How To Roast Pumpkin Seeds

Nia Rouseberg Author: Nia Rouseberg Time for reading: ~2 minutes Last Updated: August 08, 2022
How To Roast Pumpkin Seeds

Pumpkin has recently become a very popular ingredient in various dishes. Housewives are happy to use pumpkin to make soups, stew, bake, prepare drinks, jams, sauces from pumpkin.

 
 

How long to roast pumpkin seeds

Pumpkin has recently become a very popular ingredient in various dishes. Housewives are happy to use pumpkin to make soups, stew, bake, prepare drinks, jams, sauces from pumpkin.

After cooking these dishes, seeds always remain. Don't rush to throw them away. Rinse well, dry, and fry at a convenient moment. Roasted seeds can then be added to soups, salads, pastries, or simply eaten as a healthy snack.

Roasted pumpkin seeds have a very pleasant taste, which is somewhat similar to the taste of roasted peanuts. In addition to the fact that roasted pumpkin seeds are very tasty, their regular use has a great effect on the state of blood vessels, blood, heart, and skin.

You can roast pumpkin seeds in a frying pan, in the oven or in the microwave. Choose the method that you like the most.

Recipes with pumpkin seeds

Recipes with fresh pumpkin ingredient

Option 1
in a frying pan
Option 2
in the microwave
Option 3
in the oven
Ingredients:
  • pumpkin seeds
  • fresh pumpkin
We will need:
  • Colander
  • Pan
  • wooden spoon

How to fry pumpkin seeds in a pan step by step instructions with photos

Step 1

 

For work, we need a frying pan, a colander, a spoon, unpeeled pumpkin seeds.

Step 2

 

If there is such a need, then pre-rinse and dry the pumpkin seeds.

Step 3

 

Place the dried pumpkin seeds in the pan. The layer of seeds should not be thick.

Step 4

 

Roast the pumpkin seeds over low heat without a lid, stirring constantly, until slightly golden. This will take approximately 30 minutes. Adjust the degree of roasting of seeds individually.

Step 5

 

Immediately after reaching the required degree of roasting, remove the pan from the heat, and be sure to pour the seeds onto a wide flat object (kitchen board, dish) in one layer. Let the seeds cool. In a hot pan, the seeds will be roasted and may be overcooked, but transferred to another place and quickly cooled, they will remain in such a degree of roasting as you like.

Ingredients:
  • pumpkin seeds
We will need:
  • Microwave utensils
  • Colander
  • wooden spoon

How to fry pumpkin seeds in the microwave step by step instructions with photos

Step 1

 

For work, we need pumpkin seeds, microwave dishes, a colander, a spoon.

Step 2

 

If there is such a need, then pre-rinse the seeds and dry well.

Step 3

 

Arrange the seeds in a single layer in a microwaveable dish.

Step 4

 

Cook at 800 W, turning on the oven for 1 minute and then stirring. The amount of time will depend on the number of seeds and their degree of moisture. Every minute you need to mix the seeds and try the degree of roasting. Usually the whole process takes 4-5 minutes.

Step 5

 

The seeds are ready.

Ingredients:
  • pumpkin seeds
We will need:
  • baking sheet
  • Colander
  • wooden spoon
  • parchment paper

How to roast pumpkin seeds in the oven step by step instructions with photos

Step 1

 

For work, we need pumpkin seeds, a colander, a baking sheet, parchment paper, a wooden spoon.

Step 2

 

If there is such a need, then rinse the seeds and dry well.

Step 3

 

Put parchment paper on a baking sheet, and pumpkin seeds in one layer on top.

Step 4

 

Preheat oven to 190°C. Place the baking sheet with the pumpkin seeds on the middle rack of the oven. Stir the seeds every 5 minutes. Approximate roasting time for pumpkin seeds in the oven is 20-25 minutes.

Step 5

 

The seeds are ready.

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