Pumpkin Seeds

Halloween in right around the corner and a lot of you will be carving pumpkins.  Here is a great Pumpkin Seed recipe to try.

Ingredients

2 cups raw pumpkin seeds

5 tablespoons sugar (divided)

¹⁄₂ teaspoon  salt

1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

3 tablespoons butter             

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 250 degrees F.
2. On foil lined cookie sheet (I fold up all four sides of foil to form a lip so they don't slide off), spread out seeds in a single layer.
3. Toast in oven for 45-50 minutes, stirring several times until seeds are dry & starting to brown.
4. When seeds are toasted, melt butter in a large skillet over med-high heat.
5. Add seeds & 2 Tablespoons of the sugar. Stir until sugar is melted. About 1 minute.
6. In medium sized mixing bowl, stir together the remaining 3 Tablespoons of sugar with the salt & pumpkin pie spice.
7. Add pumpkin seeds from skillet to mixing bowl & stir until coated