Move over, traditional pumpkin seeds… here come sugared pumpkin seeds and they’re sweeter than you could ever be. For a unique spin on pumpkin seeds, try these yummy treats.
This recipe also works awesome for sugared pecans, walnuts, almonds.
Sugared Pumpkin Seeds
Preheat oven to 250°F.
- Pumpkin seeds from two sugar pumpkins (or pie pumpkins)
- 2 egg whites
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup white sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Dash of freshly ground nutmeg
Separate pumpkin seeds from stringy pumpkin bits. Discard stringy pumpkin insides and rinse seeds. Dry rinsed seeds a little bit with a clean dishtowel and set aside.
Beat egg whites until frothy. Then stir in the remaining ingredients until seeds are well-coated.
Line the baking sheet with parchment paper and spread pumpkin seeds onto a baking sheet.
Bake seeds for 60-90 minutes, stirring every 10-15 minutes. Sugarcoating will harden as seeds cool.
These are great in salads.
I made these and they are SOOOOO good, I could not stop eating them. Now a week later my 5 yo daughter says, while we were riding in the car today, “I LOVE pumpkin seeds, they are my favorite MEAL!!!” It totally cracked me up, she would never eat them before so it has to be your recipe. Thanks again!