Minnie / November 13, 2014

Candied Pumpkin Seeds

Remember the other night when I carved that pumpkin on a Saturday mid-November?

Yeah that crazy Skinny Minnie social life right? 😛

Anyway, so the plan was to get the pumpkin seeds for a pumpkin seed cook off at work. I ended up getting extremely sick and missed yesterday, so now I’m stuck with all these pumpkin seeds.

I did want to share the recipe though! They are a crunchy, tasty delight!

Warning: these aren’t exactly the Skinniest of recipes.. more a little bonus treat. They do have sugar, but they are so yum!

Here’s what you’ll need:

1 1/2 cups raw pumpkin seeds
4 Tablespoons of coconut oil
3 Tablespoons of pure maple syrup
1/4 cup brown sugar
1-2 teaspoons of cinnamon

Serves 9- One serving is 1 oz of pumpkin seeds

When you use the pumpkin seeds you want to make sure they are clean from any pumpkin pulp. I actually rinsed mine off, removed all of that and put them on a sheet pan overnight to let the sticky stuff dry off.

Melt the coconut oil (takes about 1 minute in the microwave), and add to a small mixing bowl. Add the maple syrup and brown sugar. Mix until combined. It will be a thick gelatinous caramel like consistency.

Add the pumpkin seeds and toss, fully coating each. I add the cinnamon here 🙂