Balsamic Roasted Pumpkin Seeds and Peanuts

We have been snacking on seeds and nuts lately. They are full of protein and good fat, so you stay full for awhile. Some of the unsalted nuts are rather bland for snacking by themselves. So I decided to experiment with seasoning them.

"I smell peanuts in there!"

Balsamic Roasted Pumpkin Seeds and Peanuts

1 cup pumpkin seeds
1/2 peanuts
1 Tbsp balsamic glaze
1/2 Tbsp butter, melted
Dash garlic salt
Dash cayenne pepper

Balsamic glaze

Pumpkin seeds and peanuts coated with balsamic glaze

Spread them on a cookie sheet

Preheat oven to 275. In a bowl, combine pumpkin seeds, peanuts, balsamic glaze, melted butter, garlic salt and cayenne pepper and mix well. Spread them on a parchment lined cookie sheet. Bake for 20-25 minutes. Balsamic glaze can burn easily, turn them a couple of times with a big spatula. Don't burn them, they get quite bitter. (Learn from my mistake!)

The house smelled like a roasted-peanut vendor in NYC.

I think I might try them with worcestershire sauce and hot sauce the next time. You know, like the party Chex Mix!



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