Roasted pumpkin seeds are a great snack - and a great reason for growing pumpkins

Pumpkin seeds are a tasty, healthy snack. They are one of the great reasons for growing pumpkins. Along with pumpkin seeds, growing pumpkins will let you make pumpkin soup, pumpkin bread and of course pumpkin pie.

Roasted pumpkin seeds are full of fiber, protein, copper, iron, magnesium, phosphorous and manganese, in addition to amino acids. The potential health benefits from eating pumpkin seed are a fantastic reason for growing pumpkins.

To make roasted pumpkin seeds when you’re growing pumpkins, use the following recipe.

What you’ll need:

• 1 1/2 cups of pumpkin seeds
• 2 tsp melted butter or oil
• Salt to taste

Remove the pumpkin seeds and pulp after your growing pumpkins are harvested (this is a great way to use the insides of your jack-o-lanterns at Halloween). Leaving some strings and pulp on the seeds is okay as it adds some flavor, but clean off any bigger chunks.

In a bowl, toss the pumpkin seeds with the butter or oil and salt. You can also use other seasonings to suit your taste (garlic powder, Cajun seasoning, etc.). Spread the seeds on a baking sheet and bake for about 45 minutes in a 300¡ F oven. Stir them occasionally, until they are all a golden brown color.

Pumpkin seeds are one of the few garden seeds that make a really tasty and healthy snack. This is just one of the great reasons for growing pumpkins, and it can be especially fun when you’re gardening for kids. They get to watch their garden grow, they get to eat great foods, and at Halloween time, they’ll have their own home-grown pumpkins to carve!

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