one pumpkin's trash is another woman's treasure

Growing up, my favorite part about carving pumpkins was what my mother would do with the seeds. If your like me, you may not carve the prettiest pumpkin, but you do get a few delicious seed snacks out of the gourd. So instead of throwing our the innards, collect them, take any pumpkin pieces and stringy pumpkin bits off of the seeds, and dry them on some paper towels.

Oh, and get creative :)

Salt and Pepper Pumpkin Seeds

2 cups pumpkin seeds (make sure they are totally dried)

2-3 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil (enough to just coat all the seeds)

1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

*Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. 

*Spread the seeds onto a baking sheet. Coat the seeds in olive oil.

* Sprinkle the salt and pepper onto the seeds. Move the seeds around with a spatula to ensure that all the seeds have an equal coating of seasoning

*Bake in the over for about 12-15 minutes. Once they start getting golden brown, the seeds are done.