Sugar and Spice Pepitas

Submitted by GaylaJ

"Great munchies for a party, or just to keep around to snack on or sprinkle over a salad. Don't think of pumpkin seeds just as a Halloween treat--they taste delicious and have many health benefits as well. Adjust the cayenne to suit your own taste and heat tolerance (I used the full amount and next time will probably add more). Adapted from Bon Appetit."

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 2 cups
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 473.18 ml pepitas (green hulled pumpkin seeds)
• 78.78 ml sugar
• 1 large egg white, beaten until frothy
• 14.79 ml chili powder
• 4.92 ml cinnamon
• 2.46 ml salt
• 1.23 ml ground cumin
• 1.23-2.46 ml cayenne pepper

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F and spray baking sheet with nonstick spray (or line with parchment paper or nonstick foil).
2. Mix all ingredients and spread in single layer on baking sheet.
3. Bake until pepitas are golden and dry, stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes (I baked for around 20 minutes, stirring about every 5).
4. Remove from oven and separate pepitas with fork while still warm; cool completely.

Reviews

[flower7]

I like to make treats for my co-workers at Christmas time and made these for my co-worker with celiac. They are delicious and could not be much easier to make! I did leave out the cumin and could have used a bit more cayenne but I was afraid of overpowering them with heat (my cayenne is pretty fresh so I used the smaller amount; next time will use the larger amount). Thanks for the recipe!

 

[HealRacMT]

These are absolutely delicious! I doubled the recipe and it came out just fine with no problems. I used all the cayenne recommended and it had quite the kick! Thanks for such a delicious, easy recipe!

 

[markandlorelie]

WOW!!!! Awesome, I will never just only use salt again. Phenominal!!!!

 

[Starrynews]

Awesome! For the past few years, I have been using the same pepita/pumpkin seed recipe (pumpkin pie seeds), but this year I wanted to shake it up a bit. This was perfect. I served it a football party for which I had prepared a pumpkin-themed menu. These were completely gone -- people couldn't stay away from them! Thanks for a keeper - I'll definitely be alternating this one with my usual recipe from now on!

 

[kitchenslave03]

Made these as a munchie for a mexican themed dinner party to go with the drinks. Soooo good and addictive!!! I added a bit of really fine salt after I took them out of the oven to get that salty/sweet combo. Everyone loved them.