Seeds

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 cup raw cleaned pumpkin seeds (preferably from a sugar pumpkin)
• 4 cups water
• 4 teaspoons salt
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1 tablespoon white sugar, or to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 55 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 35 mins


• place pumpkin seeds, water, and salt in a saucepan, bring to a boil, and reduce heat to medium; boil seeds for 10 minutes. drain seeds but do not rinse. pat seeds dry with paper towels and spread out a work surface or a baking sheet for 30 minutes to dry.
• preheat oven to 250 degrees f (120 degrees c). line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• melt butter in a large microwave-safe bowl until melted, about 1 minute. toss seeds in the melted butter and mix in 1 tablespoon sugar, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, and cardamom; toss again to coat seeds thoroughly with spices. spread seeds out the prepared baking sheet in a single layer.
• bake in the preheated oven until toasted and crunchy, 45 minutes to 1 hour. stir several times during baking. sprinkle toasted seeds with 1 tablespoon sugar or as desired; cool before serving.