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Easy Pumpkin Seed Recipe to Spice up Halloween

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Clark chapter.

            When I was little, my mom would carve pumpkins with my brother and me. We each got to choose our own templates—which of course is the hardest part. But on top of that, we’d have to gut the pumpkin’s insides.

            That’s where my dad came in. He’d take all our seeds and create batches after batches of warm, delicious pumpkin seeds. We stored them in some Tupperware to easily grab some when craved. They were a great, on-the-go snack.

For a savory take, try these.

Ingredients

2 c Pumpkin seeds (raw, whole)

2 T Olive oil

2 t 

1 ½ t Dried thyme

Pinch Salt and pepper

 

Directions

1.      Pre-heat the oven to 300 degrees Fahrenheit.

2.      Toss all of the ingredients together in a bowl.

3.      Place seasoned pumpkin seeds on a cookie sheet covered in a single layer of parchment paper.

4.      Bake for 45 minutes or until the seeds are golden brown.

5.      Stir seeds periodically while baking so they toast evenly.

 

For a sweet, take a whirl at these:

Ingredients

2 c Pumpkin seeds (raw, whole)

2 T Olive oil

1 1/2 T brown sugar

1 t cinammon

1/2 t salt

 

Directions

1.      Pre-heat the oven to 300 degrees Fahrenheit.

2.      Toss all of the ingredients together in a bowl.

3.      Place seasoned pumpkin seeds on a cookie sheet covered in a single layer of parchment paper.

4.      Bake for 45 minutes or until the seeds are golden brown.

5.      Stir seeds periodically while baking so they toast evenly.

 

Monica Sager is a freelance writer from Clark University, where she is pursuing a double major in psychology and self-designed journalism with a minor in English. She wants to become an investigative journalist to combat and highlight humanitarian issues. Monica has previously been published in The Pottstown Mercury, The Week UK, Worcester Telegram and Gazette and even The Boston Globe. Read more of Monica’s previous work on her Twitter @MonicaSager3.