createPepitas (Roasted Pumpkin Seeds)
Submitted by John on 19 November 2007 - 8:52pm.
Waste not. I like to roast my pumpkin seeds when I’m making pumpkin puree for pie or have them left over form my Halloween Jack-O-Lantern. Pepitas are a popular ingredient in Mexican cooking, but I prefer to roast them and enjoy them as a snack.
Ready
- Seeds from pumpkin
- Salt or favorite seasonings.
Set
- Spoon
- Prepared baking sheets (silpat, parchment, lightly buttered)
Go
- After you hollow out pumpkin, separate seeds form fiber.
- Rinse with cold water and lay them out on parchment paper to dry completely.
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Spread seeds in one layer onto lightly greased baking sheets.
- Bake for 15 minutes, or until lightly brown.
- Sprinkle with salt or seasonings to taste.
- Can be stored covered for a couple of weeks.
What you should know
I like mine with garlic salt or cajun seasonings.
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Re: Pepitas (Roasted Pumpkin Seeds)
Submitted by Jane Dough on 5 November 2010 - 4:07am.
That’s so funny. i had the same problem. Kids loved it though. And they loved eating the homemade pepitas.
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I really like this recipe as it takes something I used to toss in the trash and turns it into something tasty.
One word of warning. The recipe says to dry the seeds “completely” before putting them in the oven. I was in a rush and only gave them a quick dry. Whoops. The seeds started popping like popcorn in the oven. It still turned out, but it took me a while to figure out what was going on.