Sunday, October 23, 2011

Savor the Seeds

My boyfriend and I carved our first pumpkin together, leaving us with a pot full of fresh pumpkin seeds!  As John was reading aloud various options to roast and season the little suckers, one recipe stuck with me- Halloween Flavored Roasted Pumpkin Seeds.

What You'll Need-
pumpkin seeds, apple cider, brown sugar, pumpkin pie seasoning (cinnamon, ginger, lemon peel, nutmeg, cloves, cardamom, star anise, fennel black pepper)

The Steps-
First, take the seeds out of your pumpkin and rinse using a strainer.  I left mine to dry over night but I'm sure you can just jump right into step two.
Then, boil your seeds in apple cider for ten minutes.
Next, strain the seeds and smother them with a spoonful of butter.
Last, sprinkle about two handfuls of brown sugar and a spoonful of spice mix and mix it all up.  Bake it at 250 degrees for about an hour.

Since I've never roasted seeds, I taste tested them and stirred them around about every 20 minutes.  At about an hour they were the perfect crispy and the sugar/spice mix was caramelized on.  I asked John if he could taste the apple cider and he said, "All I taste is good!"  I definitely agree.





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