Okay, one more day until Halloween! The excitement is almost unbearable, but we are going to make it, I know. So, tonight, we had a great evening of Pumpkin Carving!! My Aunt C was here to help, and she actually carved the awesome Bellabits Pumpkin at the top of this post.
She also helped us get all the Pumpkin Goo and Guts (yuck) out of our pumpkin before carving. This was my least favorite part.
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| GROSS!! Pumpkin Guts. |
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| Auntie, Me, and my brother Nick, scraping our pumpkins & collecting our seeds |
So, here's another great thing about pumpkin carving: When you pull out the guts, you get seeds, too. We set aside all of our pumpkin seeds, rinsed them in a colander, and roasted them for a healthy snack.
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| Wash the goo off your pumpkin seeds in a colander |
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| Toss the seeds on a baking sheet and toss with a little vegetable oil |
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| Roasted Seeds |
We put the seeds on a baking sheet, drizzled with a little vegetable oil, then put in an oven pre-heated to 375 degrees. We roasted them for about 20 minutes, stirring them every 5 minutes. While they were in the oven, we made some cinnamon sugar ( 2 tablespoons granulated sugar and 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon). Once we pulled the seeds out, we sprinkled with the cinnamon sugar, and tossed to coat them all (be sure to coat them when they are still warm, so the sugar sticks to them). That's it. They'll keep for about 5 days in a sealed container, so now you have a healthy after school snack.
And...awesome carved pumpkins...
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| I carved the cat pumpkin, my Auntie carved the Bellabits |
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| Nick carved this Beauty |
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| Our Happy Pumpkin Patch |
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