Easiest Way to Prepare Yummy Vickys Roasted & Caramelised Pumpkin Seeds, GF DF EF SF NF

Vickys Roasted & Caramelised Pumpkin Seeds, GF DF EF SF NF.

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Ingredients of Vickys Roasted & Caramelised Pumpkin Seeds, GF DF EF SF NF

1. It's 260 g of fresh pumpkin seeds (2 cups).
2. You need 150 g of granulated sugar (1.5 cups).
3. Prepare 1 tsp of Mixed Spice for baking / Pumpkin Pie Spice.
4. Prepare 2 tbsp of melted sunflower spread.
5. Prepare 1 tsp of vanilla extract.

Vickys Roasted & Caramelised Pumpkin Seeds, GF DF EF SF NF instructions

1. 1 large pumpkin should yield the amount of seeds required but as always feel free to scale the recipe up or down as needed.
2. Wash any pumpkin flesh from the seeds and soak in water for a couple of hours.
3. Let dry on kitchen paper or a clean tea towel overnight until dry.
4. Preheat the oven to gas 3 / 150C / 300F and line 2 baking trays with parchment paper.
5. Spread the seeds out between the trays and roast for 45 minutes until golden, shaking the trays a couple of times throughout.
6. Mix 50g (1/2 cup) of the sugar with the sweet baking spice and set aside.
7. Put the rest of the sugar in a saucepan with the vanilla and sunflower spread over a medium heat.
8. Stir until the sugar has caramelised, then stir in the seeds to coat.
9. Toss the seeds in the spice mixture previously set aside and enjoy the sweet, crunchy treat!.
10. You can use shop bought seeds for this. Just skip straight to step 5.
11. You can use savoury seasonings too, just like you would for popcorn. Plain salt & pepper, or paprika, garlic and onion powder with some parmesan, maybe chilli powder, cumim, powder and a bit of salt?.