4 Ways to Upgrade Your Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

Took the trouble to clean the seeds? Make it worth the effort by upgrading your roasting recipes with these ideas from Jana Erwin of Cherryteacakes.com. Here's how:

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Start with:

2 cups of rinsed, dried pumpkin seeds

2 Tbs. melted butter

Roast at 300°F for 30 minutes until toasted.

Then, mix in one of these easy upgrades:

• Curry-licious — 2 Tbs. sweet curry spice
• Maryland Style — 2 Tbs. Old Bay; ¼ tsp. kosher salt
• Hungarian Dance — 2 Tbs. paprika
• Sugar 'N Spice — ¾ cup vanilla sugar ½ tsp. pumpkin pie spice