The fall season is upon us! Cool weather, the turning of the leaves, football, family gatherings, what’s not to love? The fall season also means there’s a cornucopia of seasonal recipes to bring into the mix, and nothing says fall like a pumpkin dish.
Roasted Cinnamon Pumpkin Seeds
Pick a pumpkin from your garden or barter with the headless horseman, there’s a tasty snack to be made from the iconic fall squash. This roasted cinnamon pumpkin seed recipe takes a classic snack and adds a little extra seasonal flavor. Best of all, it doesn’t take a top chef to make!
What you can Grow:
Pumpkins – Grow 1 pumpkin per 2 Garden Grid™ squares (~2 square feet per plant). Water frequently (5 minutes every morning) and make sure they get a lot of sun!
Ingredients:
- 1 Large Pumpkin
- 1/3 Cup of Coconut Oil (or vegetable oil)
- Kosher Salt
- Ground Cinnamon
Prep and Cook time:
- Pumpkin scraping and seed cleaning: 30 minutes
- Cooking: 35 minutes
How to make Roasted Cinnamon Pumpkin Seeds:
- Cut open your pumpkin and collect all seeds.
- Clean pumpkin seeds (place ‘dirty’ seeds in colander and rinse with hot water).
- Boil for 10 minutes in salt water (1 tsp of salt for every half cup of pumpkin seeds).
- Drain and dry the pumpkin seeds.
- Spread the seeds evenly across a greased baking sheet, lightly coat with coconut oil, and lightly coat them with salt and cinnamon.
- Bake at 325 for 10 minutes.
- Let cool and Enjoy!
Updated For Fall 2016
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