Spicy Pumpkin Seeds Recipe
Last Sunday’s recipe included Spicy Pumpkin Seeds. The ones that I used for that recipe were purchased from the grocery, but I kept thinking that I’d like to make them differently… a little sweeter and a bit less spicy since hubs is not fond of a lot of heat.
Since fresh pumpkin is not always available, and not everyone likes to scoop out the seeds and rinse them, I wanted to start with something that would be available year round. I purchased plain pumpkin seeds that are available at your local store and started to “doctor” them with a bit of this and that, and here is the finished product. I had a few taste testers in the kitchen that day and they all agreed that they liked these much better than store bought.
After they cool, you can store them in a glass jar. I also think these would be great sprinkled on top of soup. Or, you can do as we did and just scoop them up by the handful warm from the oven as a savory treat. Have to say, they lasted less than an hour at our house!
Spicy Pumpkin Seeds Recipe
Yield: 6 - 12 servings
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Simple, savory, sweet and salty!
Ingredients:
6 oz. pumpkin seeds
2 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoons brown sugar
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon light soy sauce
1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
5 drops Tabasco sauce
5 drops Liquid Smoke
Several grinds course saltDirections:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Pour pumpkin seeds into a small bowl.
In a small saucepan melt butter, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, light soy sauce, garlic salt, Tobasco sauce and Liquid Smoke. Stir until blended.
Pour over pumpkins seeds and stir until seeds are evenly coated.
Bake in oven for 15 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes.
Sprinkle with several grinds of course salt.
Cool and serve.
May be stored in container for up to 2 weeks.
Enjoy!
In our hectic world, most of us can't commit to having dinner with our family/friends every night, but maybe we can start to put aside Sunday to be together and share our lives and good food. Let's join together to inspire others to celebrate our old traditions and create new ones. 
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