Vickys Roasted & Caramelised Pumpkin Seeds, GF DF EF SF NF

Name: Vickys Roasted & Caramelised Pumpkin Seeds, GF DF EF SF NF
Total time: 3000 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 260 g fresh pumpkin seeds (2 cups); 150 g granulated sugar (1.5 cups); 1 tsp Mixed Spice for baking / Pumpkin Pie Spice; 2 tbsp melted sunflower spread; 1 tsp vanilla extract

Vicky@Jacks Free-From Cookbook @allergyfriendlycook

Scotland

A lot of pumpkins sold for carving purposes have no flesh inside which defeats the purpose of cooking with them in my opinion, but they still have their seeds. Most people will just throw them away, not realising you can make a delicious snack from them. Check out my savoury version too!

Vicky@Jacks Free-From Cookbook @allergyfriendlycook

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Ingredients

50 minutes

4 servings

260 gfresh pumpkin seeds (2 cups)
150 ggranulated sugar (1.5 cups)
1 tspMixed Spice for baking / Pumpkin Pie Spice
2 tbspmelted sunflower spread
1 tspvanilla extract

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Steps

50 minutes

1

1 large pumpkin should yield the amount of seeds required but as always feel free to scale the recipe up or down as needed
2

Wash any pumpkin flesh from the seeds and soak in water for a couple of hours
3

Let dry on kitchen paper or a clean tea towel overnight until dry
4

Preheat the oven to gas 3 / 150C / 300F and line 2 baking trays with parchment paper
5

Spread the seeds out between the trays and roast for 45 minutes until golden, shaking the trays a couple of times throughout
6

Mix 50g (1/2 cup) of the sugar with the sweet baking spice and set aside
7

Put the rest of the sugar in a saucepan with the vanilla and sunflower spread over a medium heat
8

Stir until the sugar has caramelised, then stir in the seeds to coat
9

Toss the seeds in the spice mixture previously set aside and enjoy the sweet, crunchy treat!
10

You can use shop bought seeds for this. Just skip straight to step 5
11

You can use savoury seasonings too, just like you would for popcorn. Plain salt & pepper, or paprika, garlic and onion powder with some parmesan, maybe chilli powder, cumim, powder and a bit of salt?

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Vicky@Jacks Free-From Cookbook @allergyfriendlycook

on October 19, 2016 12:49

Scotland

Check out Amazon for Jacks Free-From Cookbook Volume 1 - Cakes & Cupcakes exclusively on Kindle!!Everything I post is free from gluten, dairy, eggs, soy and most are peanut and tree nut-free too. Check out my facebook page, Jacks Free-From Cook Book, for more recipes and related posts.I'm a mother of 3 wonderful children, one of which has serious food allergies. The recipes I post are made specifically with my son in mind so we can all enjoy the same family meals together and he so isn't left out of any occasion.I hope I can help others in the same situation and show you that where there's a will, there's a way!