Almost every year, when we carve a pumpkin for Halloween, we make a tasty snack out of the seeds. My oldest son, Tristan, loves to help make these. He thinks they are delicious, too.

Items Needed:

• Pumpkin/Seeds
• Carving Knife
• 11 x 13 Baking Pan
• ½ stick of butter
• Salt

Directions:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Put the butter in the pan, place in oven and let it melt. Remove when melted.
• Carve your pumpkin by cutting a circle around the top of the stem. Remove.
• Pull out the insides of the pumpkin, making sure you remove all the seeds.
• If you wish, carve out a design or face on your pumpkin and use it for an outdoor decoration. I always like to put a tealight candle in mine and set it by my front door.
• Take the seeds and remove the excess guts, the orange slimy insides, from the seeds.
• Put the seeds in the baking dish, making sure you coat each one with butter by stirring. Its best to just have one layer of seeds.
• Salt the seeds.
• Bake in the oven about 30 – 45 minutes.
• If you like your seeds extra crispy, you can turn on the broiler, and toast the seeds for about 2 – 3 minutes.
• Remove from oven.
• Let cool.
• Enjoy!

This is an easy healthy snack that you can make at home that has become one of our family traditions. I hope you give it a try.

Have Fun!

Amy