Fiery Pumpkin Seeds Recipe

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These spicy seeds from our Taste of Home Test Kitchen will warm you when cooler temperatures come to call. Take note: little ones may find them too hot for their liking.

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Fiery Pumpkin Seeds Recipe

Prep: 5 min. Bake: 45 min. + cooling

Yield: 4 Servings

5 45 50

Ingredients

1 cup fresh pumpkin seeds
2 teaspoons Louisiana-style hot sauce
1 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon pepper

Directions

In a small bowl, toss the pumpkin seeds with hot sauce. Combine the chili powder, salt, cumin, cayenne and pepper; sprinkle over seeds and toss to coat. Spread into a greased foil-lined 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan.
Bake, uncovered, at 250° for 45-50 minutes or until seeds are lightly browned and dry, stirring occasionally. Cool completely. Store in an airtight container. Yield: 1 cup.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1/4 cup) equals 76 calories, 3 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 306 mg sodium, 9 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 3 g protein.

Originally published as Fiery Pumpkin Seeds in Backyard Living September/October 2006, p42