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smoked pumpkin seeds in a small round dish
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Smoked Pumpkin Seeds

Smoked Pumpkin Seeds are simple to prepare and make a great snack or addition to salads, soups, or trail mix.
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 120kcal
Author Meghan Martigan
Cost $10

Ingredients

  • 1 Pie Pumpkin
  • 1 tablespoon Olive Oil or cooking oil of your choice
  • 1 tablespoon Kosher Salt or BBQ Rub

Instructions

Remove the Seeds from the Pumpkin

  • Using a sharp knife, cut the pumpkin down the center, a little off center from the stem.
    1 Pie Pumpkin
    slicing a pumpkin in half using a large meat slicing knife
  • Scoop out the pulp and seeds with a metal spoon, scraping the sides with the edge of the spoon.
    a spoon with pumpkin pulp and seeds
  • Transfer the seeds and pulp to a small bowl.
    a bowl of pumpkin seeds and pulp

Clean the Seeds

  • Add water to the bowl containing the pumpkin seeds and pulp.
    a bowl of water with pumpkin seeds and pulp floating in it
  • Swirl the seeds around with your hands and pull out the pulp.
    a bowl of pumpkin seeds in water with a pile of pumpkin pulp next to it on a paper towel
  • Transfer the pumpkin seeds to a strainer. Rinse the seeds with running water to clean off as much pulp as possible.
    clean pumpkin seeds in a metal strainer
  • Place the pumpkin seeds on a clean kitchen towel. Spread them out and allow them to dry partially.
    clean pumpkin seeds laid out on a kitchen towel

Season the Seeds

  • Transfer the clean seeds to a foil lined baking sheet and spread them out.
    clean pumpkin seeds spread out on a foil lined baking sheet
  • Drizzle the seeds with olive oil.
    1 tablespoon Olive Oil
    a hand pouring a small glass bowl of olive oil on top of washed pumpkin seeds on a foil lined baking sheet
  • Sprinkle the seeds with salt or your favorite BBQ rub.
    1 tablespoon Kosher Salt or BBQ Rub
    pumpkin seeds on a foiled lined baking sheet that have been sprinkled with BBQ rub
  • Mix the seeds around to evenly coat them with the oil and seasoning.

Smoke the Pumpkin Seeds

  • Start your smoker and let it run through the start up process. Add wood pellets, chips, or chunks depending on your smoker.
  • Set the temperature to 300°F. If your smoker only goes up to 275°F, set it to this temperature.
  • Place the foil lined tray containing the seasoned seeds on the grates of your smoker.
    seasoned pumpkin seeds on a foiled lined baking sheet on top of the grill grates of a pellet grill
  • Make sure to stir the seeds around every 15 minutes or so, flipping them and moving them around the pan to ensure even cooking.
  • The seeds are done when they are crisp and slightly golden in color. At 300°F, this will take around 45 minutes.
    seasoned pumpkin seeds on a foil lined baking sheet

Notes

If you have seasonal allergies, you may want to wear food safe gloves when picking out the pulp from the seeds, as raw pumpkin may irritate your skin.
Store the pumpkin seeds in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.

Nutrition

Serving: 30g | Calories: 120kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 1745mg | Potassium: 130mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 0.2g | Vitamin A: 3IU | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 8mg | Iron: 1mg