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Candied Pumpkin Seeds

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Cook Time 15 minutes
Servings 4
Author Puneeta

Ingredients

  • 1 cup of Pumpkin Seeds raw and shelled
  • 1/4 cup of Sugar brown, turbinado, cane work best here
  • 1/4 tsp Himalayan Pink Salt to finish it
  • 1 tsp of Canola Oil to coat the pan.

Instructions

  • Add the oil in the pan and heat it through.
  • Add in the pumpkin seeds and toss them around. It will take approx. 10 mins of med-low heat but let them toast a little and some will even change colour.
  • Add in the sugar and toss.
  • Stir and let he sugar blend and coat the pumpkin seeds
  • Turn the heat off and spread them out on a baking sheet
  • Let them finish in the oven at 250 degrees Faherheit. They will crisp up a little and make sure they don't get clumpy in the jar
  • Afterwards let them cool completely and store in an airtight glass jar. Unless you and the kids have finished them while you were waiting for them to cool down. And that's OK too!