Candied Pumpkin Seeds
These spiced pumpkin seeds are insanely easy to make and only take 5 minutes. So easy in fact, that you don’t have to wait for your parent’s or your significant other to make them. Since I don’t have a front porch I can proudly display my jack-o-lantern, I rarely carve my own pumpkins. So instead, I buy pepitas, raw pumpkin seeds, as the grocery store (you can find them in upscale or natural food grocery stores in the bulk bin, at specialty stores like Trader Joe’s or at Mexican grocery stores) then candy them on the stove top. Sweet and spicy with a nuttiness, these make great snacks and can even be packaged and given as an easy gift if you’re feeling all DIY. Feel free to substitute or even leave out the spices can be omitted if you just want candied pumpkin seeds or don’t really care for any of those specific spices.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 6 of 9 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Nutmeg | 1 tsp ground (2.2g) | 12 |
| Clove | 1 tsp ground (2g) | 7 |
| Cinnamon | 1 tsp ground (2.6g) | 6 |
| Ginger | 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) | 2 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Pumpkin | not in our table | 0 |
| Seed | not in our table | 0 |
| Vodka | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup (105 g) raw pumpkin seeds
- 1/2 cup (57 g) confectioner’s (powdered) sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 tablespoon vodka