Carving up some cool or creepy pumpkin creations this week? Save those seeds! These five crunchy and delicious recipes, not only taste good, but they protect the skin!
Pumpkin seeds are a skin superfood because they’re so high in zinc. Zinc protects your cell membranes, helps maintain collagen, and promotes skin renewal. Enjoy pumpkin seeds on their own as a snack, add them into a homemade trail mix, or sprinkle them on yogurt or oatmeal.
spicy pumpkin seeds:
season salt, curry, paprika, maryland style,
and sugar ‘n’ spice
Spiced Pumpkin Seeds - for Gorgeous Skin
Ingredients
Maryland Style Pumpkin Seeds
- 2 cups raw pumpkin seeds
- 1/8 cup Old Bay or to taste
- 1/4 tbsp kosher salt
- 2 T. Butter melted
Sugar’n’Spice Pumpkin Seeds
- 2 cups raw pumpkin seeds rinsed and dried
- 3/4 cups vanilla sugar or white sugar but add vanilla extract to the butter
- 1/4 tbsp kosher salt
- 1/2 tbsp pumpkin pie spice
- 1 tbsp Butter melted
Sweet Curry Pumpkin Seeds
- 2 cups raw pumpkin seeds
- 1/8 cup Sweet Curry Spice or to taste
- 2 T. Butter melted
Paprika Pumpkin Seeds
- 2 cups raw pumpkin seeds
- 1/8 cup Paprika or to taste
- 2 T. Butter melted
Seasoned Salt Pumpkin Seeds
- 2 cups raw pumpkin seeds
- 1/8 cup seasoned salt or to taste
- 2 T. Butter melted
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Rinse pumpkin seeds in a colander. Spread out on paper towels and pat dry.
- Put the pumpkin seeds in a plastic bag along with the butter to coat.
- Coat a large baking sheet with cooking spray and spread the pumpkin seeds out in a single layer. Sprinkle the chosen seasoning evenly over the tops.
- Bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven, stirring occasionally, until dry and toasted. Cool for a few minutes before serving.
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