Seeds | Add a Link
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Martha Stewart: Toasted Pumpkin Seeds
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Martha Stewart: Sweet and Spicy Recipe
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Recipezaar: Perfect Toasted Pumpkin Seeds Recipe
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AllRecipes: Roasting Pumpkin Seeds
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Food Network: Hilda's Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
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Recipezaar: Spiced Pumpkin Seeds
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AllRecipes: Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
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Simply Recipes: Toasted Pumpkin Seeds Recipe
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AllRecipes: Sweet and Spicy Recipe
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Recipezaar: Roasted Pumpkin Seeds Recipe
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Yahoo! Health: What's so great about pumpkin seeds?
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Recipezaar: Sweet and Spicy Recipe
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Chowhound: Your favorite way to use pumpkin seeds?
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Epicurious: Pumpkin Seed Brittle
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Chowhound: Pumpkin Seeds
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About.com: Skillet Recipe
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Epicurious: Pumpkin Seed Praline
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University of Alaska Fairbanks: Pumpkin Seeds (204 KB)
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Epicurious: Pumpkin Seed Pesto
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About.com: Microwave Recipe
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Martha Stewart: Toasted Pumpkin Seeds