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21 New Ways To Eat Pumpkin Seeds This Fall

Add some crunch to breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

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Don't even think about just throwing away the guts of your pumpkin after carving. These recipes show you why the seeds deserve more respect. Plus, get your pumpkin fix by baking pumpkin cookies, eating pumpkin for every meal and making your own roasted pumpkin seed seasoning mixes—all in our collection of Halloween party eats.

1

Coconut Curry Cauliflower Soup with Toasted Pepitas

Recipe for coconut curry cauliflower soup.
Judy Kim

What were we doing with cauliflower before this soup (and why)?

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2

Chicken Skewers With Pumpkin Seed Sauce

Dish, Food, Cuisine, Pincho, Brochette, Ingredient, Skewer, Satay, Finger food, Shashlik,
Gimme Some Oven

Skip the ketchup — this dip is way better.

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3

Pumpkin Seed Brittle

Pumpkin Seed Brittle
Courtesy of Honestly Yum

Pumpkin seeds, chocolate and sea salt, all in a mega-crunchy package? Addicting is an understatement.

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4

Rotisserie Chicken Kale Salad with Apples and Cheddar

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Anna Watson Carl

Pumpkin seeds are the new croutons.

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5

Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

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Ethan Calabrese

Your go-to healthy snack for fall.

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6

Coffee Roasted Pumpkin Seed Clusters

Squash, Calabaza, Ingredient, Food, Vegetable, Whole food, Produce, Winter squash, Pumpkin, Natural foods,
Half Baked Harvest

You'll want to stash these in your purse all season long.

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7

Cinnamon-Sugar Pumpkin Seeds

Food, Cuisine, Oat bran, Dish, Breakfast cereal, Oat, Ingredient, Oatmeal, Rolled oats, Cereal,
Ethan Calabrese

The healthier version of Auntie Anne's classic twist.

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8

Pumpkin Breakfast Cookies

Pumpkin Breakfast Cookies
Courtesy of Leelalicious

Cookies for breakfast? Totally—pumpkin seeds make them healthy!

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9

Parmesan-Rosemary Pumpkin Seeds

Food, Oat bran, Cereal, Breakfast cereal, Oat, Cuisine, Grass family, Dish, Whole grain, Ingredient,
Ethan Calabrese

Parm makes literally anything better.

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10

Chocolate Pumpkin Seed Peanut Butter Cups

Chocolate Pumpkin Seed Peanut Butter Cups
Courtesy of Half Baked Harvest

Arguably the best use for pumpkin seeds. Like ever.

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11

Taco-Lime Pumpkin Seeds

Food, Cuisine, Dish, Ingredient, Meal, Snack, Breakfast, Granola, Breakfast cereal, Vegetarian food,
Ethan Calabrese

Make Taco Tuesday a daily thing with these healthy seeds.

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12

Pumpkin Maple Pecan Granola

Pumpkin Maple Pecan Granola
Courtesy of Minimalist Baker

With pumpkin flavor and warm spices, your fall breakfasts needs this granola.

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13

Pumpkin Pie Pumpkin Seeds

Food, Oat bran, Breakfast cereal, Ingredient, Cuisine, Oat, Dinkel wheat, Groat, Cereal, Dish,
Ethan Calabrese

Pumpkin seeds that taste like pumpkin pie?! Yeahhh buddy.

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14

Roasted Pumpkin Seed Hummus

Roasted Pumpkin Seed Hummus
Courtesy of Half Baked Harvest

It's fall. You need to infuse literally everything with pumpkin.

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15

Buffalo-Ranch Pumpkin Seeds

Food, Cuisine, Dish, Ingredient, Vegetarian food, Snack, Produce, Breakfast, Breakfast cereal, Meal,
Ethan Calabrese

Buffalo wings are a fall game day staple, and once you try these pumpkin seeds, they will be too. They're also proof that you can make pretty much any savory food better with a ranch seasoning packet.

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16

Kale Superfood Salad

Kale Superfood Salad
Courtesy of Life Made Simple

Forget croutons. Top your salads with pumpkin seeds instead.

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17

Kale and Pumpkin Seed Pesto

Kale and Pumpkin Seed Pesto
Courtesy of My Darling Lemon Thyme

This is the only way to make pesto in autumn.

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18

Garlic Parmesan Pumpkin Seeds

Garlic-Parmesan Pumpkin Seeds
Jonathan Boulton

Garlic bread meets pumpkin seeds—and the end result is magical.

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19

Salted Dark Chocolate Pumpkin Seed Bark

Salted Dark Chocolate Pumpkin Seed Bark
Courtesy of Flavour and Savour

This is way better than a plain old chocolate bar. Bonus points if you make a fall-inspired s'more with it.

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20

Vanilla Pumpkin Seed Clusters

Vanilla Pumpkin Seed Clusters
Courtesy of Wallflower Girl

You'll be popping these by the handful.

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