{"id":12665,"date":"2014-10-24T08:11:37","date_gmt":"2014-10-24T14:11:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.survival-spot.com\/survival-blog\/?p=12665"},"modified":"2017-02-28T15:52:00","modified_gmt":"2017-02-28T21:52:00","slug":"how-to-roast-pumpkin-seeds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.survival-spot.com\/survival-blog\/how-to-roast-pumpkin-seeds\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Roast Pumpkin Seeds Like a Boss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong><em>Updated: 10\/24\/16<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Halloween pumpkin carvers &#8211; don&#8217;t toss out the guts! Make use of those leftover pumpkin seeds with this delicious<!--more--> recipe.<\/p>\n<p>Roasted pumpkin seeds are a healthy and delicious snack that often gets tossed out with the garbage.<\/p>\n<h2>Here&#8217;s how to roast pumpkin seeds:<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.survival-spot.com\/survival-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/cleaning_out_pumpkin_seeds.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-12881\" title=\"cleaning_out_pumpkin_seeds\" src=\"https:\/\/www.survival-spot.com\/survival-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/cleaning_out_pumpkin_seeds-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Cleaning out pumpkin seeds\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.survival-spot.com\/survival-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/cleaning_out_pumpkin_seeds-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.survival-spot.com\/survival-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/cleaning_out_pumpkin_seeds-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.survival-spot.com\/survival-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/cleaning_out_pumpkin_seeds.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><strong>1.<\/strong> Rinse the pumpkin flesh off the outside of the seeds using water and your hands.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2.<\/strong> Soak the pumpkin seeds in salt water (brine) for about half an hour.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3<\/strong>. Drain the brine from the pumpkin seeds using a strainer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4<\/strong>. Place seeds into large bowl and coat with a small amount of olive oil.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5.<\/strong> Add the following seasoningss to the bowl and mix until seeds are evenly coated:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 tablespoon seasoned salt or meat tenderizer<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon garlic powder<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon onion salt<\/li>\n<li>1 clove fresh garlic, crushed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>6.<\/strong> Spray some Pam or other non-stick spray onto a large cookie sheet.<\/p>\n<p><strong>7.<\/strong> Take seeds and spread them evenly on the cookie sheet.<\/p>\n<p><strong>8.<\/strong> Bake in the oven at 425 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until seeds are lightly toasted.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.survival-spot.com\/survival-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/pumpkin_seeds_roasting_pan.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12883\" title=\"pumpkin_seeds_roasting_pan\" src=\"https:\/\/www.survival-spot.com\/survival-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/pumpkin_seeds_roasting_pan-300x264.jpg\" alt=\"Pumpkin seeds in roasting pan\" width=\"250\" height=\"214\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cool and serve!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>MORE:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.survival-spot.com\/survival-blog\/home-canning-basics\/\">Make the Most of Your Fall Harvest<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.survival-spot.com\/survival-blog\/survival-girls-self-sufficient-series-pt-1-make-your-own-butter\/\">How to Make Your Own Butter<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.survival-spot.com\/survival-blog\/survival-girl-series-pt3-make-your-own\/\" target=\"_blank\">Make Your Own Survival Items<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.survival-spot.com\/survival-blog\/11-survival-tv-shows-worth-watching\/\">11 Survival TV Shows Worth Watching<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"120 Useful Books For Your EOTW Library\" href=\"https:\/\/www.survival-spot.com\/survival-blog\/120-useful-books-for-your-eotw-library\/\" target=\"_blank\">120 Useful Books for Your Survival Library<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-17591 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.survival-spot.com\/survival-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/ChrystlePoss-SurvivalSpotBlogProfile.jpg\" alt=\"Survival Spot Blog Owner\" width=\"127\" height=\"137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.survival-spot.com\/survival-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/ChrystlePoss-SurvivalSpotBlogProfile.jpg 659w, https:\/\/www.survival-spot.com\/survival-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/ChrystlePoss-SurvivalSpotBlogProfile-279x300.jpg 279w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 127px) 100vw, 127px\" \/>***This article was contributed by Chrystle Poss a.k.a. \u201cSurvival Girl\u201d, Owner of this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.survival-spot.com\/survival-blog\/\">Survival Blog<\/a> and devoted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.survival-spot.com\/survival-blog\/beginners-guide-to-prepping\/\">Prepper<\/a>. She has been writing articles on survival and emergency preparedness since 2006. You can find her work on various websites and publications.***<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Updated: 10\/24\/16 Halloween pumpkin carvers &#8211; don&#8217;t toss out the guts! 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