Toasted Pumpkin Seeds with Thyme

Fall is here! Here them cheer! 

So, I don't exactly know what your childhood looked like...but I'm assuming at some point you carved a pumpkin and ​roasted the seeds. They were probably tacky, really chewy, but oddly sentimentally tasty. In a way. 

These are **INSANELY** delicious. They are crispy, crunchy, salty, and so so snackable. If you've lived a life uncertain if these tiny seeds were worth peeling apart that monster of a pumpkin you scored for fall decor at Kroger --- you're about to have your world rocked. They're really fucking worth it. 

Toasted Pumpkin Seeds with Thyme

INGREDIENTS

• 2 cups fresh pumpkin seeds, rinsed (about 1 large pumpkin's worth)
• 1/4 cup coconut oil
• 1 tsp dried thyme
• 2 tsp black pepper
• 1 tsp red pepper flakes
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tbsp nutritional yeast
• sea salt to taste

INSTRUCTIONS

1. In a medium-sized deep skillet, melt coconut oil on medium-high heat. 
2. Add (rinsed and dried) fresh pumpkin seeds to the oil and stir to coat them in the oil. 
3. Stir these bad boys every 2 minutes until toasty and crispy around the edges (approximately 10 minutes) 
4. Remove from heat and stir in spices and salt. 
5. Allow to cool completely, and enjoy!