Roasted Gourd Seeds Recipe

Ingredients:

• Seeds from one squash Sweet
• 1/2 Tsp cinnamon 
• 1/4 Tsp all-spice
• 2-3 Tsp maple syrup
  Savoury:
• Dash of salt
• Dash of garlic power
• Optional pinch cayenne pepper
• 2-3 Tsp extra virgin olive oil

*These ingredients scale with the amount of seeds you have. The maple syrup does add a lot of flavour, but its main job is to stick the all-spice and cinnamon to the seeds. Make this super healthy with less maple syrup.

Serve these on their own as a snack, or as a garnish for yogurt parfaits, squash soups, and even heartier dishes like goulash.

1. Pre-heat the oven on roast to 150 C (302 F)
2. After you’ve washed and dried the seeds, set them aside in a small bowl.
   
3. Sweet:
   1. Pour the maple syrup over the seeds, and don’t worry about tossing them just yet.
   2. In a cast iron, over medium low heat, toast the cinnamon and allspice until fragrant. Make sure it doesn’t start to smoke.
   3. With a spatula, transfer the cinnamon and all-spice to the seed bowl, and mix until evenly coated.
   4. Scatter the seeds across and baking tray and roast until golden brown and slightly crunchy (35-45 minutes). The seeds get crunchier as they cool. 
4. Savoury:
   1. Mix all the ingredients together is a bowl and toss your seeds until evenly coated.
   2. Scatter the seeds across and baking tray and roast until golden brown and slightly crunchy (35-45 minutes). The seeds get crunchier as they cool.