Cinnamon Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

I have been reading lately that pumpkin seeds have all sorts of health benefits.  I know they are delicious tossed into a fresh green lettuce salad to add some crunch.  So, I have been trying to come up with different and interesting ways to incorporate them into the home culinary landscape.   These Cinnamon Roasted Pumpkin Seeds are a twist on the usually roasted pumpkin seeds.  The cinnamon sugar combination in this recipe gives the plain raw pumpkin seeds a boost of flavor.

What you will love about this Cinnamon Roasted Pumpkin Seed recipe:

Easy

Crunchy

A little sweet

Portable

Healthy snack

Topping for ice cream

Supplies For You Cinnamon Roasted Pumpkin Seeds-

I found a bag of raw pumpkin seeds for a very reasonable price and used most of the bag for this recipe.  The original recipe has been adjusted just slightly by changing the oil to coconut oil and the sugar coconut palm sugar, which are both my preferred choices these days.

How To Make Your Cinnamon Roasted Pumpkin Seeds-

Cooking at a relatively low temp, 300 degrees, allows the pumpkin seeds to cook slowly and not burn.  You might want to adjust the amount of sugar, cinnamon, and salt to your liking.  Ghee may work as a replacement for the coconut oil, however, I have not tried this substitution yet.  If you do, please do let us know in the comments. 🙂  Check out this post for a tutorial on how to make your ghee.

P.S. – Your house will smell amazing as these are baking!

Eat them on their own or toss into your favorite ice cream.

Hope you are having a great week!  Enjoy!

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Cinnamon Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

40 mins

Total Time

50 mins

 

An easy, tasty snack using raw pumpkin seeds.

Course: Snack

Cuisine: American

Servings: 14 1/2 cup

Calories: 58 kcal

Author: Christine Galvani

Ingredients

• Peheat oven to 300 degrees F.
• cups One and one half of raw pumpkins seeds
• 2 tablespoons coconut oil
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1-2 tablespoons coconut palm sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Instructions

1. In a medium-sized bowl, place pumpkins seeds, cinnamon and coconut oil. Toss together until well blended.
2. Spread pumpkin seeds in a single layer on a baking sheet.
3. Bake in the oven until pumpkin seeds are lightly toasted, about 40 minutes.
4. Remove pumpkin seeds from oven and place in a medium-sized bowl. Pour sugar over the pumpkin seeds and toss to mix. Set aside to cool
5. Store in an airtight container for up to a week.

Nutrition Facts

Cinnamon Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

Amount Per Serving

Calories 58 Calories from Fat 45

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 5g 8%

Saturated Fat 2g 10%

Sodium 43mg 2%

Potassium 55mg 2%

Total Carbohydrates 1g 0%

Protein 2g 4%

Vitamin C 0.2%

Calcium 0.5%

Iron 3.4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Recipe Source: here