Vickys Roasted & Caramelised Pumpkin Seeds, GF DF EF SF NF.
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Ingredients of Vickys Roasted & Caramelised Pumpkin Seeds, GF DF EF SF NF
- It's 260 g of fresh pumpkin seeds (2 cups).
- You need 150 g of granulated sugar (1.5 cups).
- Prepare 1 tsp of Mixed Spice for baking / Pumpkin Pie Spice.
- Prepare 2 tbsp of melted sunflower spread.
- Prepare 1 tsp of vanilla extract.
Vickys Roasted & Caramelised Pumpkin Seeds, GF DF EF SF NF instructions
- 1 large pumpkin should yield the amount of seeds required but as always feel free to scale the recipe up or down as needed.
- Wash any pumpkin flesh from the seeds and soak in water for a couple of hours.
- Let dry on kitchen paper or a clean tea towel overnight until dry.
- Preheat the oven to gas 3 / 150C / 300F and line 2 baking trays with parchment paper.
- Spread the seeds out between the trays and roast for 45 minutes until golden, shaking the trays a couple of times throughout.
- Mix 50g (1/2 cup) of the sugar with the sweet baking spice and set aside.
- Put the rest of the sugar in a saucepan with the vanilla and sunflower spread over a medium heat.
- Stir until the sugar has caramelised, then stir in the seeds to coat.
- Toss the seeds in the spice mixture previously set aside and enjoy the sweet, crunchy treat!.
- You can use shop bought seeds for this. Just skip straight to step 5.
- You can use savoury seasonings too, just like you would for popcorn. Plain salt & pepper, or paprika, garlic and onion powder with some parmesan, maybe chilli powder, cumim, powder and a bit of salt?.