Ingredients

The following ingredients have 6 Servings
  • 1 1/2 cup raw pumpkin seeds with shell (about 1 medium pumpkin’s worth)
  • 1 Tablespoon olive oil (avocado oil or butter)
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3/8 teaspoon garlic powder (optional if flavoring with popcorn seasoning at end)
  • 1 Tablespoon salt (for boiling water)

Instruction

  • Cut off top of pumpkin and scrape all stringy fiber and pumpkin seeds from inside.
  • Separate seeds from pith and place in colander. Rinse thoroughly picking any extra pumpkin mixture off seeds.
  • Bring 2 cups of water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Salt the water.
  • Pour in the pumpkin seeds and cook for 5 minutes.
  • Drain in colander then place on paper towels and blot them dry.
  • Place in a medium bowl and pour in oil or butter the sprinkle seasoning over them.
  • Toss to coat.
  • Preheat air fryer to 360 degrees for 4 minutes.
  • Place the seeds into the basket of the air fryer and roast for 15 minutes, shaking every 5 minutes to make sure the pumpkin seeds cook evenly.
  • Remove basket and pour pumpkin seeds onto a cookie sheet that has been lined with parchment paper.
  • Let cool. If seasoning with popcorn seasoning, sprinkle on while still warm then cool on cookie sheet.
  • Store in airtight containers.