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by Alea Milham 7 Comments
Don’t toss your acorn squash seeds instead use these directions to learn how to roast acorn squash seeds. You will also find 5 flavorful recipes for Roasted Acorn Squash Seeds to inspire you.
Do you cook with acorn squash? If you do, have you ever wondered if you can roastacorn squash seeds? You can roast acorn squash seeds just like you roast pumpkin seeds and other winter squash seeds,so save your squash seeds!
Roasted Acorn Squash Seeds are delicious and make a healthy snack. You can season your roasted acorn squash seeds with a variety of different spices. To decide how to season your squash seeds, think about your favorite flavor combinations of roasted nuts, crackers, and chips for inspiration. The possibilities are endless. One of my favorite seasoningsto use isCajun Seasoning Mix. I also enjoy usingPumpkin Pie Spice Mixwhen roasting squash seeds.
You can also use this method to roast spaghetti squash seeds and butternut squash seeds.
5 Seasoning Ideas for Acorn Squash Seeds
- 1 teaspoon Cajun Seasoning Mix Recipe
- 1 teaspoon Pumpkin Pie Spice Mix Recipe and 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon Chipotle Seasoning Mix Recipe
- 1 teaspoon Sea Salt
- 1/2 teaspoon Garlic Powder and 1/2 teaspoon Onion Powder
Roasted Acorn Squash Seeds Recipe
Last weekend I cubed several acorn squashesto make roasted acorn squash with rosemary. I saved the seeds and then made Chipotle Seasoned Acorn Squash Seeds.
Ingredients:
- 3/4 – 1cup acorn squashseeds, rinsed and dried
- 1 teaspoonoil
- 1 teaspoon of your favorite spices or seasoning mix
Directions:
When you remove the seeds from your acorn squash, place them in a colander. Run the seeds under water and remove the pulp from the seeds.
Pat the seeds dry or place them on a towel and allow them to air-dry overnight.
Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
Place acorn squashseeds on a cookie sheet.Pour 1 teaspoon oil over the squash seeds and toss to coat.Sprinkle 1 teaspoon of your favorite spicesover the acorn squashseeds and toss to evenly coat.
Spread the acorn squashseeds evenly over a cookie sheet. Roast for 15minutes or until the seeds are brown and crunchy.
How to Roast Acorn Squash Seeds Video Tutorial
You can watch the process of roasting acorn squash seeds on the below video if you wish.
Printable Recipe for Roasted Acorn Squash Seeds
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Roasted Acorn Squash Seeds Recipe
An easy snack using acorn squash seeds. Includes 5 seasoning ideas.
Course Snack
Cuisine American
Keyword How to roast acorn squash seeds, Roasted Acorn Squash Seeds Recipe
Prep Time 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes minutes
Total Time 25 minutes minutes
Author Alea Milham
Ingredients
- ¾ - 1 cup acorn squash seeds rinsed and dried
- 1 teaspoon oil
- 1 teaspoon of your favorite spices or seasoning mix
Instructions
When you remove the seeds from your acorn squash, place them in a colander. Run the seeds under water and remove the pulp from the seeds.
Rinse the acorn squash seeds in a colander to separate the pulp from the seeds
Pat the seeds dry or place them on a towel and allow them to air-dry overnight.
Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
Place acorn squash seeds on a cookie sheet.
Pour 1 teaspoon oil over the squash seeds and toss to coat.
Sprinkle 1 teaspoon of your favorite spices over the acorn squash seeds and toss to evenly coat.
Spread the acorn squash seeds evenly over a cookie sheet. Roast for 15 minutes or until the seeds are brown and crunchy.
More Squash Recipes
Roasted Acorn Squash Recipe with Rosemary and Garlic
Stuffed Acorn Squash
Italian Baked Spaghetti Squash
Garlic Pesto Spaghetti Squash
10 Amazing Butternut Squash Recipes
About Alea Milham
Alea Milham is the owner of Premeditated Leftovers and the author of Prep-Ahead Meals from Scatch. She shares her tips for saving money and time while reducing waste in her home. Her favorite hobby, gardening, is a frugal source of organic produce for her recipes. She believes it is possible to live fully and eat well while spending less.
Comments
Edward Allyn says
I rinsed them and then sprayed some olive oil on a baking sheet. Added the seeds along with garlic powder, cayenne pepper, Spanish paprika, sprayed some more olive oil and stirred it all together and toasted them in a 350• oven stirring frequently.
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Carol says
Wow! I will never buy pumpkin seeds again. These came out perfect!Reply
CC says
Can the peels be used?
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Alea Milham says
I put them in the compost pile. Does that count?
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Chris says
If anyone doesn’t like to eat them,instead of throwing them away, put them outside. The birds and squirrels will thank you! I’m going to use your recipe, thanks for posting.Reply
Lady Gray says
This is so funny, that I came across your post. I was just asking myself if you could roast the seeds of acorn squash like you can pumpkin. Then I came on PInterest to find ways to cook my squash, and found your post!! So amazing! I am definitely going to be giving this a try now! So glad I saved my seeds! 🙂
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Hil says
I always throw them out but this seems way better! Thanks for the tips I am going to try that now.
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