How to Perfectly Roast Pumpkin Seeds + A Quick Tip to Separate Them!

Never throw away raw pumpkin seeds again! Roasted Pumpkin Seeds are so easy to make from fresh pumpkins using only a few simple ingredients. Learn a few tricks to easily separate the seeds, bake them in the oven, and add your favorite spicy, savory, or sweet seasonings. They’re bursting with tons of health benefits and will add a delightful and nutty crunch to a number of Fall recipes.

INGREDIENTS:
1 ½ cups raw pumpkin seeds from about 2 pie pumpkins
2 tsp. oil olive or avocado oil, or butter
½ tsp. salt or other seasonings*

INSTRUCTIONS:
Either cut each pie pumpkin in half lengthwise or cut around the stem and remove it as a “lid”.
Scoop out and remove all of the pumpkin seeds and strings. (You'll get ~¾ cup seeds from one 3-pound pie pumpkin.)
Place the seeds in a colander in the sink. Rinse them under cool running water for 20-30 seconds, running your fingers through to loosen up the seeds. Remove all of the pieces of pumpkin flesh and strings that you can.
For the more stubborn seeds: Hold the pumpkin seed using your thumb and pointer finger, and push it out to remove it from the strings. Place pumpkin seeds that have been separated from the strings back into the colander.
Once all of the seeds have been removed, rinse them again under cool running water to get rid of any remaining strings.
Dry pumpkin seeds thoroughly with a dish towel or paper towel. (If you have the time, let them sit out overnight to dry them completely.)
Roasting Pumpkin Seeds:
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Combine pumpkin seeds, oil or butter, and your seasonings of choice in a large bowl. Toss to completely coat the pumpkin seeds.
Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and spread pumpkin seeds out in a single layer.
Bake in preheated oven for 20-30 minutes, or until pumpkin seeds are crunchy.
Let cool completely before enjoying.

RECIPE NOTES:
One serving is roughly ¼ cup, or 1-ounce, of roasted pumpkin seeds.
If using seasonings other than salt, you’ll need about 1-2 teaspoons.
You can use blackened seasoning, taco seasoning, or even a mixture of pumpkin pie spice and sugar.

[evolvingtable]

Are you roasting up any pumpkin seeds this Fall?

[thisgirlshair]

Lordy! True. I totally won’t want to throw away pumpkin seeds again!

I already had most of the seeds separated from the strings and pulp, and put them in the fridge in foil.

I followed the recipe here to dry them, which I did with a paper towel, since they had already dried a bit in the fridge. I put them in a bowl with a little butter and melted the butter on them for a few seconds in the microwave, then salted them and put them in a 350° oven for 20 minutes. No longer though! Because at exactly 20 minutes, a few of them started popping off the foil in the oven.

Had I not taken them out at this point they would’ve burned. There was only about six seeds that popped off the foil. And this recipe is super tasty! Can eat as is or use them as topping! Nice. From headed to the trash, to delicious! Thanks!

[christinawing]

Or you could put all the seeds and pulp in a large bowl of water...the pulp falls to the bottom amd seeds float to top. Then you just scoop the seeds off the top and toss the pulp. That's all. Happy fall, yall!

[judithstorck]

Thank you so much. I just emptied a carving pumpkin (saving the seeds) and processed the meat cut in 1 inch & smaller chunks to pressure can for making cat food in the future (when we stop getting deliveries from Chewy because of the diesel shortage and then if the store shelves are empty). Pumpkin and/or Sweet Potato are some of the ingredients in some recipes I found on YouTube for homemade cat food. So I wanted to make roasted pumpkin seeds for my Husband and you supplied me with that recipe. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Judi

[carolmurray]

I just made some using some Creole seasoning and a dash of Ranch seasoning. They are GREAT! And, yes, they did taste like popcorn.

[rhondabailey]

YES..."mind blown"❣I immediately searched pepitas vs regular pumpkin seeds. It has bugged me for years to see there's a difference but get no explanation. Thank You ~I think you would appreciate some videos in a channel called AFRICAN KETO DIET. She dehydrated a whole pumpkin to powder it. ...even the stringy part

[brendadodd]

I never knew the difference between papitas and pumpkin seeds. I just though the papitas were inside the shell of the pumpkin seed. Thank you. First time doing this as I have never had a fresh pumpkin before. Someone gave us a large one.

[j.s.vismale]

I tried it they where delicious and almost tasted like popcorn🍿

[wiseguy]

Just made these and they are delicious! Super simple! Spot on!

[RahulKumar-houn]

I am a big fan of your videos as they are so informative. After watching your videos I started consuming raw pumpkin seeds from true elements. I have also started using it in different recipes and it turned out to be super yum.

[Just_Jennie]

When I make them this way, I get flaky stuff. The seed has a translucent film on it that flakes off. I noticed if I let the seeds dry for a week I can pinch off that translucent film off of the seeds, but it’s time consuming pinching it off of each seed. Do you have any other ideas how to remove that filmy stuff?

[Lmr]

Place you pumpkin innards in a big bowl or in the sink. Fill until loose seeds float and skim those off the top. Now start squishing the attached seed. As they release they will float. Super easy and only take a few minutes.

[argonwheatbelly]

So it's basically: gather the seeds, optionally soak to separate, optionally boil them for 10 minutes, dry, season, and roast them for 20 to 30 minutes at 350F.

[mamamamadi]

Love it! A cute holiday decoration + a yummy snack!

[silvermediastudio]

About 20 seconds of actually useful information in this video.

[StopBSing]

My kids want some from their Halloween pumpkin, I'm like mo problem I got this 😆

[dogsbyfire]

I was going to throw mine out, but you’re so enthusiastic that I am motivated to give this a try. Thank you!

[ismaelEscalera]

Is pumpkins seeds eaten with it's shell?

[avenqer]

I really want to know what BIGGS does to their Pumpkin Seeds because I have to hold myself back from eating a whole bag! Love them! I assumed that they may soak them but everything online seems to suggest that it just makes the shells come off. That's where all the fiber is!

[sim]

does pre-boiling the seeds make a difference at all?