I know Halloween was quite a while ago now, but I have only just got around to making this post! I love Halloween, its always good fun and one of the best bits (other than the copious amounts of chocolate) is carving a pumpkin!
You can't eat much of a carved pumpkin, but the seeds, they are fantastic roasted! They are really simple to do and they only need a few seasonings to taste delicious. You can use any spices you like depending on your taste!
Give them a go! (you can also roast other squash seeds, I roasted spaghetti squash seeds the other day and they were just as good!)
Recipe: (makes enough for a bowl full)
- One large Pumpkin
- Good glug of Olive Oil (can use melted coconut oil too)
- Salt
- Pepper
- Garlic Granules (dried garlic)
- Cayenne Pepper
To make:
- Preheat the oven to 200c. Make sure the pumpkin seeds are dry, tip them on to the baking tray and add the oil and spices and then mix.
- Spread the seeds out so they cover the tray evenly. Then roast them for about 15-20mins, but keep an eye on them as the ones around the edge will brown more quickly.
- Roast until light golden brown, try one to see that they are slightly crisp. Then allow them to cool and tip them in to a pretty bowl and enjoy!
Photo how to:
Mix the seeds with the oil and spices
Spread the seeds evenly on the baking tray and then roast
The spices I used and my pumpkin hiding behind!
The finished seeds should look a bit like this
Then serve them in a little bowl with some drinks!
My pumpkin this year! Happy (belated) Halloween!
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