I’ve made roasted pumpkin seeds every single year since my mom let me help as a kiddo. Every year someone asks me to post the recipe, but I’ve always been like, “nah- it’s not really a recipe!” I thought it would be fun to post our recipe this year just in case there is even ONE of you out there who hasn’t tried making them. They are delicious and a fun autumn tradition. I can’t wait to teach my kiddos this little recipe someday too!
Ewwww! Just kidding. I actually LOVE the smell of pumpkin guts. It’s a childhood memory thing, I think.
First remove all of the seeds from the inside of a pumpkin. Place them into a large bowl removing as much pulp as possible as you go.
Soak the seeds in some warm water then strain to remove the rest of the pulp.
Add a tablespoon of oil to the seeds and spread them out in one layer across a baking pan. The goal is to avoid clumps so they cook evenly and don’t stick together. Sprinkle a little Lawry’s on all the seeds.
Bake at 350°F for about 10 minutes. To keep them from burning I like to stir them halfway through with a spatula. Watch them carefully because they burn easily. You’ll know they’re done when most seeds are golden in color. I like mine a little overcooked, but that’s coming from someone who likes burnt popcorn. Ha!
Easiest little recipe ever and SO yummy. If you’re out of oil you can use melted butter instead.
Do you have a food that you strongly associate with Autumn? xo. Elsie
Credits// Author and Photography: Elsie Larson
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I loooove roasted pumpin seads they’re such a great and helthy snack! 🙂
Seems like a good way to recycle the seeds instead of throwing them away!
Great idea. Looks yummy and healthy. Can’t wait try it!
xx Mira
These are SOOOO GOOD and simple to make!
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Oh, I love pumpkin seeds. Definitely trying this out! Autumn for me, means freshly picked apples from my parents’ garden, which in turn means loads of apple pie and crumble. I love it!
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Yum 🙂 so nice sprinkled on salads! I absolutely love butternut squash and red pepper soup in autumn 🙂
I have never tried these but I think I might have to give them a go. They’re too easy not to!
I love pumpkin seeds, but have never roasted them…..I don’t think. BUT I know my boys would love to try this. Thanks for sharing and giving me another idea to do this week.
Yum! I’m eating some now! 😀 xoxo
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I love these! I remember my Dad made them once and I thought it was a great idea!
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I’ll have to try because they look delicious and it’s wuite simple!!
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Love it! They look yummy 😡
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Even though my teenage step daughters have out grown the pumpkin carving phase I still love carving pumpkins. Roasting the seeds is a favorite as well. I only discovered it a few years back. It’s a great tradition to start when kids are small. Thanks for sharing one of my favorites!
Lisa
I´m sure I´d like these! 🙂
I tried something new with my pumpkin seeds this year…. Ranch powder. So good!
I’ve never tried roasted pumpkin seeds but will now! Thanks for sharing, maybe this can become a family tradition for me now too 🙂
Claire.x
I have never tried roasting pumpkin seeds… see, that IS a recipe 🙂
I’m a British girl, so Halloween isn’t as big over here and I hadn’t even held a pumpkin until last week when my university flatmate brought one home. We had so much fun scooping and carving it, then I roasted the pumpkin seeds with equal measures of salt, pepper and paprika sprinkled on them. They tasted exactly like BACON!
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You sound exactly like me! I love the smell and the feel of the pumpkin. My sister hates it which is why I got to carve pumpkins for a second time this year to “help” him with his… which meant doing all but drawing the faces 😉 And we like our seeds slightly overcooked too. Sooo good!!!
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I am going to make this recipe today! were carving pumpkins and sadly I’ve never used the seeds but always wanted to. Thanks for sharing. I’m so excited!!
Perfect recipe and I eat it right now. xa
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OMG how innovative and inspiring! Seriously, a recipe for roasted pumpkin seeds? And worse yet, people who have never heard of this or don’t have the know-how to roast pumpkin seeds? Come on!
No offense, but it looks like you are truly reaching for content… maybe it’s time to find some new “passions”?
Yum!! I can’t wait to buy pumpkins and try this. Love the addition of Lawry’s salt. I’m thinking of making a spicy batch this year too!
Looks really simple so I recon I could probably do it myself!
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These sound amazing! There are SO many flavourings you can use too – I love the sound of cayenne o
I have a little question. What kind of huile? And after, you eat everything or only Inside?
It looks great!
This looks so yummy! And it’s so great cause it means you don’t have to throw everything away when carving pumpkins! x
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I have never tried this in my life haha BUT really want to now!
The pumpkin craze isn’t as big in Scotland as it is in the States. We don’t have pumpkin patches (can you believe that!!) That’s my biggest bugbear right now. However, we do have pumpkins in the local supermarkets. I will have to grab one and see how i get on 🙂
Laura xx
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Mmmm! I love cooking the seeds to eat as a healthy snack 🙂
Lulu xx
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uh, I love pumpkin and roasted pumpkin seeds 🙂 and sometimes the easiest recipes, with the fewest ingredients are the best 🙂 thank you so much for sharing and reminding me to make some myself! xx Cici
Thanks for this recipe!
Can’t wait to try it 🙂
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It looks so yum… Nice one
Pumkin seeds are wonderful, and the home roasted ones are the best.
I still haven’t carved my pumpkin this year!! I need to do that soon, and then I can make some yummy roasted seeds 🙂
M.
Going to use the seeds from the pumpkin I’m turning into soup tomorrow and roast them! I’m a hater of leftovers so this is a great recipe. Thanks! 🙂
Mmmmmm I love pumpkin seeds although I have never used Lawrys! Sounds good though, def will be trying that next!
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Making a note of this in my recipe note book! Will deffo be trying them this autumn, such a lovely festive idea!
Roasting pumpkin seeds with my family is one of my most favorite memories as well! I was excited to do so this year now that I’m on my own, but some punks smashed my pumpkins I had on my porch 🙁
Oh well, I guess I’ll have to get more 🙂
You know I was only thinking today what I could do with pumpkin seeds after I carving. You girls always have the answers! X
it astounds me there still exist people who have never roasted pumpkin seeds!
my favorites:
oil and salt
oil, salt and paprika
oil, cinnamon and sugar!!!
foods/drinks that make me get in a “fall” mood:
any kind of hearty soup-usually including carrots and/or potatoes
cinnamon
pumpkin seeds
pumpkin spice lattes
hot tea-I really only drink this in the fall, so it’s kind of “special”
yummy! pumpkin seeds are my fave
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love these, every year!
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Mmmm…
Need to try this one day!
Looks soo great but here in Australia, its Spring right now!
Have a great day 😀
Alex XOXO
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My “reminds me of autumn” food is this cake my grandmother makes. It’s a pumpkin spice cake with cream cheese frosting and it’s fantastic. All of my friends beg me to make it for their birthdays!
I’m so jealous of all you Americans! We don’t celebrate Halloween as much or love pumpkin as much as you here in Australia.
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Looks delicious!
LOOOOOOVE these as a healthy snack!
xoxo PARIS BEE KIDS
Making them now! Also having roast pumpkin for dinner 🙂 Nothing gone to waste! Thanks for sharing this recipe!
AMazing pics! perfect for Halloween time!
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I feel the same with roasted chestnuts
I thought my mom and I were the only two people that liked burnt popcorn!!
I would love to try this! Great idea! I always associate anything cinnamon or caramel or sweet potato with the fall..
xx
Ohhhh! I love roasted punpkin seeds!! I do them every year, I sprinkle cinnamon over mine sometimes too, it gives them that Autumnal feel. I am the only person I know that does this, but then again I am British and we are way behind times on the ‘pumpkin is actually a food, not just for carving’ thing!
This post really made me smile!
Jerra xx
I also loved them as a kid!
I have always wanted to try these! Thanks for the post!
I am craving roasted pumpkin seeds now!! Going out to buy a pumpkin to do this!
Love roasted pumpkin seeds! I do mine sweet with some heat! Sprinkle sugar and little cayenne dusted on top. Yummy!
Great snack for this time of year!
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We are carving pumpkins tonight and will try this recipe for sure!
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I never thought of using Lawry’s – and I love it so I’m gonna try it this year. ( I love burnt popcorn too….)
Martha Stewart says you don’t even have to rinse the seeds…just keep some of the pulp on for flavor. Gotta love Martha being low maintenance 🙂 I’m roasting mine with garlic salt and chili powder. Yum! Thanks for this recipe! I always forget what temperature and how long to bake ’em.
I didn’t have Lawry’s seasoned salt, so i just put turmeric, garlic, and salt on them- im about to put them in the oven so i hope it will taste the same!
they smell so delicious though so i dont think that it will be bad.
love this recipe! keep posting more recipes!!
I’ve just made some with the million seeds saved from carving a bat pumpkin earlier on. They smell divine!
Don’t you need to peel them before you can eat them? I thought they were like sunflower seeds, where you roast and then peel. The peeling part is what scared me away from ever trying this!
I love these! I grew up on them as well and I can’t wait til I can make them for my (imaginary at the moment) children too!
-Beth
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We used these in our granola recipe this weekend and it was awesome thankyou!
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I liked this recipe very much then I made it and I posted in my blog!
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I hope you like it but if you think, it’s not a good idea, that I posted, please tell me!!
Anyway, thank you for the recipe, we love it!!