After carving the pumpkin, simply roast the pumpkin seeds for an interesting fall snack.
Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
- 1 cup pumpkin seeds, cleaned
1 tablespoon LAND O LAKES ® Butter, melted
1/4 teaspoon salt
- Heat oven to 350°F. Combine pumpkin seeds, butter and salt in medium bowl.
- Place mixture onto ungreased 15 x 10 x 1-inch jelly-roll pan.
- Bake for 30 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes, until seeds are dry and begin to brown.
Makes 4 (1/4-cup) servings.
VARIATION: Garlic Roasted Pumpkin Seeds: Omit salt. Prepare as directed above except use 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt. Bake as directed above.
Nutrition Facts (1 serving):
Calories: 320
Fat: 27 g
Cholesterol: 10 mg
Sodium: 180 mg
Carbohydrates: 8 g
Dietary Fiber: 2 g
Protein: 19 g