After a month of carving pumpkins and making various recipes, you’re sure to have some leftover seeds in search of a recipe. While roasting pumpkin seeds makes a great snack, they have so many other purposes to bring dishes to a new level. Maybe add a little crunch to your breakfast or texture and flavor to a classic chocolate cookie — you really can’t go wrong! Plus, all the recipes below can all be made ahead of time and then saved for the next day.
Recipes to Use Your Leftover Pumpkin Seeds
Chilled Popcorn Balls
Popcorn balls, like carving pumpkins, are a great activity for the whole family. These popcorn balls make use of toasted pepitas combined with silky honey and decadent chocolate chips. Chilling the treats after forming them helps them stick together better and last longer.
Apple Cinnamon Spice Granola
Let our Apple Cinnamon Spice Granola be a nutritious start to your day. Oats, pumpkin seeds, pecans, hemp hearts, dried apple slices, and a sweet fall-spiced syrup make the perfect base. We recommend letting your creative side out by dressing up your granola with other topping favorites such as cranberries, coconut flakes, or even by creating a parfait with your go-to yogurt.
Chocolate Chunk Pumpkin Seed Cookies by Bon Appetit
There’s nothing like indulging in a rich chocolate chunk cookie. It’s gooey and sure to fix any sweet tooth. Adding pumpkin seeds to these little delights makes the textures and flavors more interesting. The chocolate topped with spiced pumpkin seeds makes for a sweet and salty heaven.
Vegan Pumpkin Overnight Oats
Make overnight oats perfect for satisfying fall cravings by incorporating pumpkin seeds as a topping. It’s a gorgeous breakfast treat that’s as easy as pumpkin pie and has all of those aromatic flavors, too. Try this vegan-approved dish that features all your healthy favorites.
Pumpkin Cake With Cream Cheese Icing and Caramelized Pumpkin Seeds by Food52
This pumpkin cake tastes like a pumpkin roll with a seedy surprise. Warm, fluffy pumpkin cake coated in satisfying cream cheese icing drizzle will have you coming back for a second and maybe even a third slice. The addition of caramelized pumpkin seeds will make it a party hit.
Mole Negro
There are many different ways to make mole but this Mole Negro recipe screams fall in every way. It’s a darker version of mole that’s smoky from the toasted chiles, garlic, nuts, sesame seeds, pumpkin seeds, green tomatillos, tomatoes, and all kinds of seasonings. Chocolate is optional here but can make the mole more robust.
Story by Kylie Thomas
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