Spiced Pumpkin Seeds

These are very tasty, the kids and I ate these yesterday on a freezing picnic to the zoo!

Ingredients 3 tablespoons caster sugar1/4 tsp cumin
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground ginger
1 pinch cayenne pepper
130g raw whole pumpkin seeds, washed and dried
2 teaspoons salt or to taste
1 tsp olive oil
2 t of caster sugar


Method

Vampire Boy!

1. Preheat oven to 150 C / Gas 2. Line a baking tray with baking paper.
2. In a large bowl, stir together 3 tablespoons of sugar, the cumin, cinnamon, ginger and cayenne pepper;
3. Place the pumpkin seeds on the prepared baking tray, sprinkle with salt to taste. Bake the seeds in the preheated oven until lightly golden, 20 to 25 minutes.
4. Heat the oil in a large non-stick frying pan over medium heat and stir in the toasted pumpkin seeds along with 2 tablespoons of sugar. Cook and stir the seeds until the sugar forms a coating on the seeds, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir the caramelised seeds into the bowl of sugar-spice mixture, toss to coat and let cool.