Each pumpkin has a different amount of pumpkin seeds, so adjust the recipe, depending on how many seeds you get.

5 from 1 vote

Recipe

By Christie Vanover | Published October 31, 2014 | Last Updated July 15, 2018

What do you do with all of those seeds that you scoop out of the pumpkin? Add bacon, of course.

These Bacon Pumpkin Seeds have a hint of sweetness, a touch of BBQ and the perfect crunch.

If pumpkins go on sale after Halloween, I highly recommend you buy them up and make a few batches of this because, as my one-year-old niece said after eating them, “I love bacon.” And her four-year-old brother kept running back to the bowl saying, “I can’t stop eating these.” The adults didn’t say a word. Their mouths were too full of Bacon Pumpkin Seeds.

Happy Halloween Zesties!

Bacon Pumpkin Seeds

Each pumpkin has a different amount of pumpkin seeds, so adjust the recipe, depending on how many seeds you get.

5 from 1 vote

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Servings 2

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Ingredients

¼ cup pumpkin seeds use:
1 slice bacon chopped
1 tsp. brown sugar
¼ tsp. barbecue spice rub I used Rudy's

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
Pull the seeds from the pumpkin and rinse them off.
In a bowl, mix the seeds, bacon, brown sugar and rub.
Pour the mixture onto a foil-lined rimmed baking sheet. Spread out.
Bake for 15 minutes. Stir with a spatula. Bake for another 5 minutes. Keep an eye on them so they don’t burn.
Remove from the oven and scoop onto a paper towel-lined plate to drain the extra grease.
Place in a serving bowl and enjoy.