Air fryer pumpkin seeds are easy to make and SO much better than store bought! If you’re ready to make crispy homemade pumpkin seeds at home, this is how!
Ready to try air fryer pumpkin seeds?? We were and they were such a tasty healthy snack! They’re gluten free too! With just a few ingredients you too can make this easy air fryer recipe. (participant in Amazon program, affiliate links present)
Pumpkin Seeds in Air Fryer Recipe
October means all things air fryer pumpkin right??!! 😉 Don’t throw those seeds away this year, try this! It is basically free since you may have been throwing them away all these years and make a crunchy snack.
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There are lots of different brands out there and they all basically work the same by cooking food with hot air. If you use the Ninja Foodi it is the lid that is attached that you will use for this recipe.
Things you need
- A fresh pumpkin with pumpkin seeds removed, each one will yield about 1 cup of seeds. Larger gourds don’t necessarily yield more, I prefer medium sizes.
- Paper towels to dry seeds, you want them to be as dry as possible before crisping or the texture won’t be ideal.
- Melted Butter or olive oil can be used to coat them to add flavor and help with the crisping process under hot air.
- Salt – these are the Lawrys seasoned salt ingredients
- Ninja Foodi or other electric air fryer, we’ve used our Ninja Foodi Grill machine too
If you have only roasted pumpkin seeds at 350 degrees, this is better! Store bought seeds are VERY HIGH in sodium and not as crispy as you’ll get when air frying pumpkin seeds yourself. Homemade is always best, you have to admit that. Invest just a little time and you too will agree with me.
Tips
The first thing you need to do is carve a pumpkin and prepare the seeds. Set the rest aside and decide how you want to cook that. We share how to clean pumpkin seeds well here.
Once your seeds are cleaned and very dry it is best to preheat your air fryer at 360 degrees for about 4 minutes. That will ensure your air fryer basket will be nice and hot when you add them. After 5 minutes shaking the basket is a must. Toss the seeds quickly with a fast shake. Total time will vary from 10 to 15 minutes depending on the amount you have added
Can you double or triple this recipe? Yes!! Just make sure you only add about 1 cup at a time so they are in a single layer and not overlapping.
Looking for more pumpkin desert recipes? We have bunches and bunches, including a delicious pumpkin seed recipe in air fryer!
- Pumpkin zucchini muffins are WILDLY popular.
- Our pumpkin apple bread is pretty great.
- Or make homemade pumpkin pie with the flesh after cooking the pieces left using our pressure cooker pumpkin directions.
Air Fryer Pumpkin Seeds Recipe
Equipment
- 1 air fryer
- 1 Bowl
Ingredients
- 1 c pumpkin seeds, cleaned
- 1.5 tbsp butter, melted, or olive oil
- 1/2 tsp seasoned salt, Lawry's was used, this comes out lightly salted, use more if you like heavily seasoned
Instructions
- Remove pumpkin seeds from pumpkin and wash off. Preheat air fryer to 360 degrees for 4 minutes.
- Pour rinsed seeds on a few paper towels and press down to remove excess water and dry seeds off.
- Melt butter and pour into bowl with pumpkin seeds (olive oil can be used), sprinkle seasoned salt on top too and stir together.
- Pour coated seeds into air fryer, sprinkle a bit of additional seasoned salt on top of them and close lid/drawer.
- Cook at 360 degrees for 10 minutes total, shaking basket after 5 minutes.
- Resalt if desired and enjoy!
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I have a NUWAVE Air Fryer and used your recipe. Absolutely delicious pumpkin seeds. Better than when I used to do them in the oven. Thank you
Oh yay, I know so much better right??