Pumpkin seeds

Fozzi43

I see these mentioned a lot here but how is the best way to eat/cook them?

Sorry if it's a dumb question :blushing: not sure I!d like them on their own :noway:

Aventuria

I like them in veggie stir fry. Or on salad. Yummy!

diadojikohei

Munch on them straight from the packet, grind them and add to porridge in the morning for a nutty flavour, toast them and add to salad, mix into yogurt with banana.... just experiment until you find something you like!
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Fozzi43

Thanks for the tips, I love porridge so will try them in that

jasonheyd

Every October we roast the raw seeds from the jack-o-lantern pumpkins. Just wash the seeds, pat them dry, drizzle with some olive oil (or melted butter), salt & pepper them a bit, and roast on a cookie sheet at ~350F to 375F until they start to brown, stirring them around every 10m or so. It usually takes 20-30m, depending on how brown you like them (and how dry you got them before roasting).

I usually use about 1/4 cp. olive oil per cookie sheet of seeds, and with three medium to large pumpkins we get 2-3 sheets of seeds.

Here are some other spice mixes we've used (per cookie sheet):

1/2 tsp. salt ,1 tsp. cayenne pepper, 1/4 tsp. black pepper, 1/4 tsp. white pepper
1/2 tsp. garlic salt and 2 tsp. Worchestershire sauce
1/2 tsp. salt, 1 tsp. cinnamon, 1/2 tsp. ground ginger, 1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg, 1/2 tsp. ground allspice

You can eat them shell & all if you don't mind chewing a bit more, or shell 'em in your mouth like un-shelled sunflower seeds.

"Pumpkin seeds in the shell contain 285 calories per cup. They also contain 12.42 g of fat and 11.87 g of protein, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Pumpkin seeds that have been husked contain 721 calories per cup." So, before I oil/spice the seeds, I measure them out, total the calories for all of the seeds & oil, and figure a serving is 1/4-1/2 cup.

Ref. http://www.livestrong.com/article/304227-calories-in-pumpkin-seeds-with-the-shell/

Kalynx

I read recently that all nuts and grains should be soaked and then dry roasted for easier digestion. who knew!