The Best Way to Roast Pumpkin Seeds | FOOD & WINE

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Coconut sugar has a lower glycemic index, while white sugar is more economical.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil is healthier, while vegetable oil is often cheaper.

Stabilize the pumpkin with a towel and cut it open using a long knife.

Scoop out the seeds and stringy flesh with a spoon.

Fill a bowl with water to help separate the seeds from the flesh; the seeds will float while the flesh sinks.

Use a spider to fish out the seeds from the water.

Boil the seeds in a pot of salted water for about 10 minutes to pre-cook them.

Transfer the boiled seeds to a paper towel-lined plate to dry them off.

Mince fresh rosemary and add it to a bowl with the dried pumpkin seeds, olive oil, salt, and brown sugar.

Toss everything together to coat the seeds evenly with the mixture.

Spread the seasoned seeds in an even layer on a parchment-lined baking sheet.

Roast the seeds in the oven for 15 to 25 minutes, checking and tossing them every few minutes until golden brown.

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