No Oil Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
Try a Halloween healthy snack without any oil! Pumpkin seeds are easy to make in a few short minutes with your favorite seasoning. Baked in the oven or new air-fryer directions provided.
Servings: 10 servings
Calories: 36kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup pumpkin seeds
- garlic salt to taste
Instructions
Oven directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Remove pumpkin flesh from seeds; rinse seeds but do not pat dry; just shake off the extra water.
- Lay the seeds on a non-stick pan or a Crisper Copper Pan in a single layer (just shake a little)
- Sprinkle with garlic salt or any seasoning you prefer
- Bake for 30 minutes or until brown and crisp
- Allow cooling
- Pour into a cute Halloween bowl
- Great as a snack or on top of salads or soups
Air frier Directions
- Spread the seeds in the fryer basket evenly.
- Cook at 360F for 10-15 minutes. Shake the basket half way through for even roasting.
- After they are done, take out and check whether they are crisp to your liking. If not, air fry them for additional 3-5 minutes.
- Let them cool, adjust the seasoning to your taste and enjoy the snack
Notes
Although most recipes for simple roasted pumpkin seeds require oil and cooking spray, pumpkins seeds are easy to make without both.
Recently, I made Pumpkin Rigatoni for dinner. So, I was faced with the "goop" inside the pumpkin and decided to roast the seeds. I haven't roasted pumpkin seeds in years, so I wondered what would happen if I didn't use oil.
Instead of drying them overnight as my mom did, I rinsed them and roasted them right away. I also used my Crisper Copper Pan. This way, the seeds could roast vented.
Nutrition
Calories: 36kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.004g | Sodium: 0.4mg | Potassium: 52mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 0.1g | Vitamin A: 1IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 3mg | Iron: 1mg