Toddler Recipes: Halloween Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
Toddler Recipes: Pumpkin Seed Recipes: Our Favorite...and a Basic recipe too
DESCRIPTION
Our favorite pumpkin seed recipe. Great tasting recipe that you can eat seeds whole or crack open to eat. We made a few adjustments this year and this came
out great! Here is our recipe.
INGREDIENTS
2 cups Pumpkin Seeds
6 Tablespoons butter melted
4 teaspoon Seasoned Salt
1/2 teaspoon Garlic Salt
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
MATERIALS
Cookie sheet
Foil or parchment paper
Wooden Spoon
Bowl
Colander
STEPS
- Rinse seeds well in colander with warm water to remove stringy pumpkin.
- Dry on paper towels and lay in a single layer on a cookie sheet to dry overnight for best results. Do not dry on the paper towels or the
seeds may stick.
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees F
- Line cookie sheet with foil or parchment paper. We prefer parchment paper.
- Combine the seasoned salt, Garlic Salt, Worcestershire, melted butter and pumkin seeds in a bowl.
- Spread the seeds on a cookie sheet in a single layer.
- Bake for about 45-60 minutes or until the seeds are light golden brown. Stir the seeds occasionally while baking.
TIPS AND SUGGESTIONS
Always make sure that your child is ready to eat pumpkin seeds before giving it to them. You may have to remove the shell for them to try tasting without
the harder shell or cook for the full hour to make it "brittle" and easy to eat whole without peeling shell.
If using a toaster oven, temperature and time may vary so watch closely. I usually set toaster over about 25 degrees below recipe recommendations.
Roasting when seeds have dried overnight will produce better results.
Spreading the seeds out in a single layer will also produce better results.
Other things to try adding are pepper, or dash of sugar
If you prefer to crack the shell and only eat the inside, cook for 45 minutes. If you like to eat the entire shell and seed, cook for an hour.
If you prefer the seeds to be saltier, boil in salted water for about 20 minutes. We have not tried this yet but have read this will salt the seed inside
and not just the outer shell.
OTHER IDEAS
Basic Recipe Easy for Anyone to Try! We used this one in the classroom in a toaster oven.
INGREDIENTS
1 1/2 cups Pumpkin Seeds
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1 1/2 Tablespoon Vegetable Oil or Olive Oil
Dash of Seasoned Salt, Garlic Salt or pepper to taste
STEPS
- Rinse seeds well in colander.
- Dry on paper towels and lay in a single layer on a cookie sheet to dry overnight for best results. Do not dry on paper towels or seeds may stick.
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees F
- Line cookie sheet with foil or parchment paper.
- Mix the salt, oil and seeds in a bowl.
- Spread the seeds on a cookie sheet in a single layer.
- Bake for about 45-60 minutes or until the seeds are light golden brown. Stir the seeds occasionally while baking.
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