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Autumn snack fun: simply make roasted pumpkin seeds yourself

2021-11-09T12:13:43.321Z


Do you always throw away pumpkin seeds when cooking and baking? Big mistake: you can make a crispy and healthy snack out of it!


Do you always throw away pumpkin seeds when cooking and baking?

Big mistake: you can make a crispy and healthy snack out of it!

Autumn is here and with it the pumpkin season!

Whether soup *, oven pumpkin, cake or other recipes: There are many great delicacies that can be made from the orange-colored vegetables and for the preparation of which you often remove the kernels inside and throw them away.

There is a great way

to roast

the

pumpkin seeds for an easy and healthy snack

.

When properly roasted and small to medium sized, the kernels are wonderfully crispy and easy to eat.

Pumpkin seeds also provide you with many important nutrients, such as:

B. Vitamin A, iron, zinc and unsaturated fatty acids.

So: don't throw away your pumpkin seeds!

Also read:

The saving tip for the pumpkin season: How to cut it open without physical strength.

Healthy snack: roasting pumpkin seeds - the ingredients

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Do you love pumpkin seeds?

Just roast them yourself and make a crispy snack out of them.

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  • fresh pumpkin seeds, e.g.

    B. from a Hokkaido pumpkin

  • 1 tbsp salt

  • 1 tbsp olive oil

Also delicious:

crispy roasted chickpeas: the snack without a guilty conscience.

Roasting pumpkin seeds: this is how it works

Working time: 5 minutes


Rest time: approx. 12 hours


Baking time: 25 minutes

  • Remove the pumpkin seeds from the pumpkin with a tablespoon and soak them in salted water overnight.

    In this way, the remaining pulp loosens from the seeds and they take on a taste.

    Then pour off the water and let the kernels dry for a few hours.

  • Spread the pumpkin seeds on a baking sheet, spread olive oil over them and roast them in the oven at 200 ° C top / bottom heat for about 20-25 minutes.

    Turn several times so that they brown evenly.

    Do not let them get too dry or they will lose their taste.

  • Then let it cool down and eat the roasted pumpkin seeds with or without the shell as desired.

  • For a

    spicy variant

    , you can flavor the olive oil beforehand with garlic, chilli powder, curry or other spices.

    Store the roasted pumpkin seeds in a sealable can.

    Happy snacking!

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