A great way to make your pumpkin seeds into a sweet and healthy treat. They smell so good and taste even better!
Ingredients
- pumpkin seeds, rinsed and: 3 cups (dried)
- butter: 3 Tbsp (melted)
- ½ teaspoons vanilla sugar: 3 piece (divided)
- ground cinnamon: 1 Tbsp (divided)
- white sugar: 0.5 tsp
- vanilla extract: 0.5 tsp
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Stages of cooking
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Preheat oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C).
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Place seeds in a mixing bowl. Pour melted butter over seeds; stir to coat. Combine 1 teaspoon vanilla sugar (see Cook's Note), 1 teaspoon cinnamon, and 1/2 teaspoon white sugar in a small bowl; mix well. Stir in vanilla extract. Spread sugar mixture over seeds, stirring to coat evenly.
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Spread seeds over a baking sheet in a single layer. Combine 1 teaspoon vanilla sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon in a small bowl; sprinkle over seeds.
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Bake seeds in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Remove baking sheet from oven, stir seeds, and spread evenly on baking sheet again. Combine 1 teaspoon vanilla sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon in small bowl and sprinkle over seeds. Return seeds to oven for 30 more minutes.
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Remove seeds from oven. Sprinkle remaining 1/2 teaspoon vanilla sugar over seeds, and return to oven for 5 minutes. Remove from oven, pour into a serving bowl, and serve warm.
